Аннотация
We present spectra of 5 ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the vicinity of the
Coma Cluster obtained with the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph on the Large
Binocular Telescope. We confirm 4 of these as members of the cluster,
quintupling the number of spectroscopically confirmed systems. Like the
previously confirmed large (projected half light radius $>$ 4.6 kpc) UDG, DF44,
the systems we targeted all have projected half light radii $> 2.9$ kpc. As
such, we spectroscopically confirm a population of physically large UDGs in the
Coma cluster. The remaining UDG is located in the field, about $45$ Mpc behind
the cluster. We observe Balmer and Ca II H & K absorption lines in all of our
UDG spectra. By comparing the stacked UDG spectrum against stellar population
synthesis models, we conclude that, on average, these UDGs are composed of
metal-poor stars (Fe/H $-1.5$). We also discover the first UDG with
OII and OIII emission lines within a clustered environment, demonstrating
that not all cluster UDGs are devoid of gas and sources of ionizing radiation.
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