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arXiv 0905.0716astro-ph.GAastro-ph.HE
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NGC 6334恒星形成复合体中的星团

Stellar Clusters in the NGC 6334 Star Forming Complex

Eric D. Feigelson, Amanda L. Martin, Collin J. McNeill, Patrick S. Broos, Gordon P. Garmire

摘要:

NGC 6334是附近银河系中最壮观的大质量恒星形成区域之一,其完整的恒星星族在过去的研究中没有得到很好的采样。我们在这里分析了两个钱德拉X射线天文台图像的区域使用敏感的数据分析方法,给出了1607个微弱的X射线源与角秒的位置和近似的视线吸收的列表。其中大约95%是星团成员,大多数是质量较低的前主序星。外推到低X射线水平,总的恒星星族估计为20- 30,000颗前主序星。X射线源显示了一个复杂的空间模式,大约有10个不同的星团。这些被严重遮蔽的星团大多与以前已知的远红外源和射电HII区域有关。轻微模糊的星团大多是在X射线图像中新发现的。发现了数十颗可能的OB星,无论是在星团中还是分散在整个地区,这表明该复合体中的恒星形成已经进行了数百万年。许多被强烈吸收的X射线源与恒星形成的活跃区域有关。

英文摘要:

The full stellar population of NGC 6334, one of the most spectacular regions of massive star formation in the nearby Galaxy, have not been well-sampled in past studies. We analyze here a mosaic of two Chandra X-ray Observatory images of the region using sensitive data analysis methods, giving a list of 1607 faint X-ray sources with arcsecond positions and approximate line-of-sight absorption. About 95 percent of these are expected to be cluster members, most lower mass pre-main sequence stars. Extrapolating to low X-ray levels, the total stellar population is estimated to be 20-30,000 pre-main sequence stars. The X-ray sources show a complicated spatial pattern with about 10 distinct star clusters. The heavily-obscured clusters are mostly associated with previously known far-infrared sources and radio HII regions. The lightly-obscured clusters are mostly newly identified in the X-ray images. Dozens of likely OB stars are found, both in clusters and dispersed throughout the region, suggesting that star formation in the complex has proceeded over millions of years. A number of extraordinarily heavily absorbed X-ray sources are associated with the active regions of star formation.

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