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Una joven fuente de emisión óptica de radio galaxias distantes
Nature
|April 11, 2018
Resumen
Las galaxias de radio lejanas muestran espectros ópticos sin características, lo que sugiere la emisión de estrellas jóvenes o núcleos activos. Esto implica que la fuente de emisión óptica tiene menos de 10 millones de años, ofreciendo información sobre la evolución temprana de la galaxia.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Astronomía y astrofísica
- Cosmología
- Evolución de las galaxias
Sus antecedentes:
- Las galaxias de radio distantes son las sondas clave del Universo temprano.
- Son las únicas fuentes ópticas extendidas conocidas a alto corrimiento al rojo.
- Sus complejas morfologías ópticas y los orígenes de la luz siguen sin estar claros.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el origen de la emisión óptica en galaxias de radio lejanas.
- Para analizar datos espectroscópicos de galaxias con desplazamientos al rojo de 0,75 a 1,1.
- Para entender la formación y evolución temprana de las galaxias.
Principales métodos:
- Observaciones espectroscópicas de radio galaxias distantes.
- Análisis de espectros en reposo entre 2500 y 5000 Å.
- Comparación de los espectros observados con modelos de poblaciones estelares.
Principales resultados:
- Spectra muestra un continuo sin rasgos, que carece de la interrupción esperada de 4,000 Å.
- No se encontró evidencia de antiguas poblaciones estelares.
- La emisión óptica se atribuye a las estrellas jóvenes o a la luz dispersa de los núcleos galácticos activos (AGN).
Conclusiones:
- La emisión óptica en estas radiogalaxias distantes está dominada por poblaciones estelares jóvenes o AGN.
- La edad de la fuente de emisión óptica es comparable a la de la fuente de radio, estimada en 10^7 años o menos.
- Estos hallazgos proporcionan información crucial sobre las primeras etapas de formación de galaxias.
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