The Clustering of XBCDs

In this paper, we will analyze the composition of extremely blue compact dwarf galaxies(XBCDs) with their proximity to large galaxies. We will identify the strength of the star formation rate in the XBCD and correlate it with their chemical abundance. Studies on this relationship are not common but the research will be conducted from historical data. When galaxies are young and small like XBCDs, they will have little metal abundance because they will not have much star formation. The process of star formation uses cooled and condensed recycled material from supernovae which produce heavy metals, therefore the more star formation a galaxy has, the higher the abundance would be. We expect that companion galaxies would interfere with that cooling process which would in turn keep the intergalactic medium of the XBCDs warm and halt star production. We plan to present the correlation of the abundance in XBCDs to the number of clusters of companion galaxies.