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M81和M82之间HI桥中的恒星形成

Star-formation in the HI bridge between M81 and M82

Duilia F. de Mello, L. J. Smith, E. Sabbi, J. S. Gallagher, M. Mountain, D. R. Harbeck

摘要:

我们提出了多波长观测恒星的特点,在HI潮汐桥连接M81和M82在该地区称为Arp的环。我们确定了八个年轻的恒星形成的星系演化探测器紫外线观测区域。其中四个天体也在Hα上被探测到。我们确定的基本恒星形成历史的Arp的环使用F475 W和F814 W的图像获得的高级相机的调查上的哈勃太空望远镜。我们发现一个年轻的(<1000万年)和一个老(> 1Gyr)恒星星族具有类似的空间分布和金属丰度Z~0.004。我们认为,老的恒星星族形成于M82和/或M81的恒星盘中,并在潮汐通道期间(约2亿~ 3亿年前)被喷射到星系际介质中,而年轻的紫外亮恒星则形成于潮汐碎片中。这八个天体的紫外光光度适中,是典型的小星团或OB协会。因此,M81-M82之间的潮汐桥似乎介于麦哲伦桥中非常低的恒星形成水平和与主要星系合并相关的活跃恒星形成潮汐尾之间。

英文摘要:

We present multi-wavelength observations of stellar features in the HI tidal bridge connecting M81 and M82 in the region called Arp's Loop. We identify eight young star-forming regions from Galaxy Evolution Explorer ultraviolet observations. Four of these objects are also detected at Hα. We determine the basic star formation history of Arp's Loop using F475W and F814W images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on board the Hubble Space Telescope. We find both a young (< 10 Myr) and an old (>1 Gyr) stellar population with a similar spatial distribution and a metallicity Z~0.004. We suggest that the old stellar population was formed in the stellar disk of M82 and/or M81 and ejected into the intergalactic medium during a tidal passage (~ 200-300 Myr ago), whereas the young UV-bright stars have formed in the tidal debris. The UV luminosities of the eight objects are modest and typical of small clusters or OB associations. The tidal bridge between M81-M82 therefore appears to be intermediate between the very low levels of star formation seen in the Magellanic bridge and actively star-forming tidal tails associated with major galaxy mergers.

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