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并合遗迹中的冷分子气体。II。稠密分子气体的性质

Cold Molecular Gas in Merger Remnants. II. The properties of dense molecular gas

Junko Ueda, Daisuke Iono, Min S. Yun, Tomonari Michiyama, Yoshimasa Watanabe, Ronald L. Snell, Daniel Rosa-Gonzalez, Toshiki Saito, Olga Vega, Takuji Yamashita

摘要:

本文给出了用大型毫米波望远镜观测到的28个局部星系合并遗迹的3 mm波长光谱。鉴定了来自13个不同分子物种和同位素体的15个分子系,并且在一个或多个分子系中检测到28个来源中的21个。在我们的样本中,超/亮红外星系(U/LIRGs)中致密气体示踪剂HCN(1 -0)和HCO $^{+}$(1 - 0)与$^{13}$ CO(1-0)的谱线比值平均比非LIRGs高3-4倍。这些高的谱线比可以由$^{13}$ CO的不足和由高HCN(1-0)/ $^{12}$ CO(1-0)比所暗示的高密度气体馏分来解释。我们计算了红外-HCN(1-0)光度比作为致密气体星形成效率的代表。IR/HCN比值与IR光度之间没有相关性,而IR/HCN比值因源而异(1.1-6.5)$\times 10^{3}$ $L_{\odot}$ /(K km s $^{-1}$ pc $^{2}$)。与对照样品比较,发现合并残留物的IR/HCN平均值比早中期合并和未合并的LIRGs高2-3倍,与晚期合并的LIRGs相当。IR与$^{12}$ CO(1-0)的比率显示出与IR/HCN比率相似的趋势。这些结果表明,恒星的形成效率提高了合并过程中,并保持在高水平,即使在最终合并。动力学相互作用和合并可以改变恒星形成模式,并继续影响合并后阶段气体的恒星形成性质。

英文摘要:

We present the 3 mm wavelength spectra of 28 local galaxy merger remnants obtained with the Large Millimeter Telescope. Fifteen molecular lines from 13 different molecular species and isotopologues were identified, and 21 out of 28 sources were detected in one or more molecular lines. On average, the line ratios of the dense gas tracers, such as HCN (1-0) and HCO$^{+}$(1-0), to $^{13}$CO (1-0) are 3-4 times higher in ultra/luminous infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs) than in non-LIRGs in our sample. These high line ratios could be explained by the deficiency of $^{13}$CO and high dense gas fractions suggested by high HCN (1-0)/$^{12}$CO (1-0) ratios. We calculate the IR-to-HCN (1-0) luminosity ratio as a proxy of the dense gas star formation efficiency. There is no correlation between the IR/HCN ratio and the IR luminosity, while the IR/HCN ratio varies from source to source (1.1-6.5) $\times 10^{3}$ $L_{\odot}$/(K km s$^{-1}$ pc$^{2}$). Compared with the control sample, we find that the average IR/HCN ratio of the merger remnants is higher by a factor of 2-3 than those of the early/mid-stage mergers and non-merging LIRGs, and it is comparable to that of the late-stage mergers. The IR-to-$^{12}$CO (1-0) ratios show a similar trend to the IR/HCN ratios. These results suggest that star formation efficiency is enhanced by the merging process and maintained at high levels even after the final coalescence. The dynamical interactions and mergers could change the star formation mode and continue to impact the star formation properties of the gas in the post-merger phase.

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