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星暴星系NGC 253中~(13)CO(J=6-5)跃迁的探测

Detection of the 13CO(J=6-5) Transition in the Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

S. Hailey-Dunsheath, T. Nikola, G. J. Stacey, T. E. Oberst, S. C. Parshley, C. M. Bradford, P. A. R. Ade, C. E. Tucker

摘要:

本文报道了用红移(z)和早期宇宙光谱仪(ZEUS)对星暴星系NGC 253核13 CO(J=6-5)辐射的探测。这是首次在河外探测到13 CO(J=6-5)跃迁,它追踪温暖、致密的分子气体。我们采用多线LVG分析,发现约35% - 60%的分子ISM既温暖(T ~ 110 K)又致密(n(H2)~ 10^4 cm^-3)。我们分析了潜在的热源,并得出结论,紫外线和X射线光子不太可能是能量上的重要。相反,分子气体很可能是被高密度的宇宙射线加热的,或者是被激波引起的超音速湍流的衰减加热的。如果宇宙射线和湍流是由星暴内部的恒星反馈产生的,那么我们的分析表明,星暴可能是自限性的。

英文摘要:

We report the detection of 13CO(J=6-5) emission from the nucleus of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 with the redshift (z) and Early Universe Spectrometer (ZEUS), a new submillimeter grating spectrometer. This is the first extragalactic detection of the 13CO(J=6-5) transition, which traces warm, dense molecular gas. We employ a multi-line LVG analysis and find ~ 35% - 60% of the molecular ISM is both warm (T ~ 110 K) and dense (n(H2) ~ 10^4 cm^-3). We analyze the potential heat sources, and conclude that UV and X-ray photons are unlikely to be energetically important. Instead, the molecular gas is most likely heated by an elevated density of cosmic rays or by the decay of supersonic turbulence through shocks. If the cosmic rays and turbulence are created by stellar feedback within the starburst, then our analysis suggests the starburst may be self-limiting.

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