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关于弥漫的H-α辐射的起源:电离气体或尘埃散射的H-α晕?

On the origins of the diffuse H-alpha emission: Ionized gas or dust-scattered H-alpha halos?

Kwang-Il Seon, Adolf N. Witt

摘要:

已知在明亮的H II区之外的漫射H-α发射不仅非常扩展,而且可以出现在远离H II区的不同的斑块或细丝中,并且在远离明亮的H II区的地方观察到的[S II] 6716/H-α和[N II] 6583/H-α的线比率通常高于H II区中的线比率。这些观测结果被认为是对弥漫性H-α发射(包括其他光学线)的尘埃散射起源的证据,并且在对弥漫性H-α发射的研究中忽略了尘埃散射的影响。在本文中,我们重新审视反对尘埃散射的论点,并发现尘埃散射起源的弥漫H-α发射不能排除。与先前的争论相反,预期的尘埃散射H-α晕围绕H II区域,事实上,与观察到的H-α形态非常一致。通过改变元素丰度、电离恒星类型和星际介质的聚集度,我们计算了一组广泛的光电离模型,发现在弥漫的星际介质中观测到的[S II]/H-α、[N II]/H-α和He I 5876/H-α的谱线比值与H II区域周围的尘埃散射晕一致,H II区域是由O型和/或B型恒星光电离的。我们还表明,H-α吸收功能的基础连续从尘埃散射星光(“弥漫银河光”)和未解决的恒星是能够大大增加的[S II]/H-α和[N II]/H-α线的比率在弥漫ISM。

英文摘要:

It is known that the diffuse H-alpha emission outside of bright H II regions not only are very extended, but also can occur in distinct patches or filaments far from H II regions, and the line ratios of [S II] 6716/H-alpha and [N II] 6583/H-alpha observed far from bright H II regions are generally higher than those in the H II regions. These observations have been regarded as evidence against the dust-scattering origin of the diffuse H-alpha emission (including other optical lines), and the effect of dust scattering has been neglected in studies on the diffuse H-alpha emission. In this paper, we reexamine the arguments against dust scattering and find that the dust-scattering origin of the diffuse H-alpha emission cannot be ruled out. As opposed to the previous contention, the expected dust- scattered H-alpha halos surrounding H II regions are, in fact, in good agreement with the observed H-alpha morphology. We calculate an extensive set of photoionization models by varying elemental abundances, ionizing stellar types, and clumpiness of the interstellar medium (ISM) and find that the observed line ratios of [S II]/H-alpha, [N II]/H-alpha, and He I 5876/H-alpha in the diffuse ISM accord well with the dust-scattered halos around H II regions, which are photoionized by late O- and/or early B-type stars. We also demonstrate that the H-alpha absorption feature in the underlying continuum from the dust-scattered starlight ("diffuse galactic light") and unresolved stars is able to substantially increase the [S II]/H-alpha and [N II]/H-alpha line ratios in the diffuse ISM.

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