Kinematic analysis of the super-extended H I disk of the nearby spiral galaxy M 83

arXiv (Cornell University)(2023)

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We present new H I observations of the nearby massive spiral galaxy M 83 taken with the JVLA at 21" angular resolution (approximate to 500 pc) of an extended (similar to 1.5 deg(2)) ten-point mosaic combined with GBT single-dish data. We study the super-extended H I disk of M 83 (similar to 50 kpc in radius), in particular disk kinematics, rotation, and the turbulent nature of the atomic interstellar medium. We define distinct regions in the outer disk (r(gal)> central optical disk), including a ring, a southern area, a southern arm and a northern arm. We examine H I gas surface density, velocity dispersion, and noncircular motions in the outskirts, which we compare to the inner optical disk. We find an increase of velocity dispersion (s(v)) toward the pronounced H I ring, indicative of more turbulent H I gas. Additionally, we report over a large galactocentric radius range (until r(gal) similar to 50 kpc) where s(v) is slightly larger than thermal component (i.e., > 8 km s(-1)). We find that a higher star-formation rate (as traced by far UV emission) is not necessarily always associated with a higher H I velocity dispersion, suggesting that radial transport could be a dominant driver for the enhanced velocity dispersion. Furthermore, we find a possible branch that connects the extended H I disk to the dwarf irregular galaxy UGCA 365 and that deviates from the general direction of the northern arm. Lastly, we compare mass flow rate profiles (based on 2D and 3D tilted ring models) and find evidence for outflowing gas at r(gal) similar to 2 kpc, inflowing gas at r(gal) similar to 5.5 kpc, and outflowing gas at r(gal) similar to 14 kpc. We caution that mass flow rates are highly sensitive to the assumed kinematic disk parameters, in particular to inclination.
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disk,kinematic analysis,super-extended
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