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靠近狮子座α星的星际介质--热气体中暖云的UV观测和模拟

The nearby interstellar medium towards alpha Leo -- UV observations and modeling of a warm cloud within hot gas

Cecile Gry, Edward B. Jenkins

摘要:

我们分析星际吸收功能的附近(d = 24 pc)B8 IVn恒星阿尔法狮子座(轩辕十四)在高分辨率和高S/N的HST天文财政部计划获得的全紫外光谱。我们推导出许多关键的原子物种的柱密度和解释他们的部分电离。在狮子座α星前面的气体有两个吸收成分,其中一个与围绕太阳的本地星际云(LIC)的速度一致。第二个较小的分量相对于主分量移动了+5.6 km/s,与天空这一区域其他视线的结果一致。C II精细结构能级的激发和Mg I与Mg II的比例表明温度T = 6500(+750,-600)K,电子密度n(e)= 0.11(+0.025,-0.03)cm^-3。我们对所有可用物质的电离平衡的研究表明,约1/3的氢原子被电离,金属被显著地耗尽到晶粒上。我们推断N(H I)= 1.9(+0.9,-0.6)× 10^{18} cm^-2,这表明这种部分中性的气体只占据了朝向恒星的2 ~ 8 pc(约13%)空间,剩余的空间可能充满了发射软X射线的热气体。我们没有检测到任何吸收功能的高度电离的物种,可以产生在温暖的介质和周围的热气体之间的界面。最后,LIC的径向速度与本地狮子座冷云的径向速度一致,表明它们可能是物理相关的。

英文摘要:

We analyze interstellar absorption features in the full UV spectrum of the nearby (d = 24 pc) B8 IVn star alpha Leo (Regulus) obtained at high resolution and high S/N by the HST ASTRAL Treasury program. We derive column densities for many key atomic species and interpret their partial ionizations. The gas in front of alpha Leo exhibits two absorption components, one of which coincides in velocity with the local interstellar cloud (LIC) that surrounds the Sun. The second, smaller, component is shifted by +5.6 km/s relative to the main component, in agreement with results for other lines of sight in this region of the sky. The excitation of the C II fine-structure levels and the ratio of Mg I to Mg II reveal a temperature T = 6500 (+750,-600)K and electron density n(e) = 0.11 (+0.025,-0.03) cm^-3. Our investigation of the ionization balance of all the available species indicates that about 1/3 of the hydrogen atoms are ionized and that metals are significantly depleted onto grains. We infer that N(H I) = 1.9 (+0.9,-0.6) X 10^{18} cm^-2, which indicates that this partly neutral gas occupies only 2 to 8 pc (about 13%) of the space toward the star, with the remaining volume presumably being filled with a hot gas that emits soft X-rays. We do not detect any absorption features from the highly ionized species that could be produced in an interface between the warm medium and the surrounding hot gas. Finally, the radial velocity of the LIC agrees with that of the Local Leo Cold Cloud, indicating that they may be physically related.

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