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NGC 147和NGC 185的粉尘性质

Dust Properties of NGC 147 and NGC 185

Francine R. Marleau, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Karl Misselt

摘要:

我们提出了新的中到远红外图像的两个矮紧凑的椭圆星系的卫星M31,NGC 185和NGC 147,获得与斯皮策太空望远镜。斯皮策的高灵敏度和空间分辨率使我们能够第一次直接观察这些系统中尘埃的详细空间结构和性质。NGC 185在8和24微米的图像显示出混合形态,其特征在于围绕更强红外发射的中心浓度的壳状扩散发射区域。在较长波长下的较低分辨率图像在中心50”内显示出相同的空间分布,但超过该半径,160微米的发射比24和70微米的发射更扩展。另一方面,距离NGC 185只有很小距离的矮星系NGC 147在24微米以外没有明显的红外辐射,因此它的漫射红外辐射主要来自恒星。对于NGC 185,根据光谱能量分布的最佳拟合,得出的尘埃质量为1.9e3 Msol,这意味着气体质量约为3.0e5 Msol。这些值与先前从红外线以及CO和HI观测中估计的值一致,并且与基于~1.0e9年前恒星形成的最后一次爆发的垂死恒星的预测质量返回一致。根据70到160微米的通量密度比,我们估计尘埃的温度约为17 K。对于NGC 147,我们得到了160微米处尘埃质量的上限为4.5e2 Msol(假设温度为~ 20 K),这个值与之前使用ISO观测得出的上限一致。在NGC 185的情况下,我们也提出了完整的5-38微米的低分辨率(R~100)的主要发射区的光谱。

英文摘要:

We present new mid- to far-infrared images of the two dwarf compact elliptical galaxies that are satellites of M31, NGC 185 and NGC 147, obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer's high sensitivity and spatial resolution enable us for the first time to look directly into the detailed spatial structure and properties of the dust in these systems. The images of NGC 185 at 8 and 24 micron display a mixed morphology characterized by a shell-like diffuse emission region surrounding a central concentration of more intense infrared emission. The lower resolution images at longer wavelengths show the same spatial distribution within the central 50" but beyond this radius, the 160 micron emission is more extended than that at 24 and 70micron. On the other hand, the dwarf galaxy NGC 147 located only a small distance away from NGC 185 shows no significant infrared emission beyond 24 micron and therefore its diffuse infrared emission is mainly stellar in origin. For NGC 185, the derived dust mass based on the best fit to the spectral energy distribution is 1.9e3 Msol, implying a gas mass of ~3.0e5 Msol. These values are in agreement with those previously estimated from infrared as well as from CO and HI observations and are consistent with the predicted mass return from dying stars based on the last burst of star formation ~1.0e9 yr ago. Based on the 70 to 160micron flux density ratio, we estimate a temperature for the dust of ~17K. For NGC 147, we obtain an upper limit for the dust mass of 4.5e2 Msol at 160 micron (assuming a temperature of ~20K), a value consistent with the previous upper limit derived using ISO observations of this galaxy. In the case of NGC 185, we also present full 5-38 micron low-resolution (R~100) spectra of the main emission regions.

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