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斯皮策近红外星系巡天:高分辨率光谱学选集

The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey: A High-Resolution Spectroscopy Anthology

D. A. Dale, J. D. T. Smith, E. A. Schlawin, L. Armus, B. A. Buckalew, S. A. Cohen, G. Helou, T. H. Jarrett, L. C. Johnson, J. Moustakas, E. J. Murphy, H. Rousse… 展开作者

D. A. Dale, J. D. T. Smith, E. A. Schlawin, L. Armus, B. A. Buckalew, S. A. Cohen, G. Helou, T. H. Jarrett, L. C. Johnson, J. Moustakas, E. J. Murphy, H. Roussel, K. Sheth, S. Staudaher, C. Bot, D. Calzetti, C. W. Engelbracht, K. D. Gordon, D. J. Hollenbach, R. C. Kennicutt, S. Malhotra

摘要:

本文给出了斯皮策红外近星系巡天(SINGS)中155个核区和双核区的高分辨率中红外光谱。还提供了九个原子禁戒和三个分子氢中红外发射线的通量,以及红外微弱目标的关键线的上限。SINGS样本显示出[SIII] 18.71 μ m/[SIII] 33.48 μ m的宽范围比值,但总体的平均比值表明,在~23“x15”尺度上,典型的星际电子密度为300-400 cm ^{-3},在~11“x9”孔径下,典型的星际电子密度为500-600 cm^{-3},与探测区域是否是恒星形成核无关,一个恒星形成的双核,或者活动星系核环境。有证据表明,气相金属丰度的变化在驱动辐射场硬度的变化中起着重要的作用,如[NeIII]15.56um/[NeII]12.81um所示,为恒星形成提供动力的区域。相反,由大质量黑洞周围的吸积提供动力的星系核的辐射硬度与金属丰度无关。此外,在富金属环境中,活动星系核与恒星形成区的[NeIII] 15.56 μ m/[NeII] 12.81 μ m比值明显更大。最后,[Fe Ⅱ] 25.99 μ m/[Ne Ⅱ] 12.81 μ m与[Si Ⅱ] 34.82 μ m/[S Ⅲ] 33.48 μ m的比值也提供了一种从正常恒星形成源中识别活动星系核的经验方法。然而,类似于[NeIII] 15.56 μ m/[NeII] 12.81 μ m,这些中红外线比率对于具有硬辐射场的非常低金属丰度的恒星形成系统失去了它们的活动星系核/恒星形成诊断能力。

英文摘要:

High resolution mid-infrared spectra are presented for 155 nuclear and extranuclear regions from the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS). The fluxes for nine atomic forbidden and three molecular hydrogen mid-infrared emission lines are also provided, along with upper limits in key lines for infrared-faint targets. The SINGS sample shows a wide range in the ratio of [SIII]18.71um/[SIII]33.48um, but the average ratio of the ensemble indicates a typical interstellar electron density of 300-400 cm^{-3} on ~23"x15" scales and 500-600 cm^{-3} using ~11"x9" apertures, independent of whether the region probed is a star-forming nuclear, a star-forming extranuclear, or an AGN environment. Evidence is provided that variations in gas-phase metallicity play an important role in driving variations in radiation field hardness, as indicated by [NeIII]15.56um/[NeII]12.81um, for regions powered by star formation. Conversely, the radiation hardness for galaxy nuclei powered by accretion around a massive black hole is independent of metal abundance. Furthermore, for metal-rich environments AGN are distinguishable from star-forming regions by significantly larger [NeIII]15.56um/[NeII]12.81um ratios. Finally, [FeII]25.99um/[NeII]12.81um versus [SiII]34.82um/[SIII]33.48um also provides an empirical method for discerning AGN from normal star-forming sources. However, similar to [NeIII]15.56um/[NeII]12.81um, these mid-infrared line ratios lose their AGN/star-formation diagnostic powers for very low metallicity star-forming systems with hard radiation fields.

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