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恒星形成区中的HI-to-H2过渡层W43

HI-to-H2 Transition Layers in the Star-Forming Region W43

Shmuel Bialy, Simon Bihr, Henrik Beuther, Thomas Henning, Amiel Sternberg

摘要:

原子到分子(HI到H $_2$)的气体转换过程是分子云形成和恒星形成的基础。对恒星形成区W 43的21厘米观测揭示了极高的HI柱密度,为120-180 M $_{\odot}$ pc $^{-2}$,比HI到H $_2$跃迁理论预测的大10-20倍。我们用HI到H $_2$跃迁理论模型分析了观测到的HI,发现理论与观测的差异不能用W 43的强辐射来解释,也不能用假设的体密度或H $_2$形成速率系数的变化来解释。我们发现,观察到的大HI列自然地解释了几个($9-22$)HI-H $_2$过渡层,叠加沿视线的W 43。我们讨论了其他可能的解释,如非稳态的情况下,和效率低下的灰尘吸收。W 43的情况表明,在河外观测中报告的HI阈值可能与单个HI到H $_2$过渡无关,而是沿视线的几个过渡层(云)的结果,被弥散的云间气体稀释。

英文摘要:

The process of atomic-to-molecular (HI-to-H$_2$) gas conversion is fundamental for molecular-cloud formation and star formation. 21 cm observations of the star-forming region W43 revealed extremely high HI column densities, of 120-180 M$_{\odot}$ pc$^{-2}$, a factor of 10-20 larger than predicted by HI-to-H$_2$ transition theories. We analyze the observed HI with an HI-to-H$_2$ transition theoretical model, and show that the theory-observation discrepancy cannot be explained by the intense radiation in W43, nor by variations of the assumed volume density or H$_2$ formation-rate coefficient. We show that the large observed HI columns are naturally explained by several ($9-22$) HI-to-H$_2$ transition layers, superimposed along the sightlines of W43. We discuss other possible interpretations such as a non-steady-state scenario, and inefficient dust absorption. The case of W43 suggests that HI thresholds reported in extra-galactic observations are probably not associated with a single HI-to-H$_2$ transition, but are rather a result of several transition layers (clouds) along the sightlines, beam-diluted with diffuse inter-cloud gas.

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