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通过红团K波段光度计算LMC中的星群距离

Distances to Populous Clusters in the LMC via the K-Band Luminosity of the Red Clump

A. J. Grocholski, A. Sarajedini, K. A. G. Olsen, G. P. Tiede, C. L. Mancone

摘要:

我们目前的结果,从研究的距离和分布的样本中的大麦云的中间年龄集群。利用CTIO 4 m上的ISPI深近红外测光,我们测量了17个大麦哲伦星系团中核心燃烧氦的红团簇星的K波段视星等。我们结合集群的年龄和金属丰度与Grocholski和Sarajedini的工作,预测每个集群的绝对K波段红团星等,从而计算绝对集群距离。对这些数据的分析表明,星团的分布与大麦哲伦星系的厚而倾斜的盘状几何形状(由其场星定义)非常一致。我们还发现,老的球状星团遵循相同的分布,这表明大麦哲伦星云的盘形成的时间与球状星团相同,大约13 Gyr前。最后,我们用我们的星系团距离结合盘的几何形状来计算到LMC中心的距离,我们发现(m-M)o = 18.40 +/- 0.04_{ran} +/- 0.08_{sys},或Do = 47.9 +/- 0.9 +/- 1.8 kpc。

英文摘要:

We present results from a study of the distances and distribution of a sample of intermediate-age clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Using deep near-infrared photometry obtained with ISPI on the CTIO 4m, we have measured the apparent K-band magnitude of the core helium burning red clump stars in 17 LMC clusters. We combine cluster ages and metallicities with the work of Grocholski & Sarajedini to predict each cluster's absolute K-band red clump magnitude, and thereby calculate absolute cluster distances. An analysis of these data shows that the cluster distribution is in good agreement with the thick, inclined disk geometry of the LMC, as defined by its field stars. We also find that the old globular clusters follow the same distribution, suggesting that the LMC's disk formed at about the same time as the globular clusters, ~ 13 Gyr ago. Finally, we have used our cluster distances in conjunction with the disk geometry to calculate the distance to the LMC center, for which we find (m-M)o = 18.40 +/- 0.04_{ran} +/- 0.08_{sys}, or Do = 47.9 +/- 0.9 +/- 1.8 kpc.

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