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不同质量和哈勃型盘星系中分子氢的形成和演化

Formation and evolution of molecular hydrogen in disk galaxies with different masses and Hubble types

Kenji Bekki

摘要:

利用化学动力学模拟方法,研究了不同质量和Hubble类型的孤立盘星系和相互作用盘星系中H2的物理性质,包括H2在尘埃颗粒上的形成以及尘埃在星际介质中的生长和破坏.我们特别关注H2气体质量分数(f_H2)、H1和H2的空间分布以及H2局部标度关系对初始晕质量(M_h)、重子分数(f_bary)、气体质量分数(f_g)和Hubble类型的依赖性。主要结果如下。在具有较高M_h、f_bary和f_g的盘状星系中,最终的f_H2可以更大。一些低质量的盘模型,其M_h小于10^10 M_sun,显示出极低的f_H2,因此即使初始f_g很大(>0.9),也没有或几乎没有恒星形成。大的星系凸起会严重抑制尘埃颗粒上HI的H2形成,而强的恒星棒不仅能增强f_H2,还能形成以H2为主的中心环。H2的投影径向分布比HI的径向分布要紧密得多,在MW型圆盘模型中,H2与HI之比(R_mol)的模拟径向分布大致遵循R^-1.5。星系相互作用能显著增加盘星系的f_H2和总H2质量。H2的局部表面质量密度可以与星系中尘埃的质量密度相关联。观测到的R_mol与气压之间的相关关系(R_mol ~ P_g^0.92)在模拟盘星系中可以很好地再现。

英文摘要:

We investigate the physical properties of molecular hydrogen (H2) in isolated and interacting disk galaxies with different masses and Hubble types by using chemodynamical simulations with H2 formation on dust grains and dust growth and destruction in interstellar medium (ISM). We particularly focus on the dependences of H2 gas mass fractions (f_H2), spatial distributions of HI and H2, and local H2-scaling relations on initial halo masses (M_h), baryonic fractions (f_bary), gas mass fractions (f_g), and Hubble types. The principal results are as follows. The final f_H2 can be larger in disk galaxies with higher M_h, f_bary, and f_g. Some low-mass disk models with M_h smaller than 10^10 M_sun show extremely low f_H2 and thus no/little star formation, even if initial f_g is quite large (>0.9). Big galactic bulges can severely suppress the formation of H2 from HI on dust grains whereas strong stellar bars can not only enhance f_H2 but also be responsible for the formation of H2-dominated central rings. The projected radial distributions of H2 are significantly more compact than those of HI and the simulated radial profiles of H2-to-HI-ratios (R_mol) follow roughly R^-1.5 in MW-type disk models. Galaxy interaction can significantly increase f_H2 and total H2 mass in disk galaxies. The local surface mass densities of H2 can be correlated with those of dust in a galaxy. The observed correlation between R_mol and gas pressure (R_mol ~ P_g^0.92) can be well reproduced in the simulated disk galaxies.

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