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大规模磁场在星系NGC 891中的作用。磁场能帮助降低银河系外围的局部质光比吗?

The role of large-scale magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 891. Can magnetic fields help to reduce the local mass-to-light ratio in the galactic outskirts?

Joanna Jałocha, Łukasz Bratek, Jan Pȩkala, Marek Kutschera

摘要:

我们以螺旋星系NGC 891为例,讨论了大尺度磁场对星系自转的影响。根据它的旋转曲线和HI的表面密度,我们确定,在全球盘模型的框架内,物质的表面密度。然后,基于表面亮度,我们确定了相应的局部质光比轮廓。我们还模拟了在准圆轨道近似下的方位角速度的垂直梯度,并将其与测量结果进行了比较。我们讨论了哪些因素可能会影响NGC 891中物质的旋转,以及这如何转化为局部质光比的变化。特别是,我们讨论了磁场对电离气体的运动可能产生的影响,因此,对当地的质量-光比的配置文件的确定。最后,我们提出了一个假设,即在NGC 891中观测到的磁场的不对称性可能是导致观测到的垂直梯度异常行为的原因。

英文摘要:

We address the problem of the influence of large-scale magnetic fields on galactic rotation for the example of the spiral galaxy NGC 891. Based on its rotation curve and the surface density of HI we determine, in the framework of the global disc model, the surface density of matter. Then, based on the surface brightness, we determine the corresponding profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. We also model the vertical gradient of azimuthal velocity in the quasi-circular-orbit approximation, and compare it with measurements. We discuss what factors may influence the rotation of matter in NGC 891 and how this can translate to changes in the profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. In particular, we discuss the possible effect of magnetic fields on the motion of ionized gas, and, consequently, on the determination of the profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. Finally, we put forward the hypothesis that the asymmetry in magnetic fields observed in NGC 891 might be responsible for the observed anomalous behaviour of the vertical gradient.

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