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解释NGC5248中两个环核星形成环

Explaining two circumnuclear star forming rings in NGC5248

T. P. R. van der Laan, E. Schinnerer, E. Emsellem, S. Meidt, G. Dumas, T. Boeker, L. Hunt, S. Haan, C. Mundell, H. Wozniak

摘要:

星系中央千秒差距内的气体分布具有动态的快速演化。星系盘引力势的非轴对称性,例如大尺度恒星棒或螺旋,可以导致气体物质从较大半径到中心区域的显著径向运动。大量的气体流入和随后的恒星形成使中心区域不断变化。然而,气体到达活动星系核的能力并不能保证。气体流入可以在几百秒差距外的环核恒星形成环处停止。在这个意义上,附近的星系NGC 5248特别有趣,因为据说它拥有两个环核恒星形成环,距离其静止的核100 pc和370 pc。在这里,我们提出了新的亚角秒PdBI+30米CO(2-1)发射线的中心区域的观测。这是第一次在最小的恒星环的分子气体分布被分解成一个气体环,与一个静止的核的存在相一致。然而,分子气体在较大的环上没有显示出环状结构。我们结合分析的气体和恒星的内容,在中央千秒差距的这个星系,以了解气体分布和动力学的恒星形成的中心区域。我们讨论了两种情况下导致目前的观测结果的概率,鉴于我们对这个系统的充分了解,并讨论是否真的有两个环核恒星形成环在这个星系。

英文摘要:

The distribution of gas in the central kiloparsec of a galaxy has a dynamically rapid evolution. Nonaxisymmetries in the gravitational potential of the galactic disk, such as a large scale stellar bar or spiral, can lead to significant radial motion of gaseous material from larger radii to the central region. The large influx of gas and the subsequent star formation keep the central region constantly changing. However, the ability of gas to reach the nucleus proper to fuel an AGN phase is not guaranteed. Gas inflow can be halted at a circumnuclear star forming ring several hundred parsec away. The nearby galaxy NGC5248 is especially interesting in this sense since it is said to host 2 circumnuclear star forming rings at 100pc and 370pc from its quiescent nucleus. Here we present new subarcsecond PdBI+30m CO(2-1) emission line observations of the central region. For the first time the molecular gas distribution at the smallest stellar ring is resolved into a gas ring, consistent with the presence of a quiescent nucleus. However, the molecular gas shows no ring structure at the larger ring. We combine analyses of the gaseous and stellar content in the central kiloparsec of this galaxy to understand the gas distribution and dynamics of this star forming central region. We discuss the probability of two scenarios leading to the current observations, given our full understanding of this system, and discuss whether there are really two circumnuclear star forming rings in this galaxy.

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