The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey * II. Truncated dust disks in H I-deficient spirals [Letter]

Cortese, Luca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-9823, Davies, Jonathan Ivor, Pohlen, Michael, Baes, Maarten, Bendo, G. J., Bianchi, S., Boselli, A., De Looze, I., Fritz, J., Verstappen, J., Bomans, D. J., Clemens, M., Corbelli, E., Dariush, Aliakbar, di Serego Alighieri, S., Fadda, D., Garcia-Appadoo, D. A., Gavazzi, G., Giovanardi, C., Grossi, M., Hughes, Thomas Marcus, Hunt, L. K., Jones, A. P., Madden, S., Pierini, D., Sabatini, S., Smith, Matthew William L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3532-6970, Vlahakis, C., Xilouris, E. M. and Zibetti, S. 2010. The Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey * II. Truncated dust disks in H I-deficient spirals [Letter]. Astronomy & Astrophysics 518 , L49. 10.1051/0004-6361/201014550

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Abstract

By combining Herschel-SPIRE observations obtained as part of the Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey with 21 cm Hi data from the literature, we investigate the role of the cluster environment on the dust content of Virgo spiral galaxies. We show for the first time that the extent of the dust disk is significantly reduced in Hi-deficient galaxies, following remarkably well the observed “truncation” of the Hi disk. The ratio of the submillimetre-to-optical diameter correlates with the Hi-deficiency, suggesting that the cluster environment is able to strip dust as well as gas. These results provide important insights not only into the evolution of cluster galaxies but also into the metal enrichment of the intra-cluster medium.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords:	galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: clusters: individual: Virgo ; infrared: galaxies ; dust, extinction
Additional Information:	Letter to the Editor. Pdf uploaded in accordance with publisher's policy at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0004-6361/ (accessed 16/04/2014)
Publisher:	EDP Sciences
ISSN:	0004-6361
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2024 22:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/32607

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