Universe (Nov 2024)

The Properties of an Edge-On Low Surface Brightness Galaxies Sample

  • Tian-Wen Cao,
  • Zi-Jian Li,
  • Pei-Bin Chen,
  • Venu M. Kalari,
  • Cheng Cheng,
  • Gaspar Galaz,
  • Hong Wu,
  • Junfeng Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10110432
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 11
p. 432

Abstract

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We analyzed the properties of a sample of edge-on low-surface brightness galaxies, which are referred to as Cao23 ELSBGs. Cao23 ELSBGs exhibit a wide range of luminosities (−22 Mr μm luminosity conversions and spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting methods, respectively. Cao23 ELSBGs fall below the main sequence with specific star formation rates (sSFRs) primarily in the range of 0.01–0.1 Gyr−1. More massive Cao23 LSBGs tend to have lower sSFRs. Additionally, we derived the non-parametric star formation histories (SFHs) of Cao23 ELSBGs by SED fitting, dividing the SFHs into seven look back time bins with constant SFRs assumed for each bin. Our analysis indicates that high-mass (M∗ > 109.0M⊙) Cao23 ELSBGs assembled their mass earlier than their lower-mass counterparts, supporting a downsizing trend for LSBGs.

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