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Neutral hydrogen in early-type dwarf galaxies of the Sculptor Group
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2005
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Dwarf galaxies are at the center of a long debated galaxy evolution puzzle. In the Local Group, there seems to be evidence that the exact morphology of a dwarf is strongly correlated with its environment: late-types (dwarf irregulars, dIrr) are further away from major group members than early-types (dwarf ellipticals and dwarf spheroidals, dE). In general, the early-types, with their smooth ellipsoid light distribution, have no detected interstellar medium (ISM), possess low angular momentum and have low current star formation rates. The late-types have an irregular appearance, large quantities of neutral hydrogen (HI), ongoing star formation and higher angular momentum.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C198: Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies , March 2005 , pp. 255 - 256
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- © 2005 International Astronomical Union