We present VLA H I observations of JO206, a prototypical ram-pressure stripped galaxy in the GASP sample. This massive galaxy (M * = 8.5 × 10 10 M ) is located at a redshift of z = 0.0513, near the centre of the low-mass galaxy cluster, IIZw108 (σ ∼ 575 km s −1 ). JO206 is characterised by a long tail (≥90 kpc) of ionised gas stripped away by ram-pressure. We find a similarly long H I tail in the same direction as the ionised gas tail and measure a total H I mass of 3.2 × 10 9 M . This is about half the expected H I mass given the stellar mass and surface density of JO206. A total of 1.8 × 10 9 M (60%) of the detected H I is in the gas stripped tail. An analysis of the star formation rate shows that the galaxy is forming more stars compared to galaxies with the same stellar and H I mass. On average we find a H I gas depletion time of ∼0.5 Gyr which is about four times shorter than that of "normal" spiral galaxies. We performed a spatially resolved analysis of the relation between star formation rate density and gas density in the disc and tail of the galaxy at the resolution of our H I data. The star formation efficiency of the disc is about 10 times higher than that of the tail at fixed H I surface densities. Both the inner and outer parts of JO206 show an enhanced star formation compared to regions of similar H I surface density in field galaxies. The enhanced star formation is due to ram-pressure stripping during the galaxy's first infall into the cluster.

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We present atomic hydrogen (H I) observations with the Jansky Very Large Array of one of the jellyfish galaxies in the GAs Stripping Phenomena sample, JO201. This massive galaxy (M* = 3.5 × 1010 M⊙) is falling along the line-of-sight towards the centre of a rich cluster (M200 ∼ 1.6 × 1015 M⊙, σcl ∼ 982 ± 55 km s−1) at a high velocity ≥3363 km s−1. Its Hα emission shows a ∼40 kpc tail, which is closely confined to its stellar disc and a ∼100 kpc tail extending further out. We find that H I emission only coincides with the shorter clumpy Hα tail, while no H I emission is detected along the ∼100 kpc Hα tail. In total, we measured an H I mass of MHI = 1.65 × 109 M⊙, which is about 60% lower than expected based on its stellar mass and stellar surface density. We compared JO201 to another jellyfish in the GASP sample, JO206 (of a similar mass but living in a ten times less massive cluster), and we find that they are similarly H I-deficient. Of the total H I mass in JO201, about 30% lies outside the galaxy disc in projection. This H I fraction is probably a lower limit since the velocity distribution shows that most of the H I is redshifted relative to the stellar disc and could be outside the disc. The global star formation rate (SFR) analysis of JO201 suggests an enhanced star formation for its observed H I content. The observed SFR would be expected if JO201 had ten times its current H I mass. The disc is the main contributor of the high star formation efficiency at a given H I gas density for both galaxies, but their tails also show higher star formation efficiencies compared to the outer regions of field galaxies. Generally, we find that JO201 and JO206 are similar based on their H I content, stellar mass, and star formation rate. This finding is unexpected considering their different environments. A toy model comparing the ram pressure of the intracluster medium (ICM) versus the restoring forces of these galaxies suggests that the ram pressure strength exerted on them could be comparable if we consider their 3D orbital velocities and radial distances relative to the clusters.

In this VERTICO early science paper we explore in detail how environmental mechanisms, identified in H i, affect the resolved properties of molecular gas reservoirs in cluster galaxies. The molecular gas is probed using ALMA ACA (+TP) observations of 12CO(2–1) in 51 spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster (of which 49 are detected), all of which are included in the VIVA H i survey. The sample spans a stellar mass range of 9 ≤ log M ⋆ / M ⊙ ≤ 11 . We study molecular gas radial profiles, isodensity radii, and surface densities as a function of galaxy H i deficiency and morphology. There is a weak correlation between global H i and H2 deficiencies, and resolved properties of molecular gas correlate with H i deficiency: galaxies that have large H i deficiencies have relatively steep and truncated molecular gas radial profiles, which is due to the removal of low-surface-density molecular gas on the outskirts. Therefore, while the environmental mechanisms observed in H i also affect molecular gas reservoirs, there is only a moderate reduction of the total amount of molecular gas.

