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IC10中HII区的电子密度分布

Electron density distribution in HII regions in IC10

F. L. Polles, D. Fadda, W. D. Vacca, N. P. Abel, M. Chevance, C. Fischer, J. M. Jackson, V. Lebouteiller, S. Madden, L. Ramambason

AI总结:

本研究结合SOFIA/FIFI-LS的[OIII]52μm图及Herschel、Spitzer数据,测量IC10亮HII区电子密度,发现O++示踪成分对辐射场和演化阶段更敏感。

摘要:

我们展示了矮星系IC10的[OIII]52μm图,该图由平流层红外天文台(SOFIA)搭载的场成像远红外线光谱仪(FIFI-LS)获得。我们将[OIII]52μm图与Herschel和Spitzer观测相结合,以估算IC10中最亮HII区的电子密度分布。我们发现,谱线比[OIII]88μm/[OIII]52μm给出的电子密度(n_e)值(n_e_OIII)覆盖较宽范围,而利用谱线比[SIII]33μm/[SIII]18μm获得的n_e值(n_e_SIII)在不确定度范围内均相似。对于M1、M2和A1区,n_e_OIII与n_e_SIII相似;而在24μm连续谱发射中最亮的两个区域A2和M1b,n_e_OIII高于n_e_SIII。这些结果表明,对于这些区域,O++和S++这两种离子示踪两种不同的电离气体成分,并且由O++离子示踪的电离气体成分的性质对局地物理条件更敏感。事实上,虽然[SIII]示踪的气体层不记录辐射场的特征,但n_e_OIII与恒星形成率(SFR)、尘埃温度和24μm相关。因此,n_e_OIII是HII区和辐射场演化阶段的指标,在更年轻的恒星形成区和能量更高的环境中发现更高的n_e_OIII。

英文摘要:

We present the [OIII]52μm map of the dwarf galaxy IC10, obtained with the Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer (FIFI-LS) on board the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). We combine the [OIII]52μm map with Herschel and Spitzer observations, to estimate the electron density distribution of the brightest HII regions of IC10. We find that the line ratio [OIII]88μm/[OIII]52μm gives electron density (n_e) values (n_e_OIII) that cover a broad range, while the n_e values obtained using the line ratio [SIII]33μm/[SIII]18μm (n_e_SIII) are all similar within the uncertainties. n_e_OIII is similar to n_e_SIII for the M1, M2 and A1 regions, and it is higher than n_e_SIII for the two regions, A2 and M1b, which are the brightest in the 24μm continuum emission. These results suggest that for these regions the two ions, O++ and S++, trace two different ionised gas components, and that the properties of the ionised gas component traced by the O++ ion are more sensitive to the local physical conditions. In fact, while the gas layer traced by [SIII] does not keep track of the characteristics of the radiation field, the n_e_OIII, correlates with the star formation rate (SFR), the dust temperature and the 24μm. Therefore, n_e_OIII is an indicator of the evolutionary stage of the HII region and the radiation field, with higher n_e_OIII, found in younger SF regions and in more energetic environments.

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