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Arp 147碰撞环星系中的大质量恒星团和团块

Massive star clusters and clumps in the collisional ring galaxy Arp 147

University of Antananarivo(安塔那那利佛大学);University of Cape Town(开普敦大学);South African Astronomical Observatory(南非天文台);Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA)(芬兰欧洲南方天文台天文学中心);University of Turku(图尔库大学);University of Leeds(利兹大学)

Z. Randriamanakoto, M. Rakototafika, B. Mongwane, P. Väisänen, M. Rakotomanga

AI总结:

通过光度学研究Arp 147碰撞环星系中的恒星团(或结点),探讨其空环内的恒星形成历史,发现大部分恒星团年龄小于10 Myr,质量超过10^5 M☉,且其恒星团质量函数(CMF)遵循Schechter函数,表明碰撞触发的恒星爆发事件为年轻蓝结的形成提供了理想环境。

摘要:

我们利用HST F450W、F606W和F814W图像对碰撞环星系(CRG)Arp 147中的恒星团(或结点)进行了光度学研究,以追踪其空环内的恒星形成历史。我们发现Arp 147包含211个结点和六个kpc尺度的团块,其中近60%的结点年龄低于10 Myr,且三分之二的质量超过10^5 M☉。年龄在10-200 Myr之间的结点质量函数(CMF)偏离幂律分布,遵循具有特征截断质量M_c = 6.2 × 10^5 M☉的Schechter函数。这种CMF形状在环东部区域的结点子样本中更为显著。在同一年龄区间内,我们推导出较低的破坏率(δ≈0.25)和约3%的恒星团形成效率(CFE)。相比之下,在1-10 Myr年龄范围内,CFE接近40%。我们注意到缺乏高分辨率紫外和Hα观测数据,这影响了尘埃年轻团块和低红化老团块的年龄推导。尽管如此,本研究表明,至少在近似意义上,碰撞触发的恒星爆发事件在CRG内提供了一个理想环境,使第二代年轻蓝结块大量形成。同时,这也表明两个星系的碰撞穿通可以随时间推移至少轻微地促进恒星团的破坏。

英文摘要:

We conduct a photometric study of star clusters (or knots) in the collisional ring galaxy (CRG) Arp 147 to trace the star formation history across its empty ring. Using HST F450W, F606W and F814W images, we find that Arp 147 hosts 211 knots and six kpc-size clumps, nearly 60 per cent of which have ages below 10 Myr, and two thirds have masses above $\rm 10^{5}\,M_{\odot}$. The cluster mass function (CMF) of knots with ages between $10 - 200$ Myr deviates from a power-law and follows a Schechter function with a characteristic truncation mass of ${\rm M}_{c} = 6.2 \times 10^{5} \, {\rm M}_{\odot}$. This shape of the CMF is more prominent for a subsample of knots in the eastern region of the ring. Over the same age interval, we derive a low rate of disruption ($δ\sim 0.25$) from the cluster age function and a cluster formation efficiency (CFE) of $\sim$ 3 per cent. In contrast, the CFE in the $1 - 10$ Myr age range is nearly 40 per cent. We note the lack of high-resolution UV and H$α$ observations to help break age-extinction degeneracy which affects the derived ages for dusty young clusters and old ones with low reddening. Nevertheless, this study has shown, at least to a first-order approximation, that collision-triggered starburst events happening across the CRG offer an ideal environment for a second generation of young blue knots to form in abundance. It also suggests that the drop-through collision between the two galaxies can fuel at least mild cluster disruption over time.

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