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蓝色矮星系Mkn 104和I Zw 97中的恒星形成

Star formation in Blue compact dwarf galaxies: Mkn 104 & I Zw 97

S Ramya, D K Sahu, T P Prabhu

摘要:

对两个蓝色致密矮星系Mkn 104和I Zw 97进行了光度学和光谱学研究。Mkn 104包含三个不同的明亮恒星形成区,而I Zw 97包含三个明亮和两个昏暗的恒星形成区。获得了这两个星系中三个亮HII区的中分辨率光谱。对这些区域中氧丰度的估计得出的值等于log(O/H)+12 = 8.5(Z=Z_sun/2.7)。估计了这些恒星形成区的恒星形成率。最高的恒星形成率I Zw 97为0.04 M_sun/yr,Mkn 104为0.02 M_sun/yr。利用Starburst 99进化模型曲线建立了U-B与V-I颜色-颜色混合种群模型。形成I Zw 97结的明亮恒星的光谱并没有显示出任何明显的潜在相对较老的恒星星族的特征,但是U-B与V-I双色图显示了一个大约5亿年的恒星族的强烈贡献。使用U-B与V-I双色图,Mkn 104潜在人口的年龄估计为约5亿年。这两个星系的表面亮度轮廓可以很好地表示由近指数分布和高斯核星暴组成的两个分量的Sersic轮廓。I Zw 97是一个彗星状的蓝色致密矮星系,其下方的低表面亮度(LSB)星系是一个矮不规则星系,在其中等恒星形成活动的主要随机增强期间观察到。这两个星系的恒星组成非常相似,显示出较老的4 Gyr人口,中间的5亿人口和目前的恒星形成年龄为5-13百万年的爆发。

英文摘要:

Two blue compact dwarf galaxies Mkn 104 and I Zw 97 are studied photometrically and spectroscopically. Mkn 104 is found to contain three distinct bright star forming regions, whereas I Zw 97 is found to contain three bright and two faint star forming regions. Medium resolution spectra of three bright HII regions in the two galaxies were obtained. Estimation of oxygen abundance in these regions yields a value equal to log(O/H)+12 = 8.5 (Z=Z_sun/2.7). Star formation rates in these star forming regions are estimated. The highest star formation rate for I Zw 97 is found to be 0.04 M_sun/yr and for Mkn 104, it is 0.02 M_sun/yr. A U-B vs V-I colour-colour mixed population model is created using the Starburst99 evolutionary model curves. The spectrum of the bright star forming knot of I Zw 97 does not show any strong signature of an underlying relatively older stellar population, but the U-B vs V-I two colour diagram indicates a strong contribution of a ~500 Myr population. The age of the underlying population of Mkn 104 using the U-B vs V-I two colour diagram is estimated to be ~500 Myr. The surface brightness profile of both the galaxies can be represented well by a two-component Sersic profile consisting of a near exponential distribution and a Gaussian nuclear starburst. I Zw 97 is a cometary blue compact dwarf galaxy where the underlying low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy is a dwarf irregular observed during a major stochastic enhancement of its otherwise moderate star formation activity. Both these galaxies are very similar in their stellar content, showing an older 4 Gyr population, an intermediate 500 Myr population and the current burst of star formation of age 5-13 Myr.

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