We investigate the suppression of star formation in galaxy pairs based on the isolated galaxy pair sample derived from the SDSS survey. By comparing the star formation rate between late-type galaxies in galaxy pairs and those in the isolated environment, we detect the signal of star formation suppression in galaxy pairs at dₚ < 100kpc and $200$kpc< dₚ < 350kpc. The occurrence of star formation suppression in these late-type galaxies requires their companion galaxies to have an early-type morphology (nₛ > 2.5). Star formation suppression in wide galaxy pairs with $200$kpc< dₚ < 350kpc mainly occurs in massive late-type galaxies, while in close galaxy pairs with dₚ < 100kpc, it only appears in late-type galaxies with a massive companion ( log M_ > 11.0), nearly independent of their own stellar mass. Based on these findings, we infer that star formation suppression in wide galaxy pairs is actually a result of galaxy conformity, while in close galaxy pairs, it stems from the influence of hot circum-galactic medium surrounding companion galaxies.
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