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圆盘星系中HII区的分形分布

On the Fractal Distribution of HII Regions in Disk Galaxies

Nestor Sanchez, Emilio J. Alfaro

摘要:

在这项工作中,我们量化了恒星形成事件聚集的程度。我们应用一个精确和准确的技术来计算的关联维数Dc的分布在盘星系的样本中的HII区域。我们的可靠结果分布在1.5<Dc<2.0的范围内。我们得到显着的变化,在星系之间的分形维数,相反,有时在文学中声称的普遍图片。最暗的星系倾向于将它们的HII区域分布在更聚集(不太均匀)的模式中。此外,在同一个星系中,最亮的HII区域的分形维数似乎比最暗的区域要小,这表明了某种进化效应。

英文摘要:

In this work we quantify the degree to which star-forming events are clumped. We apply a precise and accurate technique to calculate the correlation dimension Dc of the distribution of HII regions in a sample of disk galaxies. Our reliable results are distributed in the range 1.5<Dc<2.0. We get significant variations in the fractal dimension among galaxies, contrary to a universal picture sometimes claimed in literature. The faintest galaxies tend to distribute their HII regions in more clustered (less uniform) patterns. Moreover, the fractal dimension for the brightest HII regions within the same galaxy seems to be smaller than for the faintest ones suggesting some kind of evolutionary effect.

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