J/ApJ/769/82ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/769/82doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.17690082CDSStark D.V.Kannappan S.J.Wei L.H.Baker A.J.Leroy A.K.Eckert K.D.,Vogel S.N.2017-10-03T05:12:46Z2015-01-15T13:49:00ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frgalaxiesradio-astronomyredshiftedTo assess how external factors such as local interactions and fresh gas accretion influence the global interstellar medium of galaxies, we analyze the relationship between recent enhancements of central star formation and total molecular-to-atomic (H_2_/HI) gas ratios, using a broad sample of field galaxies spanning early-to-late type morphologies, stellar masses of 10^7.2^-10^11.2^M_{sun}_, and diverse stages of evolution. We find that galaxies occupy several loci in a "fueling diagram" that plots H_2_/HI ratio versus mass-corrected blue-centeredness, a metric tracing the degree to which galaxies have bluer centers than the average galaxy at their stellar mass. Spiral galaxies of all stellar masses show a positive correlation between H_2_/HI ratio and mass-corrected blue-centeredness. When combined with previous results linking mass-corrected blue-centeredness to external perturbations, this correlation suggests a systematic link between local galaxy interactions and molecular gas inflow/replenishment. Intriguingly, E/S0 galaxies show a more complex picture: some follow the same correlation, some are quenched, and a distinct population of blue-sequence E/S0 galaxies (with masses below key scales associated with transitions in gas richness) defines a separate loop in the fueling diagram. This population appears to be composed of low-mass merger remnants currently in late- or post-starburst states, in which the burst first consumes the H_2_ while the galaxy center keeps getting bluer, then exhausts the H_2_, at which point the burst population reddens as it ages. Multiple lines of evidence suggest connected evolutionary sequences in the fueling diagram. In particular, tracking total gas-to-stellar mass ratios within the fueling diagram provides evidence of fresh gas accretion onto low-mass E/S0s emerging from their central starburst episodes. Drawing on a comprehensive literature search, we suggest that virtually all galaxies follow the same evolutionary patterns found in our broad sample.2013ApJ...769...82Shttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/769/82CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicerelated-toVIII/77 : HI spectral properties of galaxies (Springob+, 2005)J/A+A/544/A65 : GALEX Arecibo SDSS survey. VI. (Catinella+, 2012)J/A+A/534/A102 : AMIGA IX. Molecular gas properties (Lisenfeld+, 2011)J/MNRAS/415/32 : COLD GASS survey (Saintonge+, 2011)J/MNRAS/414/940 : ATLAS3D project. IV. (Young+, 2011)J/AJ/142/170 : ALFALFA survey: the {alpha}.40 HI catalog (Haynes+, 2011)J/ApJS/190/233 : Spectro. & abundances of SINGS galaxies (Moustakas+, 2010)J/ApJS/186/427 : Detailed morphology of SDSS galaxies (Nair+, 2010)J/ApJ/708/841 : Star formation in E/S0 galaxies (Wei+, 2010)J/MNRAS/403/683 : GALEX Arecibo SDSS survey (GASS) (Catinella+, 2010)J/PASP/122/1397 : Stellar Structure in Galaxies with Spitzer (Sheth+, 2010)J/MNRAS/394/1857 : H_2_/HI ratio in galaxies (Obreschkow+, 2009)J/ApJ/703/1569 : Radial distribution in SINGS galaxies (Munoz-Mateos+, 2009)J/AJ/136/2782 : Star formation efficiency in nearby galaxies (Leroy+, 2008)J/AJ/136/2563 : HI Nearby Galaxy Survey, THINGS (Walter+, 2008)J/ApJ/686/948 : CO in extragalactic giant molecular clouds (Bolatto+, 2008)J/ApJS/165/307 : Ionization in neutral gas galaxies survey (Meurer+, 2006)J/PASP/117/227 : Properties of 101 galaxies from the NFGS (Kewley+, 2005)J/A+A/373/24 : Blue compact galaxies from SBS (Pustilnik+ 2001)J/ApJS/126/331 : Spectrophotometry of nearby field galaxies (Jansen+ 2000)J/ApJS/126/271 : Surface photometry of nearby field galaxies (Jansen+ 2000)https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/769/82https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/769/82http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/769/82https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/769/82https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/769/82http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/769/82GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapCone search capability for table J/ApJ/769/82/table3 (Fueling diagram catalog)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table3?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table3?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table3?