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银河系外盘的螺旋结构。I.第三银河象限

Spiral structure in the outer Galactic disk. I. The Third Galactic Quadrant

Ruben A. Vazquez, Jorge May, Giovanni Carraro, Leonardo Bronfman, Andre Moitinho, Gustavo Baume

摘要:

我们结合光学和无线电观测追踪银河系第三象限的螺旋结构。光学观测包括一个大样本的年轻疏散星团和协会,而无线电观测包括一个调查附近和遥远的云观察CO。光学和无线电样本是迄今为止最大的文献。我们利用这种独特的材料分析了星际灭绝的行为,并追踪了第三银河象限(TGQ)的详细结构。我们发现,外(天鹅座)大设计旋臂由恒星和CO成分追踪,而英仙座旋臂仅由CO成分追踪,并可能被本星系(猎户座)旋臂的交叉所破坏。本星系旋臂由CO和年轻恒星追踪,朝向l = 1。我们发现,外(天鹅座)大设计旋臂由恒星和CO成分追踪,而英仙座旋臂则由CO成分追踪,并可能被本星系旋臂的交叉所破坏。本星系旋臂由CO和年轻恒星追踪,朝向l = 1。本星系旋臂由CO和年轻恒星追踪,并可能被猎户座旋臂的交叉所破坏。本星系旋臂由CO和年轻恒星追踪,并可能被猎户座旋臂的交叉所破坏最后,我们描述了银河系翘曲的特征,并比较了年轻恒星和CO组分所暗示的几何形状。

英文摘要:

We combine optical and radio observations to trace the spiral structure in the Third Quadrant of the Milky Way. The optical observations consist of a large sample of young open clusters and associations, whereas the radio observations consist of a survey of nearby and distant clouds observed in CO. Both the optical and radio samples are the largest ones insofar present in the literature. We use this unique material to analyze the behavior of interstellar extinction and to trace the detailed structure of the Third Galactic Quadrant (TGQ).We find that the Outer (Cygnus) grand design spiral arm is traced by stellar and CO components while the Perseus arm is traced solely by CO and is possibly being disrupted by the crossing of the Local (Orion) arm. The Local arm is traced by CO and young stars toward l = 240 degrees and extends for over 8 kpc along the line of sight reaching the Outer arm. Finally, we characterize the Galactic warp and compare the geometries implied by the young stellar and CO components.

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