形成的分子气体在潮碎片的强烈星系-星系相互作用的分子气体
J Braine1, U Lisenfeld, P A Duc
1Observatoire de Bordeaux, UMR 5804, CNRS/INSU, BP89, Floirac, France. Jonathan.Braine@observ.u-bordeaux.fr
Nature
|March 8, 2000
概括
研究人员在潮矮星系中发现了分子,这对新恒星形成至关重要. 这一发现表明,这些星系中的恒星形成模仿了正常螺旋星系中的过程.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 银河系的进化 银河系的进化
- 星星形成的形成
背景情况:
- 星系之间的引力相互作用可以产生含有气体和恒星的潮尾.
- 恒星形成可以在这些潮尾中发生,形成潮矮星系.
- 研究潮矮星系提供了对一般星系形成的见解,这是由于它们定义的相互作用时间尺度.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查潮矮星系中分子气体的存在.
- 了解分子气体的起源及其在这些星系内恒星形成中的作用.
- 为了比较潮矮星系中的恒星形成过程与正常螺旋星系中的恒星形成过程.
主要方法:
- 对一氧化碳排放的观察以追踪分子.
- 对分子气体相对于原子的空间分布的分析.
- 气体度和恒星形成指标的比较.
主要成果:
- 在两个潮矮星系中发现分子.
- 分子气体度峰值与原子密度最大值一致.
- 这种分布不同于大多数富含气体的星系.
结论:
- 分子气体可能来自潮矮星系中的原子.
- 这个过程模仿了正常螺旋星系中恒星形成的过程.
- 这些发现为银河系和恒星形成的机制提供了新的见解.
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