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true10.339-1.7160.005555555555555556Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/769/82/table1 (New IRAM 30m CO(1-0) and CO(2-1) measurements)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table1?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table1?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table1?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true10.3398542-1.71595560.005555555555555556Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/769/82/table2 (New ARO 12m CO(1-0) measurements)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table2?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table2?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/769/82/table2?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true10.3398542-1.71595560.0055555555555555566/526 547 548 549 552 664 922 2121 2130 2145 2146 2433 4123 4156 4162 4165 4188 4223 4236 4288 4312 4357 4359 4438 4439 4565 4575 4653 4807 4829 4840 4869 4887 5075 5125 5134 5198 5203 5288 5336 5397 5398 5429 5468 5474 5492 5589 5617 5636 5715 5745 5751 5773 5774 5799 5902 5978 5980 5999 6042 6046 6089 6090 6093 6097 6099 6127 6604 6605 7186 7214 7241 7287 7355 7424 7560 7602 7606 8203 8211 8212 8264 8266 8267 8282 8283 8300 8339 8345 8416 8455 8509 8533 8670 8704 8705 8746 9190 9286 10475 10501 10526 10607 10616 10637 10714 10720 10739 10901 10921 10924 10980 11019 11026 11127 11259 11371 11418 11434 11435 11448 11791 11800 11824 13522 17492 17979 18024 18201 18387 18389 18403 18409 18869 18895 19125 19219 19310 19319 19385 19390 19417 19426 19432 19698 19842 19843 19992 20005 20006 20014 20015 20017 20101 20123 20353 22364 22397 22399 22914 25594 25946 25979 25982 26041 26046 26064 26073 26097 26109 26271 26311 26317 26318 26319 26331 26336 26349 26432 26487 26509 26540 26541 26542 26548 26553 26563 26572 26573 26963 26967 26992 27071 27079 27085 27096 27120 27193 27255 27348 27383 27414 27421 27422 27423 27438 27480 27486 27507 27508 27514 27515 27518 27519 27522 27536 27537 27554 27555 27561 27582 27590 27591 27594 27595 27602 27616 27714 27726 27731 27735 27743 27755 27758 27763 27764 27766 27767 27773 27774 27802 27820 27830 27857 27860 27861 27907 27908 27910 27914 27915 27921 27926 27928 27937 27938 27942 27944 27946 27948 28033 28035 28037 28038 28039 28045 28053 28087 28123 28149 28167 28178 28193 28194 28293 28362 28466 28468 28491 28495 28496 28557 28601 28653 31419 32482https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/ApJ/769/82?format=asciiOpticalRadiodefaultJ/ApJ/769/82/table3Fueling diagram cataloge_DurUncertainty in Durmagstat.errorfloatrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintAllDisplay all data for this galaxy in this paper (tables 1--3)meta.ref.urlintnullableNameObject namemeta.id;meta.maincharRAJ2000Right Ascension in degrees (J2000)degpos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination in degrees (J2000)degpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDist[3.5/207] Assumed distance to galaxyMpcpos.distance;pos.heliocentricfloatIncInclinationdegsrc.orbital.inclinationfloatu-r[0.4/2.8] The (u-r) color index (1)magphot.color;em.opt.U;em.opt.RfloatlogM*[7.3/11.6] Log of stellar masslog(solMass)phys.massfloate_logM*Uncertainty in logM*log(solMass)stat.errorfloatHIref? Reference for HI mass (2)meta.bibintnullableH2ref? Reference for uncorrected H_2_ mass (2)meta.bibintnullablel_logMH2Limit flag on logMH2meta.code.errorcharlogMH2Log of beam & He corrected H_2_ masslog(solMass)phys.massfloate_logMH2Uncertainty in logMH2log(solMass)stat.errorfloatXCO(B)XCO derived from B luminosity (3)1e+20cm**-2.K**-1.km**-1.sstat.fit.paramfloatXCO(OH)? XCO derived from O abundance 3)1e+20cm**-2.K**-1.km**-1.sstat.fit.paramfloatnullableDurThe (u-r) blue-centeredness {Delta}(u-r)magphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloatDurMCStellar mass-corrected (u-r) blue-centerednessmagphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloate_DurMCUncertainty in DurMCmagstat.errorfloatDugThe (u-g) blue-centeredness {Delta}(u-g)magphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloate_DugUncertainty in Dugmagstat.errorfloatDugMCStellar mass-corrected (u-g) blue-centerednessmagphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloate_DugMCUncertainty in DugMCmagstat.errorfloatDgrThe (g-r) blue-centeredness {Delta}(g-r)magphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloate_DgrUncertainty in Dgrmagstat.errorfloatDgrMCStellar mass-corrected (g-r) blue-centerednessmagphot.color;em.opt;em.optfloate_DgrMCUncertainty in DgrMCmagstat.errorfloatT[0/1] Morphology (0=E/S0 or 1=Spiral)src.morphintPec[0/1] Flag to indicate a peculiar galaxy (1=peculiar)meta.codeintBar[0/1] Flag to