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M32中紫外亮星的深度:对恒星演化理论的启示

The Dearth of UV-Bright Stars in M32: Implications for Stellar Evolution Theory

Thomas M. Brown, Ed Smith, Henry C. Ferguson, Allen V. Sweigart, Randy A. Kimble, Charles W. Bowers

摘要:

利用哈勃空间望远镜上的空间望远镜成像光谱仪,我们获得了致密椭圆星系M32的深远紫外图像。当结合早期的近紫外图像相同的领域,这些数据使建设的紫外线色星等图的热水平支(HB)人口和其他热恒星在恒星演化的后期阶段。我们在星系中发现了很少的后渐近巨星分支(PAGB)恒星,这意味着这些恒星要么比预期更快地穿过HR图,和/或他们花了很大一部分时间笼罩在星周物质中。预测的热HB和它的AGB-Manque(AGBM)后代之间的光度差距没有预期的那么明显,特别是当与氦丰度增强的演化轨迹相比时,这意味着热HB星在这个富含金属的群体中的存在不是由于(Delta Y)/(Delta Z)> 4。只有一小部分(~2%)的HB恒星足够热,可以产生显著的紫外辐射,但这个星系中的大部分紫外辐射来自热的HB和AGBM恒星,这意味着PAGB恒星即使在那些紫外线过剩较弱的椭圆星系中也不是紫外辐射的重要来源。

英文摘要:

Using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope, we have obtained deep far-ultraviolet images of the compact elliptical galaxy M32. When combined with earlier near-ultraviolet images of the same field, these data enable the construction of an ultraviolet color-magnitude diagram of the hot horizontal branch (HB) population and other hot stars in late phases of stellar evolution. We find few post-asymptotic giant branch (PAGB) stars in the galaxy, implying that these stars either cross the HR diagram more rapidly than expected, and/or that they spend a significant fraction of their time enshrouded in circumstellar material. The predicted luminosity gap between the hot HB and its AGB-Manque (AGBM) progeny is less pronounced than expected, especially when compared to evolutionary tracks with enhanced helium abundances, implying that the presence of hot HB stars in this metal-rich population is not due to (Delta Y)/(Delta Z) > 4. Only a small fraction (~2%) of the HB population is hot enough to produce significant UV emission, yet most of the UV emission in this galaxy comes from the hot HB and AGBM stars, implying that PAGB stars are not a significant source of UV emission even in those elliptical galaxies with a weak UV excess.

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