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Wolf-Rayet星系中的大质量恒星形成:I.光学和NIR光度结果

Massive star formation in Wolf-Rayet galaxies: I. Optical and NIR photometric results

Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez, Cesar Esteban

摘要:

我们对20个星爆星系的样本进行了全面的多波长分析,这些星系显示出大量大质量恒星的存在。主要目的是研究这些星系中的大质量恒星形成和恒星星族,以及与矮星系和/或低表面伴星之间的相互作用在触发爆发中的作用。我们完成了新的深光学和\NIR \宽带图像,以及新的连续减影H $α$地图,我们的样本沃尔夫-拉叶星系。我们分析每个系统及其周围环境的形态,并量化所有重要对象的光度特性。所有的数据都用我们的光谱数据进行了消光和星云发射的校正。最近的恒星形成爆发的年龄估计,并与年龄较老的低光度人口的基础。基于\Ha的恒星形成率,O 7V等效恒星的数量,电离气体的质量,电离星团的质量也被导出。我们发现在许多(15至20)的分析对象,这是非常明显的,在大多数的互动功能。我们检查了星云发射的宽带滤波器通量的校正是重要的,在紧凑的对象和/或强烈的星云发射,以获得逼真的颜色,并与进化合成模型的预测比较。最近的恒星形成爆发的年龄的估计是一致的。关于在单个天体中发现的结果,我们注意到在IRAS 08208+2816、UM 420和SBS 0948+532中发现的强\Ha \发射,在SBS 0926+ 606 A中检测到的双核,在Tol 9中可能存在的星系风,以及一个(两个?)Tol 1457-437附近的矮星形成星系。

英文摘要:

(Abridged) We have performed a comprehensive multiwavelength analysis of a sample of 20 starburst galaxies that show the presence of a substantial population of massive stars. The main aims are the study of the massive star formation and stellar populations in these galaxies, and the role that interactions with or between dwarf galaxies and/or low surface companion objects have in triggering the bursts. We completed new deep optical and \NIR\ broad-band images, as well as the new continuum-subtracted H$α$ maps, of our sample of Wolf-Rayet galaxies. We analyze the morphology of each system and its surroundings and quantify the photometric properties of all important objects. All data were corrected for both extinction and nebular emission using our spectroscopic data. The age of the most recent star-formation burst is estimated and compared with the age of the underlying older low-luminosity population. The \Ha-based star-formation rate, number of O7V equivalent stars, mass of ionized gas, and mass of the ionizing star cluster are also derived. We found interaction features in many (15 up to 20) of the analyzed objects, which were extremely evident in the majority. We checked that the correction for nebular emission to the broad-band filter fluxes is important in compact objects and/or with intense nebular emission to obtain realistic colors and compare with the predictions of evolutionary synthesis models. The estimate of the age of the most recent star-formation burst is derived consistently. With respect to the results found in individual objects, we remark the strong \Ha\ emission found in IRAS 08208+2816, UM 420, and SBS 0948+532, the detection of a double-nucleus in SBS 0926+606A, a possible galactic wind in Tol 9, and one (two?) nearby dwarf star-forming galaxies surrounding Tol 1457-437.

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