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碰撞环星系NGC 922的星团人口

The Star Cluster Population of the Collisional Ring Galaxy NGC 922

Anne Pellerin, Gerhardt R. Meurer, Kenji Bekki, Debra M. Elmegreen, O. Ivy Wong, Patricia M. Knezek

摘要:

利用HST/WFPC 2 UBVI测光、星群合成模型和N-body/SPH模拟方法,详细研究了距我们最近的碰撞环星系NGC 922中的星团星群,发现69%的星团年龄小于700万年,且大多数位于环中或棒中,与强的H α辐射相一致. NGC 922的光度函数斜率为2.1-2.3,与邻近星系的年轻星系团一致。集群年龄分布的模型相匹配的观察最好的集群中断时,被认为是。我们还发现年龄(> 5000万年)和质量(>10^5兆太阳)的星团是微弱模糊星团的优秀祖先。图像还显示了指向同伴的潮汐羽流。从我们的分析中得出的恒星年龄与在伴星通过期间被剥离的先前存在的恒星一致。最后,将NGC 922中观测到的恒星形成复合体与来自GOODS场的一个遥远环星系的恒星形成复合体进行比较,表明它们的质量和大小非常相似,表明它们的起源相似。

英文摘要:

We present a detailed study of the star cluster population detected in the galaxy NGC922, one of the closest collisional ring galaxies known to date, using HST/WFPC2 UBVI photometry, population synthesis models, and N-body/SPH simulations.We find that 69% of the clusters are younger than 7Myr, and that most of them are located in the ring or along the bar, consistent with the strong Halpha emission. The cluster luminosity function slope of 2.1-2.3 for NGC922 is in agreement with those of young clusters in nearby galaxies. Models of the cluster age distribution match the observations best when cluster disruption is considered. We also find clusters with ages (>50Myr) and masses (>10^5 Msun) that are excellent progenitors for faint fuzzy clusters. The images also show a tidal plume pointing toward the companion. Its stellar age from our analysis is consistent with pre-existing stars that were stripped off during the passage of the companion. Finally, a comparison of the star-forming complexes observed in NGC922 with those of a distant ring galaxy from the GOODS field indicates very similar masses and sizes, suggesting similar origins.

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