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圆规星系和NGC 1808星爆中H92alpha复合线的探测

Detection of the H92alpha recombination line from the starbursts in the Circinus galaxy and NGC 1808

A. L. Roy, W. M. Goss, K. R. Anantharamaiah

摘要:

上下文由恒星暴活动电离的气体辐射出无线电复合线(RRL),从中可以推导出等离子体条件和在爆发中形成的大质量恒星的数量,而不受尘埃遮蔽的影响。目标。我们的目标是找到更多的星爆系统的RRL发射,并使用线的属性来估计电离气体的属性。方法.我们在附近的河外星暴或塞弗特星系NGC 1808、Circinus星系、NGC 4038/9、II Zw 40、NGC 6221、NGC 7552、IRAS 18325-5926、IC 5063和VV 114中进行了RRL搜索。我们使用VLA和ATCA搜索RRL H91 alpha和H92 alpha,其静止频率为8.6 GHz和8.3 GHz。结果我们第一次在圆规星系和NGC 1808的星暴核中探测到RRL。圆规座星系被探测到的线强度为3.2 mJy,使其成为在这个频率下已知的第四强河外RRL发射体(仅次于NGC 4945,M 82和NGC 253)。线和连续辐射可以匹配的模型组成的收集50至10 000 H II区域与300至9000 O 5恒星需要保持电离,推断恒星形成率为0.2 Msun/年至6 Msun/年。NGC 1808在RRL发射中被检测到,在3.9 σ处,在预期速度下的线强度为0.47 mJy。结论我们已经探测到来自两个星系的RRL,增加了已知的河外RRL发射器的数量。圆规座星系非常强大,特别适合进行高质量的后续光谱研究。我们推导出条件和恒星形成率的恒星爆发区。未来的多过渡研究可以减少不确定性。

英文摘要:

Context. Gas ionized by starburst activity radiates radio recombination lines (RRLs), from which one can derive the plasma conditions and the number of massive stars formed in the burst, free of dust obscuration effects. Aims. We aimed to find RRL emission from additional starburst systems and to use the line properties to estimate the properties of the ionized gas. Methods. We conducted a search for RRLs in the nearby extragalactic starburst or Seyfert galaxies NGC 1808, the Circinus galaxy, NGC 4038/9, II Zw 40, NGC 6221, NGC 7552, IRAS 18325-5926, IC 5063, and VV 114. We used the VLA and the ATCA to search for the RRLs H91alpha and H92alpha with rest frequencies of 8.6 GHz and 8.3 GHz. Results. We detected for the first time RRLs from the starburst nuclei in the Circinus galaxy and NGC 1808. The Circinus galaxy was detected with a line strength integrated over the source of 3.2 mJy, making it the fourth-strongest extragalactic RRL emitter known at this frequency (after NGC 4945, M 82, and NGC 253). The line and continuum emission can be matched by a model consisting of a collection of 50 to 10 000 H II regions with 300 to 9000 O5 stars required to maintain the ionization, inferring a star formation rate of 0.2 Msun/yr to 6 Msun/yr. NGC 1808 was detected in RRL emission at 3.9 sigma with a line strength of 0.47 mJy at the expected velocity. Conclusion. We have detected RRLs from two galaxies, adding to the small but growing number of known extragalactic RRL emitters. The Circinus galaxy is strong and especially suited to high-quality follow-up spectroscopic study. We derived conditions and star formation rates in the starbursting regions. Uncertainties can be reduced by future multi-transition studies.

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