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Circinus星系中的气体和恒星形成

Gas and Star Formation in the Circinus Galaxy

Bi-Qing For, Bärbel Koribalski, Tom Jarrett

摘要:

我们提出了一个详细的研究圆规星系,调查其恒星的形成,尘埃和气体的性质都在内部和外部磁盘。为了实现这一目标,我们获得了高分辨率斯皮策中红外图像与IRAC(3.6,5.8,4.5,8.0微米)和MIPS(24和70微米)仪器和敏感HI数据从澳大利亚望远镜紧凑阵列(ATCA)和64米帕克斯望远镜。瑞典-欧洲南方天文台亚毫米望远镜(SEST)的CO图对这些图像进行了补充。由于圆规座隐藏在银河平面之后,我们展示了斯皮策图像中前景恒星以及大尺度和小尺度银河系发射的仔细去除。根据圆规星系的光谱能量分布,以及9.5 x 10^{10} Msun和9 x 10^9 Msun的恒星和气体总质量,我们得出了Av = 2.1等的可见消光。使用不同的波长校准,我们发现模糊的全球恒星形成率之间的3和8兆太阳年^{-1}。在斯皮策8微米的图像中,圆规座内旋臂中富含HI的恒星形成区被美丽地展现出来。后者主要是由多环芳烃(PAH)排放加热星际尘埃。我们发现了一个很好的相关性之间的8微米的发射在武器和密集的HI气体区域。(PAH 8微米)/ 24微米表面亮度比显示出在圆规座圆盘上的显著变化。

英文摘要:

We present a detailed study of the Circinus Galaxy, investigating its star formation, dust and gas properties both in the inner and outer disk. To achieve this, we obtained high-resolution Spitzer mid-infrared images with the IRAC (3.6, 5.8, 4.5, 8.0 micron) and MIPS (24 and 70 micron) instruments and sensitive HI data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and the 64-m Parkes telescope. These were supplemented by CO maps from the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST). Because Circinus is hidden behind the Galactic Plane, we demonstrate the careful removal of foreground stars as well as large- and small-scale Galactic emission from the Spitzer images. We derive a visual extinction of Av = 2.1 mag from the Spectral Energy Distribution of the Circinus Galaxy and total stellar and gas masses of 9.5 x 10^{10} Msun and 9 x 10^9 Msun, respectively. Using various wavelength calibrations, we find obscured global star formation rates between 3 and 8 Msun yr^{-1}. Star forming regions in the inner spiral arms of Circinus, which are rich in HI, are beautifully unveiled in the Spitzer 8 micron image. The latter is dominated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission from heated interstellar dust. We find a good correlation between the 8 micron emission in the arms and regions of dense HI gas. The (PAH 8 micron) / 24 micron surface brightness ratio shows significant variations across the disk of Circinus.

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