More than 60% of double-peaked narrow emission lines possibly not related to dual galaxy systems
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A dual galaxy system (DGS) is one of the widely accepted scenarios to explain the double-peaked narrow emission lines (DPNELs) due to orbital motions of the two galaxies in a merging system. After considering no physical connections between two independent narrow emission line regions in two galaxies in one DGS, there should be no correlations between flux ratios RR of redshifted narrow emission components from one galaxy and flux ratios RB of blueshifted narrow emission components from the other galaxy in the DGS. However, after checking the large sample of DPNELs in the SDSS, there are strong linear correlations in different groups between RR as the flux ratio of redshifted narrow [O III] to the redshifted narrow Hα and RB as the flux ratio of blueshifted narrow [O III] to the blueshifted narrow Hα. Meanwhile, after checking narrow emission line properties of galaxy pairs within 30 (20, and 10) arcmin, there are no connections between narrow emission line fluxes in the galaxy pairs, to support the detected linear correlations being robust enough between RR and RB in the DPNELs in SDSS. Furthermore, through oversimplified simulations, more than 60% of the DPNELs should be not related to the expected DGSs.
Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Author: XueGuang Zhang
Institution: Guangxi University
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,865
Awards: G5869244447, G6096734105, G6248852982, G9094182
OpenAlex ID: W4413094912