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IZw18的多历元HST观测:超低金属丰度变星的特征

Multi-Epoch HST Observations of IZw18: Characterization of Variable Stars at Ultra-Low Metallicities

G. Fiorentino, R. Contreras Ramos, G. Clementini, M. Marconi, I. Musella, A. Aloisi, F. Annibali, A. Saha, M. Tosi, R. P. van der Marel

摘要:

利用哈勃太空望远镜(HST)上的高级巡天照相机(ACS)获得的深多波段(F606 W,F814 W)时间序列测光,首次在金属含量非常低的蓝色致密矮星系IZw 18中发现了变星。我们在星系中探测到34颗候选变星。我们将其中三颗归类为经典造父变星,周期分别为8.71、125.0和130.3天,另外两颗归类为周期大于100天的长周期变星。这是迄今为止已知的最低金属丰度的经典造父变星,因此提供了探索和拟合经典造父变星在以前无法达到的金属丰度的恒星脉动模型的机会。已确认的造父变星的周期分布与其他邻近星系的周期分布明显不同,这可能与IZw 18的恒星爆发性质有关。通过将基于经典造父变星脉动模型的8.71天的理论Wesenkiy(V,I)关系应用于该星系的极低金属丰度,(Z = 0.0004,Y = 0.24),我们估计经典造父变星的正则模型的IZw 18的距离模为μ_0 = 31.4pm~(0.2)D = 19.0 ^{+1.8}_{-1.7} Mpc),用过发光模型计算的结果为31.2pm~(0.2)mag(D = 17.4 ^{+1.6}-1.6} Mpc)。光变曲线的理论模拟结果为:μ 0 = 31.4pm~(0.1)mag,D = 19.0 ^{+0.9}_{-0.9} Mpc,与理论上的韦森关系符合得很好。这些脉动距离包含了Aloisi等人(2007)利用星系红巨星分支尖端推断的18.2pm 1.5Mpc的距离。

英文摘要:

Variable stars have been identified for the first time in the very metal-poor Blue Compact dwarf galaxy IZw18, using deep multi-band (F606W, F814W)time-series photometry obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). We detected 34 candidate variable stars in the galaxy. We classify three of them as Classical Cepheids, with periods of 8.71, 125.0 and 130.3 days, respectively, and other two as long period variables with periodicities longer than a hundred days. These are the lowest metallicity Classical Cepheids known so far, thus providing the opportunity to explore and fit models of stellar pulsation fo Classical Cepheids at previously inaccessible metallicities. The period distribution of the confirmed Cepheids is markedly different from what is seen in other nearby galaxies, which is likely related to the star bursting nature of IZw18. By applying to the 8.71 days Cepheid theoretical Wesenheit (V,I) relations based on new pulsation models of Classical Cepheids specifically computed for the extremely low metallicity of this galaxy (Z=0.0004, Y=0.24), we estimate the distance modulus of IZw18 to be mu_0= 31.4pm0.2 D=19.0^{+1.8}_{-1.7}Mpc) for canonical models of Classical Cepheids, and of 31.2pm0.2 mag (D=17.4^{+1.6}_{-1.6}Mpc) using over luminous models. The theoretical modeling of the star's light curves provides mu_0=31.4pm0.1 mag, D=19.0^{+0.9}_{-0.9} Mpc, in good agreement with the results from the theoretical Wesenheit relations. These pulsation distances bracket the distance of 18.2pm1.5Mpc inferred by Aloisi et al. (2007) using the galaxy's Red Giant Branch Tip.

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