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静态孤立:光学致密矮星系ADBS 113845 + 2008的极度扩展的HI晕

Quiescent Isolation: The Extremely Extended HI Halo of the Optically Compact Dwarf Galaxy ADBS 113845+2008

John M. Cannon, John J. Salzer, Jessica L. Rosenberg

摘要:

我们提出了新的光学成像和光谱学和HI谱线的矮星系ADBS 113845 + 2008(以下简称ADBS 1138)的成像。这个贫金属(Z~30%Z_Sun)的“后星暴”系统是迄今为止已知的任何星系中最紧凑的恒星分布之一(B波段指数尺度长度= 0.57 kpc)。与致密的恒星成分形成鲜明对比的是,中性气体的范围非常广;在10^19 cm ^-2能级(> 44个B带标度长度)上,HI的径向距离约为25 kpc。与文献中类似的“巨盘”矮星系的测量结果相比,ADBS 1138具有已知最大的HI-光学尺寸比。恒星部分位于HI的一个破碎环的中心附近,该环直径约为15 kpc;在这个结构中,柱密度的峰值在约3.5 x 10^20 cm ^-2水平。在这个环的中心,在一个相对较低的HI柱密度的区域,我们发现正在进行的恒星形成跟踪H α发射。我们将旋转曲线采样到翻转点;这限制了星系的暗物质晕的大小,它比发光成分(恒星+气体)至少重15倍。为了解释这些神秘的属性,我们研究“由内而外”和“由外而内”的进化场景。恒星形成的能量计算表明,“反馈”从集中的恒星形成是不能够产生的环结构,我们认为,这是一个系统中的大HI磁盘是在静态隔离发展。从全球范围来看,这个系统在将中性气体转化为恒星方面效率极低。

英文摘要:

We present new optical imaging and spectroscopy and HI spectral line imaging of the dwarf galaxy ADBS 113845+2008 (hereafter ADBS 1138). This metal-poor (Z~30% Z_Sun), "post-starburst" system has one of the most compact stellar distributions known in any galaxy to date (B-band exponential scale length =0.57 kpc). In stark contrast to the compact stellar component, the neutral gas is extremely extended; HI is detected to a radial distance of ~25 kpc at the 10^19 cm^-2 level (>44 B-band scale lengths). Comparing to measurements of similar "giant disk" dwarf galaxies in the literature, ADBS 1138 has the largest known HI-to-optical size ratio. The stellar component is located near the center of a broken ring of HI that is ~15 kpc in diameter; column densities peak in this structure at the ~3.5x10^20 cm^-2 level. At the center of this ring, in a region of comparatively low HI column density, we find ongoing star formation traced by H alpha emission. We sample the rotation curve to the point of turn over; this constrains the size of the dark matter halo of the galaxy, which outweighs the luminous component (stars + gas) by at least a factor of 15. To explain these enigmatic properties, we examine "inside-out" and "outside-in" evolutionary scenarios. Calculations of star formation energetics indicate that "feedback" from concentrated star formation is not capable of producing the ring structure; we posit that this is a system where the large HI disk is evolving in quiescent isolation. In a global sense, this system is exceedingly inefficient at converting neutral gas into stars.

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