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用GALEX追踪冷核星团中的恒星形成

Tracing Star Formation in Cool Core Clusters with GALEX

Amalia Hicks, Richard F. Mushotzky, Megan Donahue

摘要:

我们提出了最近的结果,从GALEX调查恒星形成的16个冷却核心星系团,选择跨越广泛的范围内的红移和中央冷却时间。初步结果表明,在我们的样本中,大多数但不是所有最明亮的星系团星系都有明显的紫外线过量。这种紫外线过量直接表明存在年轻的大质量恒星,因此,最近的恒星形成。我们报告在这些对象的紫外线发射的物理范围,以及他们的FUV-NUV颜色,并比较GALEX推断的恒星形成率,中央冷却时间,H-α和红外光度为我们的样本。

英文摘要:

We present recent results from a GALEX investigation of star formation in 16 cooling core clusters of galaxies, selected to span a broad range in both redshift and central cooling time. Initial results demonstrate clear UV excesses in most, but not all, brightest cluster galaxies in our sample. This UV excess is a direct indication of the presence of young massive stars and, therefore, recent star formation. We report on the physical extent of UV emission in these objects as well as their FUV-NUV colors, and compare GALEX inferred star formation rates to central cooling times, H-alpha and IR luminosities for our sample.

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