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朝向星系晕的碳星的尘埃和气体含量

The dust and gas content of carbon stars toward the Galactic Halo

Eric Lagadec, Greg. C. Sloan, Albert. A. Zijlstra, Nicolas Mauron, J. R. Houck

摘要:

本文给出了位于星系晕和厚盘中的四颗碳星的Spitzer IRS光谱。光谱显示了碳星的典型特征,具有SiC尘埃发射和C $_2$ H $_2$分子吸收。尘埃辐射转移模型和红外颜色使我们能够确定这些恒星的尘埃生产率,而之前的CO测量产生膨胀速度和总质量损失率。气体的性质(低膨胀速度(约7 km/s)和强的C $_2$ H $_2$分子吸收带)与贫金属恒星相一致。然而,这些恒星的尘埃含量(强SiC发射带)与在富含金属的碳星中观察到的非常相似。强烈的SiC辐射可能表明碳星来自富含金属的族群,或者这些AGB星产生硅。晕碳星的起源尚不清楚。它们可能是属于晕族的外晕星,也可能是从人马座矮椭球星系这样的卫星星系吸积而来,或者是从银盘逃逸出来的。如果恒星本身就富含金属,那么最有可能的起源就是圆盘。如果$α$元素的增强可以被证实,那么它将被认为起源于光环(已知是$α$增强的)或银河系卫星。

英文摘要:

We present Spitzer IRS spectra of four carbon stars located in the Galactic Halo and the thick disc. The spectra display typical features of carbon stars with SiC dust emission and C$_2$H$_2$ molecular absorption. Dust radiative transfer models and infrared colors enable us to determine the dust production rates for these stars whilst prior CO measurements yield expansion velocities and total mass-loss rates. The gas properties (low expansion velocities (around 7 km/s) and strong C$_2$H$_2$ molecular absorption bands) are consistent with the stars being metal-poor. However the dust content of these stars (strong SiC emission bands) is very similar to what is observed in metal-rich carbon stars. The strong SiC emission may indicate that the carbon stars derive from a metal-rich population, or that these AGB stars produce silicon. The origin of the halo carbon stars is not known. They may be extrinsinc halo stars belonging to the halo population, they may have been accreted from a satellite galaxy such as the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, or they may be escapees from the galactic disk. If the stars are intrinsically metal-rich, an origin in the disc would be most likely. If an $α$-element enhancement can be confirmed, it would argue for an origin in the halo (which is known to be $α$-enhanced) or a Galactic satellite.

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