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NGC 1275外丝中的恒星形成

Star Formation in the Outer Filaments of NGC 1275

R. E. A. Canning, A. C. Fabian, R. M. Johnstone, J. S. Sanders, C. J. Conselice, C. S. Crawford, J. S. Gallagher, E. Zweibel

摘要:

本文介绍英仙座星系团中最亮的星系NGC 1275的外星团测光。这些观测是使用哈勃太空望远镜高级巡天相机拍摄的。我们专注于南部和东南部的两个恒星区域,远离低速系统(~22千秒差距)的核心。这些延伸的恒星形成区域跟踪H α细丝,被上升的射电泡拉出来。在这两个地区的双峰分布的颜色(B-R)_0对星等是明显的,这表明两个群体的星团具有不同的年龄,大多数的H α丝没有检测到恒星的形成。年轻的,更蓝的人口被发现集中在灯丝上,而老年人的人口则均匀地分散在星系中。我们绘制了色星等图,得出年轻星团的年龄最多为10^8年,比NGC 1275内部区域的年轻星团年轻10倍。我们的结论是,年轻的内部人口的形成机制或事件不同,需要解释外星团,并建议形成的灯丝,由一个浮力无线电气泡上升以上或以下这些灯丝,是最有可能的机制。

英文摘要:

We present photometry of the outer star clusters in NGC 1275, the brightest galaxy in the Perseus cluster. The observations were taken using the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys. We focus on two stellar regions in the south and south-east, far from the nucleus of the low velocity system (~22 kpc). These regions of extended star formation trace the H alpha filaments, drawn out by rising radio bubbles. In both regions bimodal distributions of colour (B-R)_0 against magnitude are apparent, suggesting two populations of star clusters with different ages; most of the H alpha filaments show no detectable star formation. The younger, bluer population is found to be concentrated along the filaments while the older population is dispersed evenly about the galaxy. We construct colour-magnitude diagrams and derive ages of at most 10^8 years for the younger population, a factor of 10 younger than the young population of star clusters in the inner regions of NGC 1275. We conclude that a formation mechanism or event different to that for the young inner population is needed to explain the outer star clusters and suggest that formation from the filaments, triggered by a buoyant radio bubble either rising above or below these filaments, is the most likely mechanism.

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