indicate presence of bar (1=bar present)meta.codeintr_Bar? Bar classification reference (2)meta.ref;pos.frameintnullableNFGSCross-match within 5" with the NFGS catalogs (Cat. J/ApJS/126/331 and J/ApJS/126/271)meta.ref.urlintnullableSimbadSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlcharNEDSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlcharJ/ApJ/769/82/table1New IRAM 30m CO(1-0) and CO(2-1) measurementsmin1Lower range of velocity used in CO(1-0) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintAllDisplay all data for this galaxy in this paper (tables 1--3)meta.ref.urlintnullableNameGalaxy namemeta.id;meta.maincharf_NameOffset from galaxy center (1)meta.codecharl_S1Limit flag on S1meta.code.errorcharS1[0.7/81.5] CO(1-0) integrated flux densityJy.km/sphot.fluxfloate_S1[0.3/2]? S1 uncertaintyJy.km/sstat.errorfloatnullablecz1[845/7686]? CO(1-0) velocitykm/sphys.veloc;pos.heliocentricintnullableW1[31/307]? CO(1-0) linewidth W_50_km/sspect.line.widthintnullablee_W1? W1 uncertaintykm/sstat.errorintnullableu_W1Low signal/noise for W1 (G1)meta.code.errorcharrms1[10.3/32.2] CO(1-0) rmsmJyinstr.det.noisefloatmax1Upper range of velocity used in CO(1-0) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintl_S2Limit flag on S2meta.code.errorcharS2[1.2/147.3]? CO(2-1) integrated flux densityJy.km/sphot.fluxfloatnullablee_S2[0/3.3]? S2 uncertaintyJy.km/sstat.errorfloatnullablecz2[849/7729]? CO(2-1) velocitykm/sphys.veloc;pos.heliocentricintnullableW2[8/271]? CO(2-1) linewidth W_50_km/sspect.line.widthintnullablee_W2? W2 uncertaintykm/sstat.errorintnullableu_W2Low signal/noise for W2 (G1)meta.code.errorcharrms2[10/50]? CO(2-1) rmsmJyinstr.det.noisefloatnullablemin2? Lower range of velocity used in CO(2-1) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintnullablemax2? Upper range of velocity used in CO(2-1) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintnullableR25[16.8/68.3]? B-band 25mag/arcsec^2^ isophotal radiusarcsecphys.angSize;em.opt.Bfloatnullablel_logMH2Limit flag on logMH2meta.code.errorcharlogMH2[6.9/9.5]? Log of H_2_ mass (G2)log(solMass)phys.massfloatnullablee_logMH2[0.01/0.2]? logMH2 uncertaintylog(solMass)stat.errorfloatnullablel_logMH2cLimit flag on logMH2cmeta.code.errorcharlogMH2c[7/9.8]? Beam-corrected H_2_ mass (G2)(G3)log(solMass)phys.massfloatnullablee_logMH2c[0.05/0.2]? logMH2c uncertaintylog(solMass)stat.errorfloatnullableNFGSCross-match within 5" with the NFGS catalogs (Cat. J/ApJS/126/331 and J/ApJS/126/271)meta.ref.urlintnullableSimbadSimbad column added by the CDSphot.fluxcharNEDSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlchar_RAPositions from SIMBAD database, with offset applied if necessary (see flag f_Name) (right ascension part)degpos.eq.ra;meta.main_DEPositions from SIMBAD database, with offset applied if necessary (see flag f_Name) (declination part)degpos.eq.dec;meta.mainJ/ApJ/769/82/table2New ARO 12m CO(1-0) measurementsrms[44/259] CO(1-0) rmsmJyinstr.det.noisefloatrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintAllDisplay all data for this galaxy in this paper (tables 1--3)meta.ref.urlintnullableNameGalaxy namemeta.id;meta.maincharf_Name[ef*] Non-NFGS or offseted galaxy (1)meta.codecharl_SLimit flag on Smeta.code.errorcharS[5/148] CO(1-0) flux densityJy.km/sphot.fluxfloate_S? S uncertaintyJy.km/sstat.errorfloatnullablecz[747/7770]? CO(1-0) velocitykm/sphys.veloc;pos.heliocentricintnullableW[30/325]? CO(1-0) linewidth W_50_km/sspect.line.widthintnullablee_W? W uncertaintykm/sstat.error;pos.cartesian.zintnullableu_WLow signal/noise on W (G1)meta.code.errorcharminLower range of velocity used in CO(1-0) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintmaxUpper range of velocity used in CO(1-0) integrationkm/sinstr.bandwidthintR25[16.8/68.3]? B-band 25mag/arcsec^2^ isophotal radiusarcsecphys.angSize;em.opt.Bfloatnullablel_logMH2Limit flag on logMH2meta.code.errorcharlogMH2[7/9.8]? Log of H_2_ mass (G2)log(solMass)phys.massfloatnullablee_logMH2[0.02/0.2]? logMH2 uncertaintylog(solMass)stat.errorfloatnullablel_logMH2cLimit flag on logMH2cmeta.code.errorcharlogMH2c? Beam-corrected H_2_ mass (G2) (G3)log(solMass)phys.massfloatnullablee_logMH2c? logMH2c uncertaintylog(solMass)stat.errorfloatnullableNFGSCross-match within 5" with the NFGS catalogs (Cat. J/ApJS/126/331 and J/ApJS/126/271)meta.ref.urlintnullableSimbadSimbad column added by the CDSphot.fluxcharNEDSimbad column added by the CDSmeta.ref.urlchar_RAPositions from SIMBAD database, with offset applied if necessary (see flag f_Name) (right ascension part)degpos.eq.ra;meta.main_DEPositions from SIMBAD database, with offset applied if necessary (see flag f_Name) (declination part)degpos.eq.dec;meta.main