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M31中心区的磁场结构

The magnetic field structure of the central region in M31

René Gießübel, Rainer Beck

摘要:

仙女座星系(M31)是最近的大型螺旋星系。到目前为止,射电领域的大多数研究都集中在10 kpc环上。M31的中心区域与外围区域有着显著不同的性质:恒星形成率低,倾角和位置角与外盘有很大的不同。现有的径向范围6<=r<=14 kpc的磁场模型被扩展到最里面的部分r<=0.5 kpc,以最终获得M31中整个磁场的图像。我们结合了观测与VLA在3.6厘米和6.2厘米的数据从Effelsberg 100米望远镜,以填补合成数据的缺失间距。将得到的偏振图在扇区中平均以分析偏振强度(PI)、旋转测量(RM)和表观俯仰角(θ_obs)的方位角行为。我们开发了一个简化的三维模型的磁场在中心区域来解释的方位角行为的三个可观的。我们的3-D模型的四极或偶极发电机场可以解释所观察到的图案PI,RM,和BLOOBS,而2-D配置是不足以解释的方位角的行为。此外,与我们的模型无关,RM图案显示,内部0. 5 kpc的螺旋磁场指向外,这与外盘相反,并有一个约33度的螺距角,这比外盘的8-19度大得多。中心区域的物理条件与10 kpc环的物理条件有很大不同。此外,该区域相对于外盘的取向完全不同。相反的磁场方向表明,中心区域是从外部磁盘去耦,我们建议,一个独立的发电机是活跃在中心区域。

英文摘要:

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest grand-design spiral galaxy. Thus far most studies in the radio regime concentrated on the 10 kpc ring. The central region of M31 has significantly different properties than the outer parts: The star formation rate is low, and inclination and position angle are largely different from the outer disk. The existing model of the magnetic field in the radial range 6<=r<=14 kpc is extended to the innermost part r<=0.5 kpc to ultimately achieve a picture of the entire magnetic field in M31. We combined observations taken with the VLA at 3.6 cm and 6.2 cm with data from the Effelsberg 100-m telescope to fill the missing spacings of the synthesis data. The resulting polarization maps were averaged in sectors to analyse the azimuthal behaviour of the polarized intensity (PI), rotation measure (RM), and apparent pitch angle (ϕ_obs). We developed a simplified 3-D model for the magnetic field in the central region to explain the azimuthal behaviour of the three observables. Our 3-D model of a quadrupolar or dipolar dynamo field can explain the observed patterns in PI, RM, and ϕ_obs, while a 2-D configuration is not sufficient to explain the azimuthal behaviour. In addition and independent of our model, the RM pattern shows that the spiral magnetic field in the inner 0.5 kpc points outward, which is opposite to that in the outer disk, and has a pitch angle of about 33 degrees, which is much larger than that of 8-19 degrees in the outer disk. The physical conditions in the central region differ significantly from those in the 10 kpc ring. In addition, the orientation of this region with respect to the outer disk is completely different. The opposite magnetic field directions suggest that the central region is decoupled from the outer disk, and we propose that an independent dynamo is active in the central region.

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