Compact High Velocity Clouds
摘要
We summarize the observed properties of the CHVC population, which provide strong evidence for source distances in the range 200-1000 kpc. At these distances, the population corresponds to strongly dark-matter dominated sub-dwarf galaxies still accreting onto the more massive Local Group systems. Recent searches for faint associated stellar populations have revealed red-giant candidates for which follow-up spectroscopy is scheduled. A sensitive HI survey for CHVC counterparts in the NGC 628 galaxy group has allowed tentative detection of 40 candidates, for which confirming observations have been approved. Many open issues should be resolved by observational programs within the coming years.
引用
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0009011,
title = {Compact High Velocity Clouds},
author = {Robert Braun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0009011},
year = {2007}
}
备注
8 pages, 2 figures, to appear in ASP Conf. Ser. "Gax and Galaxy Evolution", Eds. Hibbard, Rupen and Van Gorkom