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基于视差的螺旋臂源距离估计

A Parallax-based Distance Estimator for Spiral Arm Sources

M. J. Reid, T. M. Dame, K. M. Menten, A. Brunthaler

摘要:

通过BeSSel巡天、甚长基线阵列和欧洲VLBI网络以及日本VERA项目对大质量恒星形成区进行三角测量,首次精确定位了银河系旋臂。在这里,我们描述了一个计算机程序,利用这些结果显着提高距离估计的准确性和可靠性,以其他来源,已知遵循螺旋结构。使用贝叶斯方法,源被分配到武器的基础上,他们的(l,b,v)坐标相对于在CO和HI调查中看到的武器签名。一个源的运动距离,从平面的位移,和接近个别视差源也被认为是在生成一个完整的距离概率密度函数。使用这个程序来估计大量恒星形成区域的距离,我们生成了从北半球看到的银河系螺旋结构的逼真可视化。

英文摘要:

The spiral arms of the Milky Way are being accurately located for the first time via trigonometric parallaxes of massive star forming regions with the BeSSeL Survey, using the Very Long Baseline Array and the European VLBI Network, and with the Japanese VERA project. Here we describe a computer program that leverages these results to significantly improve the accuracy and reliability of distance estimates to other sources that are known to follow spiral structure. Using a Bayesian approach, sources are assigned to arms based on their (l,b,v) coordinates with respect to arm signatures seen in CO and HI surveys. A source's kinematic distance, displacement from the plane, and proximity to individual parallax sources are also considered in generating a full distance probability density function. Using this program to estimate distances to large numbers of star forming regions, we generate a realistic visualization of the Milky Way's spiral structure as seen from the northern hemisphere.

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