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从斯皮策探测到的年轻恒星天体确定的Milky-Way的现今恒星形成率

The present-day star formation rate of the Milky-Way determined from Spitzer detected young stellar objects

Thomas P. Robitaille, Barbara A. Whitney

摘要:

我们目前的初步结果,旨在确定恒星形成率的银河系的人口合成模型。我们发现,0.68至1.45 Msun/yr的总恒星形成率是能够重现观测到的年轻恒星的数量在斯皮策/IRAC GLIMPSE调查的银河系平面,假设简单的处方的三维银河系分布的YSO和星际尘埃,并使用模型SED预测亮度和颜色的合成YSO在不同的波长。这是第一次从主序前天体本身获得的银河系范围的测量,而不是全球观测量,如总射电连续谱,Halalpha或FIR通量。所得值略低于先前测定的值,但与先前测定的值基本一致。我们将在未来扩展这种方法,以适应亮度,颜色和角分布的YSO,并同时利用多个调查,对输入假设的约束,并减少恒星形成率估计的不确定性。最终,这将是确定银河系恒星形成率的最准确方法之一,因为它使用所有质量的恒星(仅受灵敏度限制),而不仅仅是大质量恒星或大质量恒星的间接示踪物。

英文摘要:

We present initial results from a population synthesis model aimed at determining the star formation rate of the Milky-Way. We find that a total star formation rate of 0.68 to 1.45 Msun/yr is able to reproduce the observed number of young stellar objects in the Spitzer/IRAC GLIMPSE survey of the Galactic plane, assuming simple prescriptions for the 3D Galactic distributions of YSOs and interstellar dust, and using model SEDs to predict the brightness and color of the synthetic YSOs at different wavelengths. This is the first Galaxy-wide measurement derived from pre-main-sequence objects themselves, rather than global observables such as the total radio continuum, Halpha, or FIR flux. The value obtained is slightly lower than, but generally consistent with previously determined values. We will extend this method in the future to fit the brightness, color, and angular distribution of YSOs, and simultaneously make use of multiple surveys, to place constraints on the input assumptions, and reduce uncertainties in the star formation rate estimate. Ultimately, this will be one of the most accurate methods for determining the Galactic star formation rate, as it makes use of stars of all masses (limited only by sensitivity) rather than solely massive stars or indirect tracers of massive stars.

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