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M33中的恒星形成:离散源的斯皮策测光

Star formation in M33: Spitzer photometry of discrete sources

S. Verley, L. K. Hunt, E. Corbelli, C. Giovanardi

摘要:

结合本星系群旋涡星系M33与斯皮策图像的相对邻近性,我们研究了红外(IR)发射点的性质,并评估了IR发射作为恒星形成示踪剂的可靠性。M33的中红外和远红外辐射是从斯皮策存档的IRAC和MIPS图像中获得的。我们比较了几个样品的三种已知类型的离散源(HII区,超新星遗迹和行星状星云)的测光结果与理论诊断图,并推导出光谱能量分布(从3.6到24微米)的每种类型的对象。此外,我们产生了一个目录的24微米来源,并推断出它们的性质,从观察到的和理论上的颜色的已知类型的来源。我们估计恒星形成率在M33的全球和本地,从红外线发射和从Halpha发射线。HII区、超新星遗迹和行星状星云的典型红外辐射的颜色在不同的样品中是连续的,在诊断图中有重叠的区域。模型结果与HII区域颜色的比较表明,在相对较高的温度~600 K时,存在一个尘埃包层,并且中等消光Av < 10。24微米光源的红外颜色遵循三类已知物体观测定义的区域,但其中大多数代表HII区域。推导出的总红外光度函数实际上非常类似于在银河系和其他晚型螺旋星系中观测到的HII光度函数。尽管我们的完备性极限是5 × 10^37尔格·s-1,但在低密度区域,我们能够探测到比这微弱五倍的源,对应于最微弱的HII区域。[删节]

英文摘要:

Combining the relative vicinity of the Local Group spiral galaxy M33 with the Spitzer images, we investigate the properties of infrared (IR) emission sites and assess the reliability of the IR emission as a star formation tracer. The mid- and far-IR emission of M33 was obtained from IRAC and MIPS images from the Spitzer archive. We compared the photometric results for several samples of three known types of discrete sources (HII regions, supernovae remnants and planetary nebulae) with theoretical diagnostic diagrams, and derived the spectral energy distribution (from 3.6 to 24 micron) of each type of object. Moreover, we generated a catalogue of 24 micron sources and inferred their nature from the observed and theoretical colours of the known type sources. We estimated the star formation rate in M33 both globally and locally, from the IR emission and from the Halpha emission line. The colours of the typical IR emissions of HII regions, supernovae remnants and planetary nebulae are continuous among the different samples, with overlapping regions in the diagnostic diagrams. The comparison between the model results and the colours of HII regions indicates a dusty envelope at relatively high temperatures ~600 K, and moderate extinction Av < 10. The 24 micron sources IR colours follow the regions observationally defined by the three classes of known objects but the majority of them represent HII regions. The derived total IR luminosity function is in fact very similar to the HII luminosity function observed in the Milky Way and in other late type spirals. Even though our completeness limit is 5x10^37 ergs s-1, in low density regions we are able to detect sources five times fainter than this, corresponding to the faintest possible HII region. [abridged]

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