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AGN宿主星系中正在进行的恒星形成:从核心坍缩超新星看

Ongoing Star Formation In AGN Host Galaxy Disks: A View From Core-collapse Supernovae

J. Wang, J. S. Deng, J. Y. Wei

摘要:

用II型超新星(SNe)作为示踪物,比较了活动星系核宿主星系和恒星形成星系(哈勃类型均在S 0/a和Scd之间)附近银盘中年轻恒星星族(和冷气体)的归一化径向分布。从SAI-SDSS图像目录中选择了一个具有超新星位置测量的140个SNe\,II的子集,需要其宿主星系的SDSS光谱数据。我们的样本最终由46个活动星系核和94个恒星形成星系组成。直接测量的数分布和推断的面密度分布都表明:a)在恒星形成星系中探测到的SNe很好地遵循指数规律; b)相反,在活动星系核宿主星系中探测到的SNe明显偏离指数规律,这与星系的形态类型和红移无关。具体来说,我们发现$R_{\mathrm{SN}}/R_{25,\mathrm{cor}}\sim0.5$周围的检测缺陷和过度检测外区域$R_{\mathrm{SN}}/R_{25,\mathrm{cor}}\sim0.6-0.8$。这一发现提供了一个证据,支持正在进行的恒星形成(和冷气库)发生在扩展盘和中央AGN活动之间的联系。

英文摘要:

The normalized radial distribution of young stellar populations (and cold gas) in nearby galactic disks is compared between AGN host galaxies and starforming galaxies (both with Hubble types between S0/a and Scd) by using type II supernovae (SNe) as tracers. A subset of 140 SNe\,II with available supernova position measurements are selected from the SAI-SDSS image catalog by requiring available SDSS spectroscopy data of their host galaxies. Our sample is finally composed of 46 AGNs and 94 starforming galaxies. Both directly measured number distributions and inferred surface density distributions indicate that a) the SNe detected in starforming galaxies follow an exponential law well; b) by contrast, the SNe detected in AGN host galaxies significantly deviate from an exponential law, which is independent of both morphological type and redshift. Specifically, we find a detection deficit around $R_{\mathrm{SN}}/R_{25,\mathrm{cor}}\sim0.5$ and an over-detection at outer region $R_{\mathrm{SN}}/R_{25,\mathrm{cor}}\sim0.6-0.8$. This finding provides a piece of evidence supporting that there is a link between ongoing star formation (and cold gas reservoir) taking place in the extended disk and central AGN activity.

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