Bibcode
Martinsson, T. P. K.; Verheijen, Marc A. W.; Bershady, Matthew A.; Westfall, Kyle B.; Andersen, David R.; Swaters, Rob A.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 585, id.A99, 53 pp.
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2016
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Description
We present results from 21 cm radio synthesis imaging of 28 spiral
galaxies from the DiskMass Survey obtained with the VLA, WSRT, and GMRT
facilities. We detail the observations and data reduction procedures and
present a brief analysis of the radio data. We construct 21 cm continuum
images, global Hi emission-line profiles, column-density maps, velocity
fields, and position-velocity diagrams. From these we determine star
formation rates (SFRs), Hi line widths, total Hi masses, rotation
curves, and azimuthally-averaged radial Hi column-density profiles. All
galaxies have an Hi disk that extends beyond the readily observable
stellar disk, with an average ratio and scatter of
RHI/R25 = 1.35 ± 0.22, and a majority of
the galaxies appear to have a warped Hi disk. A tight correlation exists
between total Hi mass and Hi diameter, with the largest disks having a
slightly lower average column density. Galaxies with relatively large Hi
disks tend to exhibit an enhanced stellar velocity dispersion at larger
radii, suggesting the influence of the gas disk on the stellar dynamics
in the outer regions of disk galaxies. We find a striking similarity
among the radial Hi surface density profiles, where the average,
normalized radial profile of the late-type spirals is described
surprisingly well with a Gaussian profile. These results can be used to
estimate Hi surface density profiles in galaxies that only have a total
Hi flux measurement. We compare our 21 cm radio continuum luminosities
with 60 μm luminosities from IRAS observations for a subsample of 15
galaxies and find that these follow a tight radio-infrared relation,
with a hint of a deviation from this relation at low luminosities. We
also find a strong correlation between the average SFR surface density
and the K-band surface brightness of the stellar disk.