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外星系中的年轻星团

Young star clusters in external galaxies

S. S. Larsen

摘要:

我回顾了在其他星系的集群人口的特点,特别强调年轻的星团和比较(已知的)银河系的疏散星团人口。年轻的球状星团状(紧凑,质量大)物体仍然可以形成在目前的时代,即使在相对静止的螺旋盘,以及恒星爆发。与附近的其他旋涡星系(如M83和NGC 6946)相比,银河系应该拥有大约20个质量超过10^5 Msun,年龄小于2亿年的星系团。然而,没有发现这样的集群。我讨论了选择和进化效应的重要作用,这些作用可能解释了不同星系中星系团种群之间的许多明显差异。古老的GC和年轻星团之间的一个潜在的重要区别是GC中复杂的恒星形成/化学富集历史的存在。目前对于大质量(大于10^5 Msun)的年轻星团中是否存在这样的特征还知之甚少,但是一些关于恒星形成历史延长的诱人线索现在也出现在年轻星团中。

英文摘要:

I review the characteristics of cluster populations in other galaxies, with particular emphasis on young star clusters and a comparison with the (known) open cluster population of the Milky Way. Young globular cluster-like (compact, massive) objects can still form at the present epoch, even in relatively quiescent spiral discs, as well as starbursts. Comparison with other nearby spiral galaxies, like M83 and NGC 6946, suggests that the Milky Way should host about 20 clusters with masses above 10^5 Msun and ages younger than about 200 Myr. No such clusters have been found, however. I discuss the important roles of selection and evolutionary effects that may account for many of the apparent differences between cluster populations in different galaxies. One potentially important difference between ancient GCs and young star clusters is the presence of complex star formation / chemical enrichment histories in the GCs. Little is currently known about the presence or absence of such features in massive (>10^5 Msun) young star clusters, but some tantalizing hints of extended star formation histories are now emerging also in young clusters.

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