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强大的活跃星系核抑制恒星形成
M J Page1, M Symeonidis, J D Vieira
1Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UK. mjp@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Nature
|May 12, 2012
概括
星系中的大质量黑洞可能调节恒星形成. 强大的活跃星系核 (AGN) 似乎抑制了宿主星系中强烈的恒星形成,影响了星系进化.
科学领域:
- * 天体物理学 * 天体物理学
- * 银河系进化演变 *
- *宇宙学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- * 巨大的黑洞和银河系凸起是早期宇宙历史的遗迹,具有高恒星形成率.
- * 黑洞质量和恒星膨胀质量之间存在疑似联系,可能是由于活跃的银河核 (AGN) 灭了恒星形成.
- *X射线是AGN的明确痕迹,而恒星形成的星系通常是尘埃遮蔽的,在红外/亚毫米波长中很亮.
研究的目的:
- * 研究活跃星系核 (AGN) 与早期星系中恒星形成之间的关系.
- * 测试AGN活动抑制宿主星系恒星形成的假设.
主要方法:
- * 银河系宿主星系的联合亚毫米和X射线观测.
- * 分析2-6亿年宇宙年龄的星系的X射线亮度和恒星形成率.
主要成果:
- * 快速恒星形成在AGN宿主星系中普遍存在,当时宇宙只有20亿至60亿年.
- * 黑洞周围的强烈恒星形成被抑制,超过X射线发光率每秒10~44 ergs.
- * 在强大的AGN的宿主星系中观察到明确的恒星形成抑制.
结论:
- *强大的AGN活动似乎灭了宿主星系中的恒星形成.
- * 这种抑制与AGN外流驱逐星际介质的模型保持一致,迅速改变星系属性.
- *这些发现支持AGN反在调节星系进化中的作用.
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