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天蝎座区域的光学偏振观测:NGC 6124

Optical polarization observations in the Scorpius region: NGC 6124

M. Marcela Vergne, Carlos Feinstein, Ruben Martinez, Ana Maria Orsatti, Maria Paula Alvarez

摘要:

我们获得了疏散星团NGC 6124区域内46颗最亮恒星的光学多色(UBVRI)线性偏振测量数据,以研究沿朝向星团视线的星际介质(ISM)的性质。我们的数据得到平均偏振效率为$P_V/E_{B-V}=3.1\pm$ 0.62,即,对于$E_{B-V}=0.80$的平均颜色过量,该值低于ISM以正常效率产生的偏振,如对于NGC 6124所发现的。此外,偏振显示出$θ\sim 8^\circ$ .1的方向,它不平行于银河系盘,我们认为这种效应可能是由狼疮云引起的。我们的分析还表明,在NGC 6124中观察到的视觉消光是由位于太阳和NGC 6124之间的三个不同吸收片的存在引起的。NGC 6124成员的偏振($ΔP_V\sim 1.3% $)和色过量($ΔE_{B-V}\sim 0.29$ mag)的内部色散值似乎与星团内尘埃成分的存在是相容的。只有六颗恒星表现出内禀偏振的证据,我们的工作也表明偏振测量提供了一个很好的工具来区分星团中的成员星和非成员星。

英文摘要:

We have obtained optical multicolour (UBVRI) linear polarimetric data for 46 of the brightest stars in the area of the open cluster NGC 6124 in order to investigate the properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) that lies along the line of sight toward the cluster. Our data yield a mean polarization efficiency of $P_V/E_{B-V}=3.1\pm$0.62, i.e., a value lower than the polarization produced by the ISM with normal efficiency for an average color excess of $E_{B-V}=0.80$ as that found for NGC 6124. Besides, the polarization shows an orientation of $θ\sim 8^\circ$.1 which is not parallel to the Galactic Disk,an effect that we think may be caused by the Lupus Cloud. Our analysis also indicates that the observed visual extinction in NGC 6124 is caused by the presence of three different absorption sheets located between the Sun and NGC 6124. The values of the internal dispersion of the polarization ($ΔP_V\sim 1.3% $) and of the colour excess ($ΔE_{B-V}\sim 0.29$ mag) for the members of NGC 6124 seem to be compatible with the presence of an intra-cluster dust component. Only six stars exhibit some evidence of intrinsic polarization.Our work also shows that polarimetry provides an excellent tool to distinguish between member and non-member stars of a cluster.

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