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局部亮红外星系中的恒星形成团

Star-forming Clumps in Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies

K. L. Larson, T. Díaz-Santos, L. Armus, G. C. Privon, S. T. Linden, A. S. Evans, J. Howell, V. Charmandaris, V. U, D. B. Sanders, S. Stierwalt, L. Barcos-Muñoz,… 展开作者

K. L. Larson, T. Díaz-Santos, L. Armus, G. C. Privon, S. T. Linden, A. S. Evans, J. Howell, V. Charmandaris, V. U, D. B. Sanders, S. Stierwalt, L. Barcos-Muñoz, J. Rich, A. Medling, D. Cook, A. Oklopĉić, E. J. Murphy, P. Bonfini

摘要:

我们提出了$HST$窄带近红外成像的Pa $α$和Pa $β$发射的48个本地发光红外星系(LIRGs)从大天文台全天LIRG巡天(GOALS)。这些数据使我们能够测量810个空间分辨的恒星形成区域(59个核和751个核外团块)的特性,并将它们的特性与本地和高红移恒星形成星系中的特性进行直接比较。我们发现,在LIRGs中,恒星形成团块的半径范围从$\sim90-900$ pc和恒星形成率(SFR)的$\sim1\times10^{-3}$到10 M $_\odot$ yr $^{-1}$,与核外团块的中值为170 pc和0.03 M $_\odot$ yr $^{-1}$。发现的恒星形成团块是年轻的,恒星年龄中位数为$8.7$ Myrs,恒星质量中位数为$5\times10^{5}$ M $_\odot$。SFR的范围从正常的本地恒星形成星系到$\rm{z}=1-3$的高红移恒星形成星系。LIRG星系团的光度函数比低光度的恒星形成星系有一个更平坦的斜率,这表明发光的恒星形成星系团相对过剩。为了预测恒星形成历史和气体分数的可能范围,我们将恒星形成团块与MassiveFIRE高分辨率宇宙学模拟中测量的团块进行了比较。MassiveFIRE中的恒星形成团块覆盖了与当地LIRG相同的SFR和尺寸范围,并且具有从10%到90%的总气体分数。如果本地LIRGs类似于这些模拟星系,我们预计未来的观测与ALMA将发现大范围的气体分数,以及相应的恒星形成效率,在LIRGs中的恒星形成团块。

英文摘要:

We present $HST$ narrow-band near-infrared imaging of Pa$α$ and Pa$β$ emission of 48 local Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) from the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS). These data allow us to measure the properties of 810 spatially resolved star-forming regions (59 nuclei and 751 extra-nuclear clumps), and directly compare their properties to those found in both local and high-redshift star-forming galaxies. We find that in LIRGs, the star-forming clumps have radii ranging from $\sim90-900$ pc and star formation rates (SFRs) of $\sim1\times10^{-3}$ to 10 M$_\odot$yr$^{-1}$, with median values for extra-nuclear clumps of 170 pc and 0.03 M$_\odot$yr$^{-1}$. The detected star-forming clumps are young, with a median stellar age of $8.7$ Myrs, and a median stellar mass of $5\times10^{5}$ M$_\odot$. The SFRs span the range of those found in normal local star-forming galaxies to those found in high-redshift star-forming galaxies at $\rm{z}=1-3$. The luminosity function of the LIRG clumps has a flatter slope than found in lower-luminosity, star-forming galaxies, indicating a relative excess of luminous star-forming clumps. In order to predict the possible range of star-forming histories and gas fractions, we compare the star-forming clumps to those measured in the MassiveFIRE high-resolution cosmological simulation. The star-forming clumps in MassiveFIRE cover the same range of SFRs and sizes found in the local LIRGs and have total gas fractions that extend from 10 to 90%. If local LIRGs are similar to these simulated galaxies, we expect future observations with ALMA will find a large range of gas fractions, and corresponding star formation efficiencies, among the star-forming clumps in LIRGs.

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