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M101 HII区域中芳香族特征的行为:粉尘处理的证据

The Behavior of the Aromatic Features in M101 HII Regions: Evidence for Dust Processing

Karl D. Gordon, Charles W. Engelbracht, George H. Rieke, K. A. Misselt, J. -D. T. Smith, Robert C. Kennicutt

摘要:

M101的芳香特征是利用斯皮策太空望远镜上的三台仪器进行光谱和光度观测研究的。M101的全球SED显示出强烈的芳香特征(通常称为PAH特征)。芳香族特征发射的空间分辨光谱和光度测量显示出强烈的变化,在较大的半径显着较弱的发射。我们将这些变化与电离指数(通过[NeIII]/[NeII]和[SIV/SIII]测量,我们分别在0.03-20和0.044-15范围内探测)和金属丰度(表示为log(O/H)+12,范围为8.1至8.8)的变化进行比较。在这些范围内,从7个HII区域和核的芳香族特征的光谱等效宽度被发现与电离指数比与金属丰度更好地相关。这意味着在大质量恒星形成区域中芳香辐射的减弱主要是由于这些环境中尘埃颗粒的加工,而不是它们形成方式的差异(尽管形成仍然是次要的)。芳族特征等效宽度与电离指数之间的相关性行为可以描述为恒定的等效宽度,直到达到电离指数的阈值([NeIII]/[NeII] ~ 1),在该阈值以上,等效宽度以幂律依赖性减小。M101 HII区域的这种行为也见于Engelbracht等人(2008)的同伴研究中提出的星暴星系样本,该研究将[NeIII]/[NeII]比值范围扩大到0.03-25,log(O/H)+12值扩大到7.1-8.8。相关性的形式解释了文献中出现的看似矛盾的结果。[删节]

英文摘要:

The aromatic features in M101 were studied spectroscopically and photometrically using observations from all three instruments on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The global SED of M101 shows strong aromatic feature (commonly called PAH feature) emission. The spatially resolved spectral and photometric measurements of the aromatic feature emission show strong variations with significantly weaker emission at larger radii. We compare these variations with changes in the ionization index (as measured by [NeIII]/[NeII] and [SIV/SIII], which we probe over the ranges 0.03-20 and 0.044-15 respectively) and metallicity (expressed as log(O/H)+12, which ranges from 8.1 to 8.8). Over these ranges, the spectroscopic equivalent widths of the aromatic features from 7 HII regions and the nucleus were found to correlate better with ionization index than with metallicity. This implies that the weakening of the aromatic emission in massive star forming regions is due primarily to processing of the dust grains in these environments, not to differences in how they form (although formation could still be important on a secondary basis). The behavior of the correlation between the aromatic feature equivalent widths and ionization index can be described as a constant equivalent width until a threshold in ionization index is reached ([NeIII]/[NeII] ~ 1), above which the equivalent widths decrease with a power law dependence. This behavior for M101 HII regions is also seen for the sample of starburst galaxies presented in the companion study of Engelbracht et al. (2008) which expands the range of [NeIII]/[NeII] ratios to 0.03-25 and log(O/H)+12 values to 7.1-8.8. The form of the correlation explains seemingly contradictory results present in the literature. [abridged]

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