The Local Group L-band Survey: Probing Cold Atomic Gas in IC10 with Neutral Hydrogen Absorption
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| author | Stelea, Ioana A. Stanimirovic, Snezana Pingel, Nickolas M. Chen, Hongxing Koch, Eric W. Leroy, Adam K. Rosolowsky, Erik Kim, Chang-Goo Bolatto, Alberto D. Dalcanton, Julianne J. Busch, Michael P. Corbould, Harrisen Dawson, J. R. Eibensteiner, Cosima Kepley, Amanda Krips, Melanie Murray, Claire E. Roman-Duval, Julia Rybarczyk, Daniel R. Skillman, Evan D. Tarantino, Elizabeth Villanueva, Vicente Williams, Thomas G. |
| author_facet | Stelea, Ioana A. Stanimirovic, Snezana Pingel, Nickolas M. Chen, Hongxing Koch, Eric W. Leroy, Adam K. Rosolowsky, Erik Kim, Chang-Goo Bolatto, Alberto D. Dalcanton, Julianne J. Busch, Michael P. Corbould, Harrisen Dawson, J. R. Eibensteiner, Cosima Kepley, Amanda Krips, Melanie Murray, Claire E. Roman-Duval, Julia Rybarczyk, Daniel R. Skillman, Evan D. Tarantino, Elizabeth Villanueva, Vicente Williams, Thomas G. |
| contents | We present the first localized detections of the cold neutral medium (CNM) in IC10, offering a rare view of dense atomic gas in a low-metallicity (0.27 solar metallicity) dwarf galaxy. As a low-metallicity starburst, IC10's interstellar medium conditions could reflect small-scale physical conditions that mirror those of early galaxies, providing a unique window into the heating and cooling processes that shaped the interstellar medium in early-Universe environments. Leveraging the high angular (<5'' ~ 15pc) and spectral (0.4 km/s) resolution of the Local Group L-band Survey, we searched for HI absorption against nine continuum radio sources and detected absorption along three sightlines corresponding to internal radio emission sources within IC10. Using Gaussian decomposition and radiative transfer, we characterize the CNM, deriving spin temperatures of ~30-55 K, column densities of (0.6-3.0)x 1$0^{21}$ cm$^{-2}$, cold HI fractions of ~ 21-37%, and line widths of ~ 5.6-13.6 km/s. For each individual detection of HI absorption, we find corresponding molecular emission from 12CO (J=1-0), HCO+ (J=1-0), and HCN (J=1-0) at similar velocities and with comparable linewidths, indicating a well-mixed cold atomic and molecular medium. In IC10, the CNM shows a clear kinematic connection to the high-density ISM, implying a stronger dynamical coupling with molecular gas than in the Milky Way, in line with expectations for low-metallicity environments. At the ~ 15 pc scales probed by slightly extended HII regions in IC10, unresolved CNM clouds likely contribute to line blending, so the observed broad HI linewidths may partly reflect spatial and kinematic averaging. |
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| spellingShingle | The Local Group L-band Survey: Probing Cold Atomic Gas in IC10 with Neutral Hydrogen Absorption Stelea, Ioana A. Stanimirovic, Snezana Pingel, Nickolas M. Chen, Hongxing Koch, Eric W. Leroy, Adam K. Rosolowsky, Erik Kim, Chang-Goo Bolatto, Alberto D. Dalcanton, Julianne J. Busch, Michael P. Corbould, Harrisen Dawson, J. R. Eibensteiner, Cosima Kepley, Amanda Krips, Melanie Murray, Claire E. Roman-Duval, Julia Rybarczyk, Daniel R. Skillman, Evan D. Tarantino, Elizabeth Villanueva, Vicente Williams, Thomas G. Astrophysics of Galaxies We present the first localized detections of the cold neutral medium (CNM) in IC10, offering a rare view of dense atomic gas in a low-metallicity (0.27 solar metallicity) dwarf galaxy. As a low-metallicity starburst, IC10's interstellar medium conditions could reflect small-scale physical conditions that mirror those of early galaxies, providing a unique window into the heating and cooling processes that shaped the interstellar medium in early-Universe environments. Leveraging the high angular (<5'' ~ 15pc) and spectral (0.4 km/s) resolution of the Local Group L-band Survey, we searched for HI absorption against nine continuum radio sources and detected absorption along three sightlines corresponding to internal radio emission sources within IC10. Using Gaussian decomposition and radiative transfer, we characterize the CNM, deriving spin temperatures of ~30-55 K, column densities of (0.6-3.0)x 1$0^{21}$ cm$^{-2}$, cold HI fractions of ~ 21-37%, and line widths of ~ 5.6-13.6 km/s. For each individual detection of HI absorption, we find corresponding molecular emission from 12CO (J=1-0), HCO+ (J=1-0), and HCN (J=1-0) at similar velocities and with comparable linewidths, indicating a well-mixed cold atomic and molecular medium. In IC10, the CNM shows a clear kinematic connection to the high-density ISM, implying a stronger dynamical coupling with molecular gas than in the Milky Way, in line with expectations for low-metallicity environments. At the ~ 15 pc scales probed by slightly extended HII regions in IC10, unresolved CNM clouds likely contribute to line blending, so the observed broad HI linewidths may partly reflect spatial and kinematic averaging. |
| title | The Local Group L-band Survey: Probing Cold Atomic Gas in IC10 with Neutral Hydrogen Absorption |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.10602 |