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M33高分辨率射电连续巡天:I.无线电地图

High resolution radio continuum survey of M33: I. The radio maps

F. S. Tabatabaei, M. Krause, R. Beck

摘要:

本文研究了Scd星系M33的射电总辐射指数尺度长度、谱指数分布和线性射电偏振。观测是利用100米Effelsberg望远镜的3.6厘米双通道和6.2厘米四通道接收器以及20厘米处的L波段VLA D阵列进行的。对M33的射电连续谱辐射和线偏振辐射都获得了高的空间分辨率和灵敏度。我们发现相当大的扩展发射,不仅从主臂IS和IN,但也从较弱的武器。大尺度磁场呈现出与光学旋臂取向几乎一致的有序螺旋结构,但与光学旋臂没有明显的结构相关或反相关。在极化中存在南北不对称性,其是频率依赖的。我们发现,环平均光谱指数与半径的增加速度超过$R$ = 4千秒差距。在每个波长处,指数标度长度在内部大于外部$R$ = 4 kpc。从$R$ $<$ 4 kpc的较大尺度长度,我们得出结论,恒星形成区主要分布在区域$R$ $<$ 4 kpc没有一个占主导地位的核浓度。此外,在$R$ $<$ 4千秒差距处,可能存在宇宙射线与恒星形成区之间的空间相关性。从不同对的无线电连续数据在3.6,6.2,和20厘米的平均光谱指数的行为,我们确认,热分数的减少导致光谱指数的增加。极化中的频率依赖的不对称性暗示法拉第去极化中的不对称性。

英文摘要:

We study the exponential scale length of total radio emission, the spectral index distribution, and the linear radio polarization in the Scd galaxy M33. Observations were carried out using the 3.6 cm dual channel and the 6.2 cm four channel receivers of the 100--m Effelsberg telescope along with the L-band VLA D--array at 20 cm. High spatial resolution and sensitivity in both total and linearly polarized radio continuum emission from M33 were achieved. We found considerable extended emission, not only from the main arms I S and I N, but also from the weaker arms. The large--scale magnetic field exhibits well--ordered spiral structure with almost the same orientation as that of the optical spiral arms, however, it does not show a clear structural correlation or anti--correlation with the optical arms. There is a north-south asymmetry in polarization that is frequency-dependent. We found that the ring mean spectral index versus radius increases faster beyond $R$ = 4 kpc. At each wavelength, the exponential scale length is larger inside than outside $R$ = 4 kpc. From the larger scales lengths at $R$ $<$ 4 kpc, we conclude that star forming regions are mainly spread over the region $R$ $<$ 4 kpc without a dominant nuclear concentration. Furthermore, at $R$ $<$ 4 kpc, a spatial correlation between cosmic rays and star forming regions may exist. From the behaviour of the mean spectral indices obtained from different pairs of the radio continuum data at 3.6, 6.2, and 20 cm, we confirm that a decrease in the thermal fraction causes an increase in the spectral index. The frequency-dependent asymmetry in the polarization hints to an asymmetry in Faraday depolarization.

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