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一个巨大的储备低激发分子气体在高红移的高红移
P Papadopoulos1, R Ivison, C Carilli
1Leiden Observatory, PO Box 9513, 2300 Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nature
|May 9, 2001
概括
天文学家使用一氧化碳 (CO) 线在高红移类星体中发现了大量的低刺激分子气体. 这一发现表明,以前的观测可能严重低估了早期星系的分子气体含量.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 宇宙气体和尘埃研究研究
- 银河系的进化 银河系的进化
背景情况:
- 分子 (H2) 在富含气体的星系中为恒星形成和活跃星系核 (AGN) 提供燃料.
- 一氧化碳 (CO) 排放线跟踪分子气体的特性.
- 以前,高红移星系中只能观察到更高的CO转换,这可能低估了分子气体质量.
研究的目的:
- 研究高红移星系中低激发分子气体的存在和特性.
- 为了确定以前的观测是否低估了总分子气体含量.
- 探索分子气体在早期银河系进化中的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用12CO (J = 1 --> 0和J = 2 --> 1) 的最低激发线来观测类星体APM08279+5255在红移z = 3.91的位置.
- 绘制了量子星周围分子气体分布的地图.
- 分析了检测到的分子气体的激发水平和质量.
主要成果:
- 在类星体APM08279+5255.5周围发现了大量低激发分子气体.
- 证实了在类星体核附近存在热,密集的气体.
- 揭示了一个扩展的分子气体储备,比以前检测到的气体大10到100倍.
结论:
- 大量的低激发分子气体可能在高红移星系 (z > 3) 中很常见.
- 过去使用更高CO转换的观测可能低估了早期宇宙中的总分子气体质量.
- 这一发现对理解高红移时的星系形成和进化有重大影响.
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