An Atlas of GALEX UV Images of Interacting Galaxies

We present GALEX ultraviolet images from a survey of strongly interacting galaxy pairs, and compare with images at other wavelengths. The tidal features are particularly striking in the UV images. Numerous knots of star formation are visible throughout the disks and the tails and bridges. We also id...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Giroux, Mark L, Smith, Beverly J, Struck, Curtis, Hancock, Mark, Hurlock, Sabrina
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 26.08.2009
Subjects
Disk galaxies
Interacting galaxies
Knots
Star & galaxy formation
Star formation
Stars & galaxies
Tidal effects
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Summary:We present GALEX ultraviolet images from a survey of strongly interacting galaxy pairs, and compare with images at other wavelengths. The tidal features are particularly striking in the UV images. Numerous knots of star formation are visible throughout the disks and the tails and bridges. We also identify a possible `Taffy' galaxy in our sample, which may have been produced by a head-on collision between two disk galaxies.
ISSN:2331-8422