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恒星形成区环境对PAH辐射的影响

Influence of the Environment on PAH Emission in Star-Forming Regions

V. Lebouteiller, J. Bernard-Salas, D. G. Whelan, B. Brandl, F. Galliano, V. Charmandaris, S. Madden, D. Kunth

摘要:

利用Spitzer卫星上的红外光谱仪研究了多环芳烃(PAHs)在不同金属丰度环境中的排放特性。本地巨大的HII区域被用作参考,因为它们可以访问不同的星际介质组件,有助于恒星形成星系的中红外光谱:光解离区域(PDR),光电离气体,星团,和嵌入区域。我们考虑了三个天体,银河系中的NGC 3603,大麦云云中的剑鱼座30,以及小麦哲伦云中的N66。从多环芳烃/14 μ m比值的变化可以看出,当[NeIII]/[NeII]>3时,多环芳烃在电离气体中被破坏。从PAH/Hu-α比值的变化,我们发现,在巨大的HII区的PAH排放源遵循相同的光破坏规律,无论金属丰度。然后,我们将这些结果与星暴星系,HII星系和蓝色致密矮星系(BCD)的观测结果进行比较。虽然集成的中红外光谱的BCD是让人想起一个温暖的尘埃电离气体,我们观察到一个显着的贡献,PAH排放在星爆星系,是不是所产生的PDR。

英文摘要:

We investigate the emission properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in various metallicity environments with the Infrared Spectrograph on board Spitzer. Local giant HII regions are used as references as they enable access to the distinct interstellar medium components that contribute to the mid-infrared spectrum of star-forming galaxies: photodissociation regions (PDRs), photoionized gas, stellar clusters, and embedded regions. Three objects are considered, NGC3603 in the Milky Way, 30Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and N66 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. From the variations of the PAH/14um ratio, we find that PAHs are destroyed in the ionized gas for a radiation field such that [NeIII]/[NeII]>3. From the variations of the PAH/Hu-alpha ratio, we find that the PAH emission sources in the giant HII regions follow the same photodestruction law regardless of metallicity. We then compare these results with observations of starburst galaxies, HII galaxies, and blue compact dwarf galaxies (BCDs). While the integrated mid-infrared spectra of BCDs are reminiscent of a warm dusty ionized gas, we observe a significant contribution to the PAH emission in starburst galaxies that is not arising from PDRs.

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