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解决远红外线缺陷:NGC 1097和NGC 4559中的光电加热和远红外线冷却

Resolving the Far-IR Line Deficit: Photoelectric Heating and Far-IR Line Cooling in NGC 1097 and NGC 4559

Kevin V. Croxall, J. D. Smith, M. G. Wolfire, H. Roussel, K. M. Sandstrom, B. T. Draine, G. Aniano, D. A. Dale, L. Armus, P. Beirão, G. Helou, A. D. Bolatto, P.… 展开作者

Kevin V. Croxall, J. D. Smith, M. G. Wolfire, H. Roussel, K. M. Sandstrom, B. T. Draine, G. Aniano, D. A. Dale, L. Armus, P. Beirão, G. Helou, A. D. Bolatto, P. N. Appleton, B. R. Brandl, D. Calzetti, A. F. Crocker, M. Galametz, B. A. Groves, C. N. Hao, L. K. Hunt, B. D. Johnson, R. C. Kennicutt, J. Koda, O. Krause, Y. Li, S. E. Meidt, E. J. Murphy, N. Rahman, H. -W. Rix, M. Sauvage, E. Schinnerer, F. Walter, C. D. Wilson

摘要:

星际气体和尘埃的物理状态取决于加热和冷却这种介质的过程。为了探测ISM在大范围红外表面亮度上的加热和冷却,在亚千秒差距尺度上,我们使用NGC 1097和NGC 4559中[C \ii ] 158 $μ$ m,[O \one ] 63 $μ$ m和[N \ii ] 122 $μ$ m的线图,这些线图是用机载的PACS光谱仪{ \it Herschel}获得的。我们将新的观测结果与现有的Spitzer-IRS数据相匹配,这些数据追踪了多环芳烃(PAH)的总排放量。我们确认在这些星系的小尺度光电加热效率的规范措施,([C \ii ] + [O \one ])/TIR,减少作为远红外颜色,$νf_ν$(70 $μ$ m)/ $νf_ν$(100 $μ$ m),增加。相比之下,远红外(远IR)冷却与总PAH排放的比率([C \ii ] + [O \one ])/PAH在远红外颜色的宽范围内为接近恒定的$\sim$ 6%,0.5 \textless \ $νf_ν$(70 $μ$ m)/ $νf_ν$(100 $μ$ m)$\lesssim$ 0.95。在最温暖的地区,$νf_ν$(70 $μ$ m)/ $νf_ν$(100 $μ$ m)$\gtrsim$ 0.95,([C \ii ] + [O \one ])/PAH的比值迅速下降至4%。我们通过比较我们的观测结果与光解区域的模型,得出了局部紫外辐射密度$G_0$和气体密度$n_H$的代表值。比率$G_0/n_H$,来自精细结构线,被发现与平均灰尘加权星光强度,$<U>$来自IR SED模型。从表现出线赤字的区域发射的特征在于强烈的辐射场,这表明小颗粒容易受到电离效应的影响。我们注意到,在([C \ii ] + [O \one ])/PAH不足的区域,$μ$ m PAH比值为7.7 / 11.3,这表明小颗粒在这些环境中被电离。

英文摘要:

The physical state of interstellar gas and dust is dependent on the processes which heat and cool this medium. To probe heating and cooling of the ISM over a large range of infrared surface brightness, on sub-kiloparsec scales, we employ line maps of [C \ii] 158 $μ$m, [O \one] 63 $μ$m, and [N \ii] 122 $μ$m in NGC 1097 and NGC 4559, obtained with the PACS spectrometer onboard {\it Herschel}. We matched new observations to existing Spitzer-IRS data that trace the total emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). We confirm at small scales in these galaxies that the canonical measure of photoelectric heating efficiency, ([C \ii] + [O \one])/TIR, decreases as the far-infrared color, $νf_ν$(70 $μ$m)/$νf_ν$(100 $μ$m), increases. In contrast, the ratio of far-infrared (far-IR) cooling to total PAH emission, ([C \ii] + [O \one])/PAH, is a near constant $\sim$6% over a wide range of far-infrared color, 0.5 \textless\ $νf_ν$(70 $μ$m)/$νf_ν$(100 $μ$m) $\lesssim$ 0.95. In the warmest regions, where $νf_ν$(70 $μ$m)/$νf_ν$(100 $μ$m) $\gtrsim$ 0.95, the ratio ([C \ii] + [O \one])/PAH drops rapidly to 4%. We derived representative values of the local UV radiation density, $G_0$, and the gas density, $n_H$, by comparing our observations to models of photodissociation regions. The ratio $G_0/n_H$, derived from fine-structure lines, is found to correlate with the mean dust-weighted starlight intensity, $<U>$ derived from models of the IR SED. Emission from regions that exhibit a line deficit is characterized by an intense radiation field, indicating that small grains are susceptible to ionization effects. We note that there is a shift in the 7.7 / 11.3 $μ$m PAH ratio in regions that exhibit a deficit in ([C \ii] + [O \one])/PAH, suggesting that small grains are ionized in these environments.

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