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Ionized gas components in low surface brightness galaxy AGC 111629

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2025-10-09 v1

Abstract

We present integral field spectroscopy of ionized gas components in AGC 111629, an edge-on low surface brightness galaxy (LSBG) with a stellar mass of 5.7×\times108^{8} M_{\odot}. AGC 111629 displays an irregular Hα\alpha morphology and an arch-like structure in the extraplanar region, which is absent in continuous stellar image. The irregular Hα\alpha morphology may be related to a past merger event with its satellite galaxy AGC 748815. A peanut-shaped structure at the center in the integrated [OIII]λ\lambda5007 map, with a position angle that differs from that of the main stellar disk. This structure exhibits a higher [OIII]λ\lambda5007/Hβ\beta flux ratio, a larger equivalent width (EW) of [OIII]λ\lambda5007, and a lower Hα\alpha/Hβ\beta flux radio (<< 2.86). Some spaxels associated with the peanut-shaped structure fall within the composite region of the BPT diagram based on [NII]λ\lambda6583. These features may be associated with the central AGN. Additionally, a sub-peak in the southern disk is clearly visible in the [OIII]λ\lambda5007 map. An extended region (\sim 2 kpc) with an extremely low value of Hα\alpha/Hβ\beta flux ratio is observed near this sub-peak. We interpret the sub-peak as a superbubble likely driven by supernova explosions in the southern disk. We derive the gas-phase metallicity, 12+log(O/H), using the [NII]λ\lambda6583/Hα\alpha diagnostic and find that AGC 111629 exhibits low central metallicity. This may result from feedback associated with AGN activity and supernova explosions.

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@article{arxiv.2510.06667,
  title  = {Ionized gas components in low surface brightness galaxy AGC 111629},
  author = {Tian-Wen Cao and Pei-Bin Chen and Zi-Jian Li and Cheng Cheng and Venu M. Kalari and Meng-Ting Shen and Chun-Yi Zhang and Junfeng Wang and Gaspar Galaz and Hong Wu and Zi-Qi Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.06667},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in AJ