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M87中分子气体破裂的ALMA观测

ALMA observation of the disruption of molecular gas in M87

A. Simionescu, G. Tremblay, N. Werner, R. E. A. Canning, S. W. Allen, J. B. R. Oonk

摘要:

我们提出的结果ALMA观测中心$40^{\prime\prime}$(3千秒差距的投影)东南部的核M87。我们报告了扩展CO(2-1)线发射的探测,总通量为$(5.5 \pm 0.6) \times 10^{-18}$ erg s $^{-1}$ cm $^{-2}$和相应的分子气体质量$M_{H_2}=(4.7 \pm 0.4) \times 10^5 M_\odot$,假设银河系CO到H的转换因子为$_2$。ALMA数据表明视线速度为$-129\pm3$ km s $^{-1}$,与基于[CII]和H $α$ +[NII]线的测量结果非常一致,速度分散度为$σ=27\pm3$ km s $^{-1}$。在6~cm VLA图像上,CO(2-1)辐射仅起源于活动星系核射电瓣外,而在其它波长上,暗条则向内辐射。M87中的分子气体似乎被活动星系核的活动所破坏或激发,或者是通过与射电等离子体的直接相互作用,或者是通过瓣驱动的冲击波进入发射X射线的大气层。这是理解活动星系核中心对恒星形成过程中最冷气体量的影响的一个重要组成部分。

英文摘要:

We present the results from ALMA observations centred $40^{\prime\prime}$ (3 kpc in projection) southeast of the nucleus of M87. We report the detection of extended CO (2-1) line emission with a total flux of $(5.5 \pm 0.6) \times 10^{-18}$ erg s$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$ and corresponding molecular gas mass $M_{H_2}=(4.7 \pm 0.4) \times 10^5 M_\odot$, assuming a Galactic CO to H$_2$ conversion factor. ALMA data indicate a line-of-sight velocity of $-129\pm3$ km s$^{-1}$, in good agreement with measurements based on the [CII] and H$α$+[NII] lines, and a velocity dispersion of $σ=27\pm3$ km s$^{-1}$. The CO(2-1) emission originates only outside the radio lobe of the AGN seen in the 6~cm VLA image, while the filament prolongs further inwards at other wavelengths. The molecular gas in M87 appears to be destroyed or excited by AGN activity, either by direct interaction with the radio plasma, or by the shock driven by the lobe into the X-ray emitting atmosphere. This is an important piece of the puzzle in understanding the impact of the central AGN on the amount of the coldest gas from which star formation can proceed.

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