Optical/near-IR surface photometry of blue low surface brightness galaxies

DOI: 
Publication date: 
01/01/1999
Main author: 
Bergvall N.
IAA authors: 
Masegosa J.
Authors: 
Bergvall N., Rönnback J., Masegosa J., Östlin G.
Journal: 
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
341
Pages: 
697-705
Number: 
Abstract: 
We present luminosity profiles, colour profiles and disk parameters based on near-infrared JHK surface photometry of a sample of blue low surface brightness galaxies (BLSBGs). The results are discussed along with previously obtained optical data. We find that the morphological properties in optical and near-IR are quite similar. The luminosity profiles have exponential shapes modified by a small central bulge or, below μB,o ∼23 magnitudes arcsec-2, a trough. The blue LSBGs have scalelengths intermediate between normal LSB disks and gas rich dwarf galaxies. A correlation between scalelength and B-V colour is found for LSBGs in general. In comparison with normal late type disk galaxies our galaxies are bluer and smaller. At the same B scalelength, the two types differ in luminosity with 2 magnitudes, corresponding to a difference in mean star formation rate of a factor 5-10. Several photometric properties indicate that they contain very little dust and that, at the lowest surface brightnesses, the stellar population is homogeneous.
Database: 
WOK
SCOPUS
Keywords: 
Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: spiral; Galaxies: structure