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朝向银河系中心叶的射电散射线

Radio Recombination Lines toward the Galactic Center Lobe

C. J. Law, D. Backer, F. Yusef-Zadeh, R. Maddalena

摘要:

银河系中心叶是在银河系中心(GC)区域的无线电连续图像中看到的一个度高的壳。如果它实际上位于GC区域,则地层模型将需要大量能量输入(例如,目前,观测并没有强烈地限制GC叶的位置或物理条件。本文介绍了分析新的和档案单碟观测的无线电复合线对这个谜一样的对象。观测发现,电离气体具有类似于射电连续谱发射的形态,表明它们是相关的。我们研究了从H106 α到H191 α的几个跃迁的平均值,发现线比与局部热力学平衡的气体最一致。无线电复合线的宽度非常窄,限制了典型的电子温度小于约4000 K。这些观测还发现了高电子态压力展宽的证据,这意味着气体密度为n_e=910^{+310}_{-450} cm^{-3}。电子温度,气体压力和形态都与GC叶位于GC区域的想法一致。如果是这样的话,电离气体似乎形成了一个围绕星系中心100秒差距的壳层,质量约为10^5 Msun,类似于矮恒星爆发中的电离外流。

英文摘要:

The Galactic Center lobe is a degree-tall shell seen in radio continuum images of the Galactic center (GC) region. If it is actually located in the GC region, formation models would require massive energy input (e.g., starburst or jet) to create it. At present, observations have not strongly constrained the location or physical conditions of the GC lobe. This paper describes the analysis of new and archival single-dish observations of radio recombination lines toward this enigmatic object. The observations find that the ionized gas has a morphology similar to the radio continuum emission, suggesting that they are associated. We study averages of several transitions from H106alpha to H191epsilon and find that the line ratios are most consistent with gas in local thermodynamic equilibrium. The radio recombination line widths are remarkably narrow, constraining the typical electron temperature to be less than about 4000 K. These observations also find evidence of pressure broadening in the higher electronic states, implying a gas density of n_e=910^{+310}_{-450} cm^{-3}. The electron temperature, gas pressure, and morphology are all consistent with the idea that the GC lobe is located in the GC region. If so, the ionized gas appears to form a shell surrounding the central 100 parsecs of the galaxy with a mass of roughly 10^5 Msun, similar to ionized outflows seen in dwarf starbursts.

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