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外Milky Way中HI分布的全局性质

Global properties of the HI distribution in the outer Milky Way

P. M. W. Kalberla, L. Dedes

摘要:

目的:我们推导出的3-D HI体积密度分布的银河系磁盘的R = 60千秒差距。方法:我们的分析是基于先前推导的翘曲和旋转曲线的参数。数据取自莱顿/阿根廷/波恩全天21厘米线调查。结果:银河系HI盘明显翘曲,但在R = 35 kpc时显示出相干结构。径向表面密度分布、翘曲面中部密度分布和HI标度高度均呈指数关系。HI盘表面密度分布的径向尺度长度为3.75kpc。对于40 < R < 60 kpc的外围气体,最好用指数径向尺度长度为7.5 kpc和速度分散为74 km/s的分布来描述。这种高度紊流的介质也与在高纬度观测到的高速剖面机翼的平均形状很吻合。这种平面外气体的湍流压力梯度平均与重力平衡。大约10%的银河系HI气体处于这种状态。大尺度HI分布是不平衡的;对于R < 15 kpc,南部有更多的天然气。HI耀斑表明,这种不对称性是由暗物质尾流引起的,位于麦哲伦星系方向R = 25 kpc处。结论:HI盘由两个主要成分组成。最突出的是正常的HI盘,可以追溯到R = 35 kpc。这是由高度湍流的气体达到大规模的高度,但也大的径向距离斑片状分布包围。在太阳的位置,z方向的指数标度高度为3.9 kpc。这种成分类似于以前在一些星系中发现的异常气体。

英文摘要:

Aims: We derive the 3-D HI volume density distribution for the Galactic disk out to R = 60 kpc. Methods: Our analysis is based on parameters for the warp and rotation curve derived previously. The data are taken from the Leiden/Argentine/Bonn all sky 21-cm line survey. Results: The Milky Way HI disk is significantly warped but shows a coherent structure out to R = 35 kpc. The radial surface density distribution, the densities in the middle of the warped plane, and the HI scale heights all follow exponential relations. The radial scale length for the surface density distribution of the HI disk is 3.75 kpc. Gas at the outskirts for 40 < R < 60 kpc is described best by a distribution with an exponential radial scale length of 7.5 kpc and a velocity dispersion of 74 km/s. Such a highly turbulent medium fits also well with the average shape of the high velocity profile wings observed at high latitudes. The turbulent pressure gradient of such extra-planar gas is on average in balance with the gravitational forces. About 10% of the Milky Way HI gas is in this state. The large scale HI distribution is lopsided; for R < 15 kpc there is more gas in the south. The HI flaring indicates that this asymmetry is caused by a dark matter wake, located at R = 25 kpc in direction of the Magellanic System. Conclusions: The HI disk is made up of two major components. Most prominent is the normal HI disk which can be traced to R = 35 kpc. This is surrounded by a patchy distribution of highly turbulent gas reaching large scale heights but also large radial distances. At the position of the Sun the exponential scale height in the z direction is 3.9 kpc. This component resembles the anomalous gas discovered previously in some galaxies.

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