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NGC 253中心的致密恒星形成复合体

The Compact Star-Forming Complex at the Heart of NGC 253

T. J. Davidge

摘要:

我们讨论了紧凑的恒星形成复合体,这是最明亮的近红外(NIR)源在星爆星系NGC 253的中心区域的积分场光谱。光谱覆盖H和K通带,并在亚弧秒视宁度条件下用Gemini NIR光谱仪记录。恒星形成复合体光谱中的吸收特征比周围环境弱。在1.78 μ m附近发现一个吸收特征,与C2带头的位置相吻合。Brgamma、[FeII]和HeI2.06 μ m的发射线不跟踪NIR连续光。在该复合体的西部边缘发现了一些恒星形成活动的口袋,这些口袋没有相关的红超巨星浓度,因此年龄可能小于800万年,有证据表明其中一个口袋包含丰富的沃尔夫-拉叶星。除非恒星形成复合体的金属含量明显低于周围环境,否则其总质量的很大一部分是年龄小于800万年的恒星。如果维持现在的恒星形成速率,那么其恒星质量翻倍的时间尺度从几百万年到几十万年不等,这取决于年龄超过800万年的恒星所做的贡献。如果-正如一些研究所建议的那样-恒星形成复合体以星系核为中心,那么NGC 253的核心目前正在经历恒星质量快速增长的阶段。

英文摘要:

We discuss integral field spectra of the compact star-forming complex that is the brightest near-infrared (NIR) source in the central regions of the starburst galaxy NGC 253. The spectra cover the H and K passbands and were recorded with the Gemini NIR Spectrograph during sub-arcsec seeing conditions. Absorption features in the spectrum of the star-forming complex are weaker than in the surroundings. An absorption feature is found near 1.78um that coincides with the location of a C2 bandhead. Emission lines of Brgamma, [FeII], and HeI2.06um do not track the NIR continuum light. Pockets of star-forming activity that do not have associated concentrations of red supergiants, and so likely have ages < 8 Myr, are found along the western edge of the complex, and there is evidence that one such pocket contains a rich population of Wolf-Rayet stars. Unless the star-forming complex is significantly more metal-poor than the surroundings, then a significant fraction of its total mass is in stars with ages < 8 Myr. If the present-day star formation rate is maintained then the time scale to double its stellar mass ranges from a few Myr to a few tens of Myr, depending on the contribution made by stars older than ~ 8 Myr. If -- as suggested by some studies -- the star-forming complex is centered on the galaxy nucleus, then the nucleus of NGC 253 is currently experiencing a phase of rapid growth in its stellar mass.

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