Physical properties of HII regions at sub-kpc scales using integral field spectroscopy on IC 342

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Main Authors: Barrera-Ballesteros, J. K., Sanchez, S. F., Kreckel, K., Lugo-Aranda, A., Ibarra-Medel, H., Carigi, L., Drory, N., Bizyaev, D., Delgado, J. E. Mendez, Blanc, Guillermo
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author Barrera-Ballesteros, J. K.
Sanchez, S. F.
Kreckel, K.
Lugo-Aranda, A.
Ibarra-Medel, H.
Carigi, L.
Drory, N.
Bizyaev, D.
Delgado, J. E. Mendez
Blanc, Guillermo
author_facet Barrera-Ballesteros, J. K.
Sanchez, S. F.
Kreckel, K.
Lugo-Aranda, A.
Ibarra-Medel, H.
Carigi, L.
Drory, N.
Bizyaev, D.
Delgado, J. E. Mendez
Blanc, Guillermo
contents In this study we use Integral Field Spectroscopic (IFS) observations for one of the closest galaxy to us, the grand design spiral IC 342, to derive physical properties of HII regions at sub-kpc scales. This IFS data represents, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive observational effort in the optical for this galaxy. The final IFS datacube consists of 349 individual pointings using the IFS instrumentation from the SDSS-IV MaNGA survey. Using a prototype of the data analysis pipeline that will be devoted to the SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper (LVM) survey, we measure different observables from the emission line in the optical. In particular, using the flux map of the H$α$ emission line, we derive the location and sizes of H ii region candidates for IC 342. Using the integrated flux for different emission lines within each region, we derived the radial distribution of different physical properties from the ionized gas (e.g., optical extinction, H$α$ luminosity, oxygen abundance, etc). Comparing with larger samples of galaxies with IFS data, our results suggest that physical properties of the ionized gas of IC 342 are similar to galaxies with similar stellar mass in the nearby universe.
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spellingShingle Physical properties of HII regions at sub-kpc scales using integral field spectroscopy on IC 342
Barrera-Ballesteros, J. K.
Sanchez, S. F.
Kreckel, K.
Lugo-Aranda, A.
Ibarra-Medel, H.
Carigi, L.
Drory, N.
Bizyaev, D.
Delgado, J. E. Mendez
Blanc, Guillermo
Astrophysics of Galaxies
In this study we use Integral Field Spectroscopic (IFS) observations for one of the closest galaxy to us, the grand design spiral IC 342, to derive physical properties of HII regions at sub-kpc scales. This IFS data represents, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive observational effort in the optical for this galaxy. The final IFS datacube consists of 349 individual pointings using the IFS instrumentation from the SDSS-IV MaNGA survey. Using a prototype of the data analysis pipeline that will be devoted to the SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper (LVM) survey, we measure different observables from the emission line in the optical. In particular, using the flux map of the H$α$ emission line, we derive the location and sizes of H ii region candidates for IC 342. Using the integrated flux for different emission lines within each region, we derived the radial distribution of different physical properties from the ionized gas (e.g., optical extinction, H$α$ luminosity, oxygen abundance, etc). Comparing with larger samples of galaxies with IFS data, our results suggest that physical properties of the ionized gas of IC 342 are similar to galaxies with similar stellar mass in the nearby universe.
title Physical properties of HII regions at sub-kpc scales using integral field spectroscopy on IC 342
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05414