We present JVLA-C observations of the H i gas in JO204, one of the most striking jellyfish galaxies from the GASP survey. JO204 is a massive galaxy in the low-mass cluster A957 at z = 0.04243. The H i map reveals an extended 90 kpc long ram-pressure stripped tail of neutral gas, stretching beyond the 30 kpc long ionized gas tail and pointing away from the cluster centre. The H i mass seen in emission is $(1.32\pm 0.13) \times 10^{9} \, \rm M_{\odot }$, mostly located in the tail. The northern part of the galaxy disc has retained some H i gas, while the southern part has already been completely stripped and displaced into an extended unilateral tail. Comparing the distribution and kinematics of the neutral and ionized gas in the tail indicates a highly turbulent medium. Moreover, we observe associated H i absorption against the 11 mJy central radio continuum source with an estimated H i absorption column density of 3.2 × 1020 cm−2. The absorption profile is significantly asymmetric with a wing towards higher velocities. We modelled the H i absorption by assuming that the H i and ionized gas discs have the same kinematics in front of the central continuum source, and deduced a wider absorption profile than observed. The observed asymmetric absorption profile can therefore be explained by a clumpy, rotating H i gas disc seen partially in front of the central continuum source, or by ram pressure pushing the neutral gas towards the centre of the continuum source, triggering the AGN activity.

We present MeerKAT H i observations of six jellyfish candidate galaxies (JFCGs) in the galaxy cluster, A2626. Two of the six galaxies JW100 and JW103, that were identified as JFCGs from B-band images, are confirmed as jellyfish galaxies (JFGs). Both of the JFGs have low H i content, reside in the cluster core, and move at very high velocities (∼ 3σcl). The other JFCGs, identified as non-jellyfish galaxies, are H i rich, with H i morphologies revealing warps, asymmetries, and possible tidal interactions. Both the A2626 JFGs and three other confirmed JFGs from the GASP sample show that these galaxies are H i stripped but not yet quenched. We detect H i, Hα, and CO(2-1) tails of similar extent (∼ 50 kpc) in JW100. Comparing the multi-phase velocity channels, we do not detect any H i or CO(2-1) emission in the northern section of the tail where Hα emission is present, possibly due to prolonged interaction between the stripped gas and the ICM. We also observe an anti-correlation between H i and CO(2-1), which hints at an efficient conversion of H i to H2 in the southern part of the tail. We find that both RPS and H i-to-H2 conversion are significant depletion channels for atomic gas. H i-to-H2 conversion is more efficient in the disc than in the tail.

Context. The morphology-density relation manifests the environmental dependence of the formation and evolution of galaxies as they continuously migrate through the cosmic web to ever denser environments. As gas-rich galaxies traverse the outskirts and inner regions of galaxy clusters, they experience sudden and radical changes in their gas content and star formation activity. Aims. The goal of this work is to gain an H i perspective on gas depletion mechanisms acting on galaxies and galaxy groups that are being accreted by a moderately massive galaxy cluster. We aim to study the relative importance and efficiency of processes such as ram-pressure stripping and tidal interactions as well as their dependency on the local and global environment of galaxies in the cluster core and in its surroundings. Methods. We have conducted a blind radio continuum and H i spectral line imaging survey with the MeerKAT radio telescope of a 2 • × 2 • area centred on the galaxy cluster Abell 2626. We have used the CARAcal pipeline to reduce the data, SoFiA to detect sources within the H i data cube, and GIPSY to construct spatially resolved information on the H i morphologies and kinematics of the H i detected galaxies. Results. We have detected H i in 219 galaxies with optical counterparts within the entire surveyed volume. We present the H i properties of each of the detected galaxies as a data catalogue and as an atlas page for each galaxy, including H i column-density maps, velocity fields, position-velocity diagrams, and global H i profiles. These data will also be used for case studies of identified 'jellyfish' galaxies and galaxy population studies by means of morphological classification of the direct H i detections as well as using the H i stacking technique.

We present the results of a Very Large Array H i imaging survey aimed at understanding why some galaxies develop long extraplanar Hα tails, becoming extreme jellyfish galaxies. The observations are centered on five extreme jellyfish galaxies optically selected from the WINGS and OMEGAWINGS surveys and confirmed to have long Hα tails through MUSE observations. Each galaxy is located in a different cluster. In the observations, there are in total 88 other spiral galaxies within the field of view (40′ × 40′) and observed bandwidth (6500 km s−1). We detect 13 of these 88 spirals, plus one uncataloged spiral, with H i masses ranging from 1 to 7 × 109 M ⊙. Many of these detections have extended H i disks, two show direct evidence for ram pressure stripping, and others are possibly affected by tidal forces and/or ram pressure stripping. We stack the 75 nondetected spiral galaxies and find an average H i mass of 1.9 × 108 M ⊙, which, given their average stellar mass, implies that they are very H i deficient. Comparing the extreme jellyfish galaxies to the other disk galaxies, we find that they are at smaller projected distance from the cluster center, and have a higher stellar mass and higher relative velocity than all other H i detections and most nondetections. We conclude that the high stellar mass allows extreme jellyfish galaxies to fall deeply into the cluster before being stripped, and the surrounding ICM pressure gives rise to their spectacular star-forming tails.