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M81的星盘

The Stellar Disk of M81

T. J. Davidge

摘要:

利用3.6米加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜获得的宽视场图像,研究了M81(NGC 3031)星盘中最亮恒星的空间分布和光度特性。除了星系的中心区域和CCD之间的间隙之外,对于i' < 24和长轴距离为18 kpc的恒星,巡天在空间上是完整的。一个更温和的近红外线调查发现K < 20的恒星大约在三分之一的磁盘上。明亮的主序星(MS)和RSG被追踪到至少18 kpc的银河系中心距离。明亮的MS星的空间分布跟踪远紫外线,中红外线和远红外线波长的发射,虽然潮汐特征包含明亮的MS星,但很少或没有红外线通量。明亮的MS恒星和RSG的特定频率,归一化为K波段的综合亮度,随着半径的增加,表明在过去的30万年的特定恒星形成率(SSFR)随着半径的增加而增加。M81盘的恒星含量在R ~ 14 kpc附近发生明显变化,在盘的外围区域,光度加权平均年龄随半径的增大而减小。

英文摘要:

Wide-field images obtained with the 3.6 meter Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope are used to investigate the spatial distribution and photometric properties of the brightest stars in the disk of M81 (NGC 3031). With the exception of the central regions of the galaxy and gaps between CCDs, the survey is spatially complete for stars with i' < 24 and major axis distances of 18 kpc. A more modest near-infrared survey detects stars with K < 20 over roughly one third of the disk. Bright main sequence (MS) stars and RSGs are traced out to galactocentric distances of at least 18 kpc. The spatial distribution of bright MS stars tracks emission at far-ultraviolet, mid- and far-infrared wavelengths, although tidal features contain bright MS stars but have little or no infrared flux. The specific frequency of bright MS stars and RSGs, normalized to K-band integrated brightness, increases with radius, indicating that during the past 30 Myr the specific star formation rate (SSFR) has increased with increasing radius. The stellar content of the M81 disk undergoes a distinct change near R ~ 14 kpc, and the luminosity-weighted mean age decreases with increasing radius in the outer regions of the M81 disk.

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