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NGC1365中的超大质量年轻星系团

Extremely massive young clusters in NGC1365

E. Galliano, D. Alloin, E. Pantin, G. L. Granato, P. Delva, L. Silva, P. O. Lagage, P. Panuzzo

摘要:

在以前的工作中,在NGC1365的核区域发现了三个明亮的MIR/射电源。我们在这里确认,这些来源是年轻的和大规模的“嵌入”集群,并得出他们的参数,如灭绝,年龄和质量。利用ISAAC和VISIR在VLT上得到了近红外和中红外图以及LR光谱。首先通过将观测结果与LMC中邻近的年轻星团R136的图像和光谱进行比较,然后使用模型预测星云发射线和源的光谱能量分布来解释数据集。我们制作了该地区的地图,其中包含R,J,Ks,L '波段和12.8微米的三个源。我们还提供了K,L和N的光谱。三个光源的光谱能量分布随波长的增加而增加。从电离氢和分子氢的发射线被检测到,以及PAH的排放。还存在明显的[NeII] 12.8线,而[ArIII] 8.9和[SIV] 10.4线均未检测到。这就严格限制了源的年龄:它们是相对进化的年轻星团(6 - 8百万年)。由于它们的电离光子速率和年龄,它们必须是非常大质量的星系团(大约10^7个太阳质量)。它们的MIR光谱能量分布表明存在两个组分:(1)光学薄组分,具有与R136相当的连续谱;(2)光学厚组分,可能与随后或正在进行的恒星形成有关。这些来源是很好的候选人,根据双模态流体动力学制度,其中物质被困在一个紧凑和巨大的集群的中心。

英文摘要:

In a previous work, three bright MIR/radio sources were discovered in the nuclear region of NGC1365. We here confirm that these sources are young and massive ``embedded'' clusters, and derive their parameters, such as extinction, age and mass. Using ISAAC and VISIR at the VLT we obtained NIR and MIR maps and LR spectra. The dataset is first interpreted by comparing the observations with images and spectra of the close-by young cluster R136 in the LMC and then by using model predictions for both the nebular emission lines and the spectral energy distribution of the sources. We produce maps of the region containing the three sources in the R, J, Ks, L' bands and at 12.8micro. We also provide spectra in K, L and N. The spectral energy distribution of the three sources rises with wavelength. Emission lines from ionised hydrogen and molecular hydrogen are detected, as well as PAH emission. Conspicuous [NeII]12.8 line is also present, while neither the [ArIII] 8.9 nor the [SIV] 10.4 lines are detected. This provides a stringent constraint on the age of the sources: they are relatively evolved young clusters (6-8 Myr). Owing to their ionising photon rates and ages, they must be extremely massive clusters (around 10^7 solar masses). Their MIR spectral energy distribution suggests the presence of two components: (1) an optically thin component, with a continuum comparable to that of R136, and (2) an optically thick component which might be related to subsequent or on-going episodes of star formation. These sources are good candidates for evolving according to a bi-modal hydrodynamical regime, in which matter is trapped at the centre of a compact and massive cluster.

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