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arXiv 2004.12105astro-ph.GA
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观测银河系中恒星形成的最早阶段:三个边缘上的星系中的8微米核心

Observing the Earliest Stages of Star Formation in Galaxies: 8 micron Cores in Three Edge-on Disks

Bruce G. Elmegreen, Debra M. Elmegreen

摘要:

为了研究星系中恒星形成最早阶段的垂直分布,利用反锐化掩模技术对斯皮策太空望远镜的红阵列相机(IRAC)观测到的三个侧边螺旋星系NGC 891、NGC 3628和IC 5052进行了8微米致密核心的检查,分别分辨出173、267和60个核心。颜色-颜色分布表明,多环芳烃和高度浓缩的年轻恒星光球发射的混合物。V波段的平均消光约为20等,平均分布在前景和核心之间。假设年龄为100万年,这大约等于每个星系的总核心质量与恒星形成率的比率,那么这些团块的IRAC星等将被转换为恒星质量。消光和恒星质量表明,5%的恒星形成效率下的内核直径约为18 pc。NGC 891和IC 5052的8微米核盘的半厚度分别为105 pc和74 pc,随半径变化的系数约为2。对于正在相互作用的NGC 3628,半厚度为438 pc,但即使有这种相互作用,8微米的圆盘也非常平坦,这表明垂直稳定。在核心位置可以看到小规模的结构,如带状疱疹或螺旋。8微米核心中很少有光学对应物。

英文摘要:

To study the vertical distribution of the earliest stages of star formation in galaxies, three edge-on spirals, NGC 891, NGC 3628, and IC 5052 observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope InfraRed Array Camera (IRAC) were examined for compact 8 micron cores using an unsharp mask technique; 173, 267, and 60 cores were distinguished, respectively. Color-color distributions suggest a mixture of PAHs and highly-extincted photospheric emission from young stars. The average V-band extinction is ~20 mag, equally divided between foreground and core. IRAC magnitudes for the clumps are converted to stellar masses assuming an age of 1 Myr, which is about equal to the ratio of the total core mass to the star formation rate in each galaxy. The extinction and stellar mass suggest an intrinsic core diameter of ~18 pc for 5% star formation efficiency. The half-thickness of the disk of 8 micron cores is 105 pc for NGC 891 and 74 pc for IC 5052, varying with radius by a factor of ~2. For NGC 3628, which is interacting, the half-thickness is 438 pc, but even with this interaction, the 8 micron disk is remarkably flat, suggesting vertical stability. Small scale structures like shingles or spirals are seen in the core positions. Very few of the 8 micron cores have optical counterparts.

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