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红线星暴:CO(2-1)对爱丁顿有限星系的观测揭示了恒星形成的最极端情况

A redline starburst: CO(2-1) observations of an Eddington-limited galaxy reveal star formation at its most extreme

J. E. Geach, R. C. Hickox, A. M. Diamond-Stanic, M. Krips, J. Moustakas, C. A. Tremonti, A. L. Coil, P. H. Sell, G. H. Rudnick

摘要:

本文报道了一个z=0.6的致密星暴星系SDSSJ 1506 +54的CO(2-1)辐射观测结果。SDSSJ 1506 +54似乎正在形成接近恒星辐射压力反馈模型所允许的极限的恒星:测量的L_IR/L '_CO 1500是任何星系中测量到的最高值之一。由于其紧凑的光学形态,但扩展的低表面亮度包络,星暴后的光谱特征,高红外光度(L_IR>10^12.5 L_Sun),低气体分数(M_H2/M_stars~15%)和短气体耗尽时间(数十万年),我们推测这是一个反馈限制的中央星暴插曲,在一个主要的合并结束。因此,SDSSJ 1504 +54集中体现了一个经典的星系增长模型的短暂结束阶段:我们正在目睹一个关键组成部分的球状体形成期间,我们称之为“红线”星暴。

英文摘要:

We report observations of the CO(2-1) emission of SDSSJ1506+54, a compact (r_e~135pc) starburst galaxy at z=0.6. SDSSJ1506+54 appears to be forming stars close to the limit allowed by stellar radiation pressure feedback models: the measured L_IR/L'_CO 1500 is one of the highest measured for any galaxy. With its compact optical morphology but extended low surface brightness envelope, post-starburst spectral features, high infrared luminosity (L_IR>10^12.5 L_Sun), low gas fraction (M_H2/M_stars~15%), and short gas depletion time (tens of Myr), we speculate that this is a feedback- limited central starburst episode at the conclusion of a major merger. Taken as such, SDSSJ1504+54 epitomizes the brief closing stage of a classic model of galaxy growth: we are witnessing a key component of spheroid formation during what we term a 'redline' starburst.

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