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ALMA-LEGUS II:亚星系环境对分子云性质的影响

ALMA-LEGUS II: The Influence of Sub-Galactic Environment on Molecular Cloud Properties

Molly K. Finn, Kelsey E. Johnson, Remy Indebetouw, Allison H. Costa, Angela Adamo, Alessandra Aloisi, Lauren Bittle, Daniela Calzetti, Daniel A. Dale, Clare L. … 展开作者

Molly K. Finn, Kelsey E. Johnson, Remy Indebetouw, Allison H. Costa, Angela Adamo, Alessandra Aloisi, Lauren Bittle, Daniela Calzetti, Daniel A. Dale, Clare L. Dobbs, Jennifer Donovan Meyer, Bruce G. Elmegreen, Debra M. Elmegreen, Michele Fumagalli, J. S. Gallagher, Kathryn Grasha, Eva K. Grebel, Robert C. Kennicutt, Mark R. Krumholz, Janice C. Lee, Matteo Messa, Preethi Nair, Elena Sabbi, Linda J. Smith, David A. Thilker, Bradley C. Whitmore, Aida Wofford

AI总结:

比较棒旋星系NGC 1313与絮状旋涡星系NGC 7793的亚星系环境分子云性质,发现星系内部区域差异大于星系间全局差异,环境多样性是驱动大质量星团形成的关键。

摘要:

我们比较了两个星系亚星系区域的分子云性质,即正在形成许多大质量星团的棒旋星系NGC 1313,以及尽管具有与NGC 1313相似的恒星形成率,但形成的大质量星团明显较少的絮状旋涡星系NGC 7793。我们发现,每个星系内不同区域之间分子云性质的差异,大于在全局尺度上星系之间的差异,尤其是NGC 1313。在NGC 1313的旋臂和NGC 7793的中心,其质量、线宽、压力和位力参数高于星系的旋臂间和外部区域。NGC 1313的大质量星团形成可能是由其更大的环境差异驱动的,这使得更多具备必要条件的云得以出现,尽管没有一个参数似乎是造成恒星形成差异的主要原因。同时,NGC 7793的云具有与NGC 1313旋臂中的云相当的质量和动能,但其密度和压力更类似于旋臂间区域,因此不太容易坍缩并形成恒星。NGC 1313和NGC 7793中的分子云性质表明,旋臂、星系棒、旋臂间区域和絮状旋涡各自代表了分子云群体方面截然不同的环境。我们惊讶地发现,各区域之间的面密度差异很小,这表明在低分辨率研究中经常观察到的旋臂与旋臂间区域的面密度差异,反映的是分子云的稀疏程度,而非其真实面密度的差异。

英文摘要:

We compare the molecular cloud properties in sub-galactic regions of two galaxies, barred spiral NGC 1313, which is forming many massive clusters, and flocculent spiral NGC 7793, which is forming significantly fewer massive clusters despite having a similar star formation rate to NGC 1313. We find that there are larger variations in cloud properties between different regions within each galaxy than there are between the galaxies on a global scale, especially for NGC 1313. There are higher masses, linewidths, pressures, and virial parameters in the arms of NGC 1313 and center of NGC 7793 than in the interarm and outer regions of the galaxies. The massive cluster formation of NGC 1313 may be driven by its greater variation in environments, allowing more clouds with the necessary conditions to arise, although no one parameter seems primarily responsible for the difference in star formation. Meanwhile NGC 7793 has clouds that are as massive and have as much kinetic energy as clouds in the arms of NGC 1313, but have densities and pressures more similar to the interarm regions and so are less inclined to collapse and form stars. The cloud properties in NGC 1313 and NGC 7793 suggest that spiral arms, bars, interarm regions, and flocculent spirals each represent distinct environments with regard to molecular cloud populations. We see surprisingly little difference in surface densities between the regions, suggesting that the differences in surface densities frequently seen between arm and interarm regions of lower-resolution studies are indicative of the sparsity of molecular clouds, rather than differences in their true surface density.

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