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小麦哲伦星云中孤立大质量恒星形成的有趣候选者

An interesting candidate for isolated massive star formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud

R. Selier, M. Heydari-Malayeri, D. A. Gouliermis

摘要:

本文所关注的小麦哲伦云(SMC)区域包含了该邻近星系中IRAS/Spitzer源、H I发射和分子云浓度最高的区域。然而,很少有研究致力于它,尽管这些迹象的恒星形成。我们提出了第一个详细的研究,紧凑的H II区域N33在SMC将其放置在一个更广泛的背景下,大规模的恒星形成。此外,我们表明,N33是一个特别有趣的候选人孤立的大质量恒星形成。该分析主要基于ESO NTT光学观测,包括成像和光谱,以及其他存档数据,特别是斯皮策图像(IRAC 3.6,4.5,5.8和8.0 mic)和2 MASS观测。我们首次导出了致密H Ⅱ区N33的一些物理特性。这个直径为7”.4(2.2 pc)的气体和尘埃的形成是由一颗光谱类型为O6.5-O 7 V的大质量恒星提供动力的。我们表明,这个H II区域是不相关的任何星团。具体地说,我们没有发现任何在N33周围大于10”(~ 3 pc)尺度上的聚类痕迹。在较小的尺度上,有一个边缘恒星集中,其密度低,低于3 sigma水平,不能将其归类为真正的星团。我们还验证了N33不是任何大型恒星协会的成员。在这种情况下,N33也因此具有吸引力,因为它代表了SMC中孤立的双星形成的一个显著例子。N33的相关性的各个方面进行了讨论,孤立的恒星形成的主题。

英文摘要:

The region of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) with which this paper is concerned contains the highest concentration of IRAS/Spitzer sources, H I emission, and molecular clouds in this neighboring galaxy. However very few studies have been devoted to it, despite these signs of star formation. We present the first detailed study of the compact H II region N33 in the SMC by placing it in a wider context of massive star formation. Moreover, we show that N33 is a particularly interesting candidate for isolated massive star formation. This analysis is based mainly on optical ESO NTT observations, both imaging and spectroscopy, coupled with other archive data, notably Spitzer images (IRAC 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 mic) and 2MASS observations. We derive a number of physical characteristics of the compact H II region N33 for the first time. This gas and dust formation of 7".4 (2.2 pc) in diameter is powered by a massive star of spectral type O6.5-O7 V. The compact H II region belongs to a rare class of H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds, called high-excitation blobs (HEBs). We show that this H II region is not related to any star cluster. Specifically, we do not find any traces of clustering around N33 on scales larger than 10" (~ 3 pc). On smaller scales, there is a marginal stellar concentration, the low density of which, below the 3 sigma level, does not classify it as a real cluster. We also verify that N33 is not a member of any large stellar association. Under these circumstances, N33 is also therefore attractive because it represents a remarkable case of isolated massive-star formation in the SMC. Various aspects of the relevance of N33 to the topic of massive-star formation in isolation are discussed.

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