Evolution of bulgeless low surface brightness galaxies
Abstract
Based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR 7, we investigate the environment, morphology, and stellar population of bulgeless low surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies in a volume-limited sample with redshift ranging from 0.024 to 0.04 and M r <= -18.8. We find that, for bulgeless galaxies, the surface brightness does not depend on the environment. Irregular LSB galaxies have more young stars and are more metal-poor than regular LSB galaxies. These results suggest that the evolution of LSB galaxies may be driven by their dynamics, including mergers rather than by their large-scale environment.
- Publication:
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Galaxies at High Redshift and Their Evolution Over Cosmic Time
- Pub Date:
- 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921315010807
- Bibcode:
- 2016IAUS..319..138S
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: evolution;
- galaxies: formation;
- galaxies: kinematics and dynamics