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一个向M33运动的超高速云的发现和成因

The Discovery and Origin of A Very-High Velocity Cloud Toward M33

Y. Zheng, J. K. Werk, J. E. G. Peek, M. E. Putman

摘要:

我们报告了用哈勃太空望远镜/宇宙起源摄谱仪探测到一个大部分电离的非常高速云(VHVC; $v_{\rm LSR}\sim-350$ km/s)朝向M33。VHVC在OI、CII、SiII和SiIII吸收中沿分离约0.06-0.4度的五条视线检测。在次度尺度上,VHVC的速度和离子柱密度保持相对平稳,视线之间的标准偏差分别为+/-14 km/s和+/-0.15 dex。VHVC的金属丰度为[OI/HI]=-0.56+/-0.17 dex(Z=0.28+/-0.11 Z $_{\odot}$)。尽管VHVC的位置-速度接近电离的麦哲伦流,但VHVC较高的金属丰度使其不太可能与麦哲伦流相关联,突出了这一天空区域的复杂速度结构。我们调查VHVC的可能起源,通过重新访问其周围的HI环境。我们发现VHVC可能是:(1)MW CGM云,(2)与附近的HI VHVC -- Wright云有关,或(3)与M33的北曲相连。此外,VHVC可能是连接赖特云和M33北部翘曲的桥梁,这将使它成为M33晕中的麦哲伦星系。

英文摘要:

We report the detection of a largely ionized very-high velocity cloud (VHVC; $v_{\rm LSR}\sim-350$ km/s) toward M33 with the Hubble Space Telescope/Cosmic Origin Spectrograph. The VHVC is detected in OI, CII, SiII, and SiIII absorption along five sightlines separated by ~0.06-0.4 degree. On sub-degree scales, the velocities and ionic column densities of the VHVC remain relatively smooth with standard deviations of +/-14 km/s and +/-0.15 dex between the sightlines, respectively. The VHVC has a metallicity of [OI/HI]=-0.56+/-0.17 dex (Z=0.28+/-0.11 Z$_{\odot}$). Despite the position-velocity proximity of the VHVC to the ionized Magellanic Stream, the VHVC's higher metallicity makes it unlikely to be associated with the Stream, highlighting the complex velocity structure of this region of sky. We investigate the VHVC's possible origin by revisiting its surrounding HI environment. We find that the VHVC may be: (1) a MW CGM cloud, (2) related to a nearby HI VHVC -- Wright's Cloud, or (3) connected to M33's northern warp. Furthermore, the VHVC could be a bridge connecting Wright's Cloud and M33's northern warp, which would make it a Magellanic-like structure in the halo of M33.

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