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LSB星系的恒星星族和恒星形成历史:V. WFC3色-星等图

Stellar Populations and the Star Formation Histories of LSB Galaxies: V. WFC3 Color-Magnitude Diagrams

J. Schombert, S. McGaugh

摘要:

我们提出了三个低表面亮度(LSB)星系的Schombert等WFC 3观测。所有LSB星表中距离银河系11 Mpc以内的星系。在F336 W、F555 W和F814 W处的深度成像允许构造V-I色星等图(CMD)至M_I =-2。在三个LSB星系F415-3、F608-1和F750-V1中总共识别出1869、465和501个恒星源。年轻蓝色恒星的空间分布与地面成像的H-α图相匹配,表明LSB星系中的恒星形成与其他不规则星系中的恒星形成具有相同的风格。几个恒星复合体被识别出来,与地面成像中看到的表面亮度较高的区域相匹配。每个LSB星系的色星等图都具有与局域体积(LV)矮星系相似的形态,即蓝色主序星、蓝色和红色He燃烧支星以及渐近巨星支星(AGB)。LSB CMD与附近的矮CMD的区别在于,它们的蓝色主序星比例更高,AGB星比平均金属丰度预期的要少。根据V-I图中的红氦燃烧支(rHeB)星的位置,推断出当前的[Fe/H]值低于-0.6。来自U-V和V-I CMD的蓝色氦燃烧分支(bHeB)和rHeB上的恒星分布表明,在过去的1亿年中,恒星形成的历史是恒定的。

英文摘要:

We present WFC3 observations of three low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies from the Schombert et. al LSB catalog that are within 11 Mpc of the Milky Way. Deep imaging at F336W, F555W and F814W allow the construction of the V-I color-magnitude diagrams (CMD) to M_I = -2. Overall 1869, 465 and 501 stellar sources are identified in the three LSB galaxies F415-3, F608-1 and F750-V1. The spatial distribution of young blue stars matches the H-alpha maps from ground-based imaging, indicating that star formation in LSB galaxies follows the same style as in other irregular galaxies. Several star complexes are identified, matching regions of higher surface brightness as seen from ground-based imaging. The color-magnitude diagrams for each LSB galaxy has the similar morphology to Local Volume (LV) dwarf galaxies, i.e. a blue main sequence, blue and red He burning branches and asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. The LSB CMD's distinguish themselves from nearby dwarf CMD's by having a higher proportional of blue main sequence stars and fewer AGB stars than expected from their mean metallicities. Current [Fe/H] values below -0.6 are deduced from the position of the red helium-burning branch (rHeB) stars in the V-I diagram. The distribution of stars on the blue helium-burning branch (bHeB) and rHeB from the U-V and V-I CMD indicate a history of constant star formation for the last 100 Myrs.

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