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利用GALEX探测布里渊星系团星系中的恒星形成

Detecting Star Formation in Brightest Cluster Galaxies with GALEX

Amalia Hicks, Richard F. Mushotzky, Megan Donahue

摘要:

本文介绍了17个冷核星系团的GALEX观测结果。我们表明,GALEX是很容易能够检测到最亮的星系团星系(BCGs)的恒星形成的$z\ge 0.45$和50-100千秒差距。在大多数的CC集群研究,我们发现显着的紫外线光度过剩和颜色,强烈建议最近和/或目前的恒星形成。发现BCGs的中心有蓝色的紫外线,随着半径的增加而变得越来越红,这表明恒星形成的紫外线特征在中心区域最容易被检测到。我们的研究结果显示,紫外星形成率与基于H $α$观测的估计值之间具有良好的一致性。红外观测与我们的数据相结合表明,中度到高度的尘埃衰减。我们的UV结果和我们样品的X射线性质之间的比较表明,UV过量,集群熵和中心冷却时间之间存在明确的相关性,证实了恒星的形成与冷却气体直接且无可争议地相关。

英文摘要:

We present the results of GALEX observations of 17 cool core (CC) clusters of galaxies. We show that GALEX is easily capable of detecting star formation in brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) out to $z\ge 0.45$ and 50-100 kpc. In most of the CC clusters studied, we find significant UV luminosity excesses and colors that strongly suggest recent and/or current star formation. The BCGs are found to have blue UV colors in the center that become increasingly redder with radius, indicating that the UV signature of star formation is most easily detected in the central regions. Our findings show good agreement between UV star formation rates and estimates based on H$α$ observations. IR observations coupled with our data indicate moderate-to-high dust attenuation. Comparisons between our UV results and the X-ray properties of our sample suggest clear correlations between UV excess, cluster entropy, and central cooling time, confirming that the star formation is directly and incontrovertibly related to the cooling gas.

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