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Early evolution of Tidal Dwarf Galaxies

S. Recchi, P. Kroupa, Ch. Theis, G. Hensler

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0609363

Abstract

Our aim is to study the evolution of tidal dwarf galaxies. The first step is to understand whether a model galaxy without Dark Matter can sustain the feedback of the ongoing star formation. We present tests of the evolution of models in which star formation efficiency, temperature threshold, initial distribution of gas and infall are varied. We conclude that it is feasible to keep a fraction of gas bound for several hundreds of Myr and that the development of galactic winds does not necessarily stop continuous star formation.

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