一个巨大的星系在它的核心形成阶段大爆炸后的30亿年
Erica Nelson1, Pieter van Dokkum1, Marijn Franx2
1Astronomy Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
Nature
|August 28, 2014
概括
天文学家发现一个银河系的核心形成11亿年前,显示高气速分散和密集的结构. 这一发现为早期星系进化和大质量星系的形成提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 宇宙进化的宇宙进化.
- 银河系的形成和演变.
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景情况:
- 据信,巨大的星系在宇宙历史的早期形成了密集的恒星核心.
- 之前的研究已经确定了具有高气速分散或小尺寸的星系,但并非形成核心的两个特征.
- 迄今为止还没有发现任何具有形成核心的恒星结构和气体动态的物体.
研究的目的:
- 报告在形成过程中发现一个候选星系核心的发现.
- 描述这个早期星系的恒星结构和气体动态.
- 了解早期宇宙中大质量星系的形成机制.
主要方法:
- 一个星系在红移z=2.3时的观测 (11亿年前).
- 测量恒星质量,半光半径和恒星形成速度.
- 对星系内的气体速度分散的分析.
主要成果:
- 一个候选核心的识别,GOODS-N-774,在红移z=2.3.3时.
- GOODS-N-774的恒星质量为1000亿太阳质量,半光半径为1.0千帕秒.
- 该星系表现出高恒星形成气体速度分散 (317±30公里/秒),类似于像紧静止星系和附近的巨型圆星系这样的后代.
结论:
- 发现的星系GOODS-N-774代表了一个罕见的,形成巨大的星系核心.
- 它的特性与早期星系核心形成的理论模型保持一致.
- 许多这样的恒星形成核心可能被当前的调查所掩盖或遗漏,这表明需要新的检测方法.
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