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附近的一个GRB宿主星系:HG 031203的VLT/X-射手观测

A nearby GRB host galaxy: VLT/X-shooter observations of HG 031203

N. G. Guseva, Y. I. Izotov, K. J. Fricke, C. Henkel

摘要:

长持续时间的伽马射线暴(LGRB)发生在金属丰度普遍较低的星系中。我们的目的是在光谱分析的HG 031203,宿主星系的LRGB爆发,以获得其属性。基于VLT/X-shooter在3200- 24000 A波长范围内的光谱观测,我们使用标准的直接方法来评估物理条件和元素丰度。仪器的分辨能力也使我们能够追踪电离气体的运动学。我们得出星际氧丰度为12+logO/H=8.20+/-0.03。观测到的氢线通量对应于消光校正后的理论复合值,单个值C(Hbeta)=1.67。我们生产的云光电离HII区模型,再现观测到的发射线通量的不同离子在光学范围内。该模型还预测了近红外(NIR)和中红外(MIR)范围内的发射线通量,与观测结果吻合得很好。这意味着在可见光范围内观测到的恒星形成区是唯一的电离源,在近红外和中红外范围内没有发现隐藏在可见光范围内的额外电离源。我们发现,重元素丰度、H α光度、恒星质量、HG 031203的恒星形成率和比恒星形成率都在发光致密星系(LCG)所涵盖的范围之内,这意味着具有极端恒星形成率的LCG,也包括豌豆星系作为一个子类的形成可能窝藏LGRB。

英文摘要:

(abridged) Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) occur in galaxies of generally low metallicity. We aim at a spectroscopic analysis of HG 031203, the host galaxy of a LRGB burst, to obtain its properties. Based on VLT/X-shooter spectroscopic observations in the wavelength range 3200-24000A, we use standard direct methods to evaluate physical conditions and element abundances. The resolving power of the instrument also allowed us to trace the kinematics of the ionised gas. We derive an interstellar oxygen abundance of 12+logO/H=8.20+/-0.03. The observed fluxes of hydrogen lines correspond to the theoretical recombination values after correction for extinction with a single value C(Hbeta)=1.67. We produce the CLOUDY photoionisation HII region model that reproduces observed emission-line fluxes of different ions in the optical range. This model also predicts emission-line fluxes in the near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) ranges that agree well with the observed ones. This implies that the star-forming region observed in the optical range is the only source of ionisation and there is no additional source of ionisation seen in the NIR and MIR ranges that is hidden in the optical range.We find that the heavy element abundances, Halpha luminosity, stellar mass, star-formation rate and specific star-formation rate of HG 031203 are in the range that is covered by the luminous compact galaxies (LCGs).This implies that the LCGs with extreme star-formation that also comprise green pea galaxies as a subclass may harbour LGRBs.

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