Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
The Hickson compact groups, displaying regions of high galaxy densities, should provide environments where galaxy evolution occurs rapidly. The repeated galaxy interactions and mergers present in compact groups increase the rate of star formation and increase the number of X-ray binaries. A fraction of the Hi gas will also become heated via stirring and shocks, which yields extended diffuse, hot gas halos that can encompass all members of a compact group. Using a sample of 16 Hickson compact groups from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory archives, we report on a correlation between the diffuse X-ray gas and the total X-ray point source population luminosities. The correlation of the X-ray gas and point source luminosities is further examined to establish a general evolutionary trend.
Published In
Fuse, Christopher and Broming, Emma, "The X-ray Evolution of Hickson Compact Groups" (2013). Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Publications. 32.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/stud_fac/32
Publication Title
The Astrophysical Journal
ISSN
1538-4357
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/764/2/175