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M31中的尘埃性质I.基本性质和与年龄有关的尘埃加热的讨论

Dust properties in M31.I.Basic properties and a discussion on age-dependent dust heating

M. Montalto, S. Seitz, A. Riffeser, U. Hopp, C. -H. Lee, R. Schönrich

摘要:

上下文利用斯皮策空间望远镜观测资料和尘埃排放模型,讨论了M31尘埃的分布和特征。与GALEX的FUV,NUV和SDSS图像一起,我们研究了尘埃加热过程的年龄依赖性。方法:将M31的斯皮策IRAC/MIPS图匹配在一起,并与允许约束尘埃质量、平均辐射场强度、多环芳烃(PAH)颗粒丰度的尘埃排放模型进行比较。的总红外发射(TIR)进行了分析,紫外和光学颜色的功能,并考虑与年龄相关的尘埃加热模型的预测进行比较。结果我们证明,冷尘埃成分的排放占主导地位的红外光谱能量分布的M31。加热尘埃的辐射场的平均强度很低(通常U <2,其中U = 1是太阳周围的值)。由于缺乏亚毫米测量,尘埃质量(M_{dust})仅受到红外光谱的微弱约束。我们发现,在M31的螺旋环结构中,总尘埃质量的3%以上的一部分是多环芳烃。紫外线和光学颜色的相关(TIR/FUV)的比例在\sim 670 pc大小的地区整个磁盘的M31,虽然偏离IRX β关系的星暴星系。我们得出,在10kpc环上分析的83%的区域中,超过50%的被尘埃吸收的能量在λ> 4000 μ m时被辐射,并且M31中的尘埃似乎主要被几个Gyr年龄的群体加热,即使在恒星形成环上。衰减是径向变化的,峰值接近10kpc,在M31的内部区域比外部区域下降得更快。我们最终得出了M31在6 "/px分辨率下的衰减图(沿M31平面的\sim 100 pc/px)。[删节]

英文摘要:

Context. Spitzer Space Telescope observations and dust emission models are used to discuss the distribution of dust and its characteristics in M31. Together with GALEX FUV, NUV, and SDSS images we studied the age dependence of the dust heating process. Methods.Spitzer IRAC/MIPS maps of M31 were matched together and compared to dust emission models allowing to constrain the dust mass, the intensity of the mean radiation field, the abundance of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) particles. The total infrared emission (TIR) was analyzed in function of UV and Optical colors and compared to predictions of models which consider the age-dependent dust heating. Results. We demonstrate that cold-dust component emission dominates the infrared spectral energy distribution of M31. The mean intensity of the radiation field heating the dust is low (typically U<2, where U=1 is the value in the solar surrounding). Due to the lack of submillimetric measurements the dust mass (M_{dust}) is only weakly constrained by the infrared spectrum. We show that across the spiral-ring structure of M31 a fraction >3% of the total dust mass is in PAHs. UV and optical colors are correlated to (TIR/FUV) ratios in \sim 670 pc-sized regions overall the disk of M31, although deviating from the IRX-beta relationship for starburst galaxies. We derived that in 83% of the regions analyzed across the 10kpc ring more than 50% of the energy absorbed by the dust is rediated at λ> 4000 Åand that dust in M31 appears mainly heated by populations a few Gyr old even across the star-forming ring. The attenuation is varying radially peaking near 10kpc and decreasing faster in the inner regions of M31 than in the outer regions. We finally derived the attenuation map of M31 at 6"/px resolution (\sim 100 pc/px along the plane of M31).[abridged]

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