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贫金属矮星系NGC 3109中蓝超巨星的定量光谱

Quantitative Spectroscopy of Blue Supergiants in Metal-Poor Dwarf Galaxy NGC 3109

Matthew W. Hosek, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki, Fabio Bresolin, Miguel A. Urbaneja, Christopher J. Evans, Grzegorz Pietrzynski, Wolfgang Gieren, Norbert Przybilla, Giovanni Carraro

摘要:

本文对贫金属矮星系NGC 3109中12颗晚B和早A蓝超巨星的低分辨率(4.5 A)光谱进行了定量分析。提出了一种改进的分析方法,它不需要使用的巴耳末跳跃作为一个独立的温度指标,在以前的研究中使用。我们确定了恒星的有效温度、重力、金属丰度、红化和光度,并将我们的样本与Evans等人(2007)分析的早期B型BSG结合起来,使用通量加权重力-光度关系(FGLR)推导出NGC 3109的距离。主要使用铁族元素,我们发现平均金属丰度[Z] = -0.67 +/- 0.13,没有证据表明星系中存在金属丰度梯度。我们的金属丰度高于Evans等人(2007)基于早期B超巨星的氧丰度([Z] = -0.93 +/- 0.07)发现的金属丰度,表明该星系的α/Fe比较低。我们相应地调整了NGC 3109在BSG确定的星系质量-金属丰度关系上的位置,并将其与恒星形成星系中HII区域的金属丰度研究进行了比较。我们推导出FGLR距离模量为25.55 +/- 0.09(1.27 Mpc),与造父变星和红巨星分支(TRGB)的距离相比。FGLR本身与在其他星系中发现的一致,证明了这种方法作为测量河外距离的可靠性。

英文摘要:

We present a quantitative analysis of the low-resolution (4.5 A) spectra of 12 late-B and early-A blue supergiants (BSGs) in the metal-poor dwarf galaxy NGC 3109. A modified method of analysis is presented which does not require use of the Balmer jump as an independent temperature indicator, as used in previous studies. We determine stellar effective temperatures, gravities, metallicities, reddening, and luminosities, and combine our sample with the early-B type BSGs analyzed by Evans et al. (2007) to derive the distance to NGC 3109 using the Flux-weighted Gravity-Luminosity Relation (FGLR). Using primarily Fe-group elements, we find an average metallicity of [Z] = -0.67 +/- 0.13, and no evidence of a metallicity gradient in the galaxy. Our metallicities are higher than those found by Evans et al. (2007) based on the oxygen abundances of early-B supergiants ([Z] = -0.93 +/- 0.07), suggesting a low alpha/Fe ratio for the galaxy. We adjust the position of NGC 3109 on the BSG-determined galaxy mass-metallicity relation accordingly and compare it to metallicity studies of HII regions in star-forming galaxies. We derive an FGLR distance modulus of 25.55 +/- 0.09 (1.27 Mpc) that compares well with Cepheid and tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) distances. The FGLR itself is consistent with those found in other galaxies, demonstrating the reliability of this method as a measure of extragalactic distances.

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