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银河系恒星和尘埃红外辐射和多环芳烃丰度的自洽模型

A self-consistent model of Galactic stellar and dust infrared emission and the abundance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Thomas P. Robitaille, Ed Churchwell, Robert A. Benjamin, Barbara A. Whitney, Kenneth Wood, Brian L. Babler, Marylin R. Meade

摘要:

本文提出银河系银河系中恒星和尘埃辐射的自洽三维Monte-Carlo辐射转移模型,并计算了银河系中面3.6 ~ 100微米辐射的合成观测值。为了将模型与观测结果进行比较,我们使用GLIMPSE,MIPSGAL和IRAS调查来构建总发射光谱,以及发射的经度和纬度剖面。恒星和尘埃的分布取自SKY模型,尘埃的发射率除了热发射外,还包括多环芳烃发射的近似值。模型的排放量与观测结果基本一致,但需要进行一些修改以获得良好的拟合。首先,通过调整模型以包括两个大螺旋臂和两个小螺旋臂而不是四个相等的螺旋臂,可以改进对|l| >30度的经度轮廓的拟合。其次,在银河系内部的尘埃分布中引入缺陷,导致在60和100微米处更好地拟合IRAS经度轮廓的形状。通过这些修改,该模型很好地拟合了观测到的剖面,尽管它系统地低估了5.8和8.0微米的通量。解决这种差异的一种方法是将PAH分子的丰度与原始模型相比增加50%,尽管我们注意到灰尘分布或辐射场的变化可能提供替代解决方案。最后,我们使用该模型来量化哪些恒星星族对不同尘埃类型的加热贡献最大,以及哪些恒星星族和尘埃类型对不同波长的辐射贡献最大。

英文摘要:

We present a self-consistent three-dimensional Monte-Carlo radiative transfer model of the stellar and dust emission in the Milky-Way, and have computed synthetic observations of the 3.6 to 100 microns emission in the Galactic mid-plane. In order to compare the model to observations, we use the GLIMPSE, MIPSGAL, and IRAS surveys to construct total emission spectra, as well as longitude and latitude profiles for the emission. The distribution of stars and dust is taken from the SKY model, and the dust emissivities includes an approximation of the emission from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in addition to thermal emission. The model emission is in broad agreement with the observations, but a few modifications are needed to obtain a good fit. Firstly, by adjusting the model to include two major and two minor spiral arms rather than four equal spiral arms, the fit to the longitude profiles for |l|>30 degrees can be improved. Secondly, introducing a deficit in the dust distribution in the inner Galaxy results in a better fit to the shape of the IRAS longitude profiles at 60 and 100 microns. With these modifications, the model fits the observed profiles well, although it systematically under-estimates the 5.8 and 8.0 microns fluxes. One way to resolve this discrepancy is to increase the abundance of PAH molecules by 50% compared to the original model, although we note that changes to the dust distribution or radiation field may provide alternative solutions. Finally, we use the model to quantify which stellar populations contribute the most to the heating of different dust types, and which stellar populations and dust types contribute the most to the emission at different wavelengths.

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