N-body/SPH study of the evolution of dwarf galaxies in a cluster environment
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Using an N-body/SPH code, we explore the scenario in which a dwarf elliptical galaxy (dE) is subjected to ram-pressure stripping due to the intracluster medium (ICM). Our simulations show that while (i) smaller dEs lose their ISM almost immediately after entering the cluster, (ii) more massive dEs are able to retain their gas for considerable timespans.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0411576,
title = {N-body/SPH study of the evolution of dwarf galaxies in a cluster environment},
author = {Dolf Michielsen and Sven De Rijcke and Herwig Dejonghe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0411576},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
1 page, no figures, poster contribution to the Splinter Meeting "Galaxies in interaction" at the joint meeting of the Czech Astronomical Society and the Astronomische Gesellschaft (20-25 Sept. 2004, Prague, Czech Republic)