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红移~2的强成星星系ISM的物理条件

Physical conditions in the ISM of intensely star-forming galaxies at redshift~2

M. D. Lehnert, N. P. H. Nesvadba, L. Le Tiran, P. Di Matteo, W. van Driel, L. S. Douglas, L. Chemin, F. Bournaud

摘要:

利用ESO-VLT和HST/NICMOS成像的积分场光谱,分析了11个恒星形成活跃星系的星际气体在z~2处的物理条件。我们专注于高H-α表面亮度,大线宽,线比和clusification性质的这些星系。我们表明,光电离计算和发射线诊断意味着气体的压力和密度是类似的最激烈的附近的恒星形成区域在z=0,但在更大的尺度(10-20千秒差距)。表面亮度和速度色散之间的关系可以通过简单的能量注入参数和附近星系没有自由参数的标度来解释。高速色散是强烈恒星形成的自然结果,因此高速色散的区域不是质量集中的证据,如凸起或环。像宇宙学气体吸积这样的外部机制通常没有足够的能量来维持高速色散。在某些情况下,高压和低气体金属岩可能会使其难以鲁棒地区分AGN电离锥和恒星形成,如我们在z=2.38的BzK-15504。我们构建了一幅星系演化的早期阶段是由自引力驱动的图片,自引力驱动强湍流,直到速度色散很高。然后,巨大的,致密的,富含气体的团块坍塌,引发恒星形成的高效率和强度的观察。在这个阶段,强烈的恒星形成可能是由大质量恒星的机械能输出自我调节的。

英文摘要:

We analyze the physical conditions in the interstellar gas of 11 actively star-forming galaxies at z~2, based on integral-field spectroscopy from the ESO-VLT and HST/NICMOS imaging. We concentrate on the high H-alpha surface brightnesses, large line widths, line ratios and the clumpy nature of these galaxies. We show that photoionization calculations and emission line diagnostics imply gas pressures and densities that are similar to the most intense nearby star-forming regions at z=0 but over much larger scales (10-20 kpc). A relationship between surface brightness and velocity dispersion can be explained through simple energy injection arguments and a scaling set by nearby galaxies with no free parameters. The high velocity dispersions are a natural consequence of intense star formation thus regions of high velocity dispersion are not evidence for mass concentrations such as bulges or rings. External mechanisms like cosmological gas accretion generally do not have enough energy to sustain the high velocity dispersions. In some cases, the high pressures and low gas metallicites may make it difficult to robustly distinguish between AGN ionization cones and star formation, as we show for BzK-15504 at z=2.38. We construct a picture where the early stages of galaxy evolution are driven by self-gravity which powers strong turbulence until the velocity dispersion is high. Then massive, dense, gas-rich clumps collapse, triggering star formation with high efficiencies and intensities as observed. At this stage, the intense star formation is likely self-regulated by the mechanical energy output of massive stars.

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