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恒星形成区的空间统计:恒星形成是由柱密度单独驱动的吗?

Spatial Statistics in Star Forming Regions: Is Star Formation Driven By Column Density Alone?

Brendan Retter, Jennifer Hatchell, Tim Naylor

摘要:

已知恒星的形成更容易发生在更多的原材料可用的地方。这通常由“肯尼卡特-施密特”关系表示,其中年轻恒星天体(YSO)的表面密度与柱密度的某个幂$μ$成比例。这项工作的目的是确定是否单独的柱密度足以解释巨蛇座南部,巨蛇座核心,蛇夫座,NGC 1333和IC 348内的0/I类YSO的位置,或者是否存在聚集或回避,这将指向对恒星形成的额外影响。使用O形环检验作为汇总统计量,根据使用Herschel柱密度图制作的概率模型,为不同的$μ$值制作95%置信度包络。针对四个分布模型对YSO进行了测试:该地区$μ$的最佳估计值,$μ=0$高于最小列密度阈值且其他地方的概率为零,$μ=1$,以及最能代表五个地区作为一个集体的幂律,$μ=2.05 \pm 0.20$。结果表明,$μ=2.05$模型与大多数地区的分布规律一致,在这些地区,在给定的柱密度下,YSO的空间分布符合随机分布规律。Serpens South和NGC 1333在小尺度的$\sim 0.15 \mathrm{pc}$上拒绝了$μ= 2.05$模型,这意味着小尺度的相互作用可能是改进模型所必需的。在0.15 pc以上的尺度上,YSO在所有五个区域中的位置可以单独使用柱密度很好地描述。

英文摘要:

Star formation is known to occur more readily where more raw materials are available. This is often expressed by a 'Kennicutt-Schmidt' relation where the surface density of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) is proportional to column density to some power, $μ$. The aim of this work was to determine if column density alone is sufficient to explain the locations of Class 0/I YSOs within Serpens South, Serpens Core, Ophiuchus, NGC1333 and IC348, or if there is clumping or avoidance that would point to additional influences on the star formation. Using the O-ring test as a summary statistic, 95 per cent confidence envelopes were produced for different values of $μ$ from probability models made using the Herschel column density maps. The YSOs were tested against four distribution models: the best-estimate of $μ$ for the region, $μ=0$ above a minimum column density threshold and zero probability elsewhere, $μ=1$, and the power-law that best represents the five regions as a collective, $μ=2.05 \pm 0.20$. Results showed that $μ=2.05$ model was consistent with the majority of regions and, for those regions, the spatial distribution of YSOs at a given column density is consistent with being random. Serpens South and NGC1333 rejected the $μ= 2.05$ model on small scales of $\sim 0.15 \mathrm{pc}$ which implies that small-scale interactions may be necessary to improve the model. On scales above 0.15 pc, the positions of YSOs in all five regions can be well described using column density alone.

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