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螺旋星系M51,M83和M101內恆星形成機制之研究

Mechanism of star-formation in spiral galaxies M51, M83 and M101

指導教授 : 葉永烜
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摘要


我們利用鹿林一米望遠鏡(LOT)拍攝了三個螺旋星系,M51、M83和M101的Hα影像;接著我們將這些影像和近紅外波段-2MASS的Ks影像做比較。這麼做的原因是為了要比較在星系的旋臂上,和旋臂間的空隙區域的Hα/K的比值。我們發現,在旋臂上,Hα/K的比值的確比在旋臂間的空隙區域來的高;由於Ks波段影像代表的是的星系中密度波的分佈,也就是說,在密度波分佈的區域,有較高的恆星形成率。另外,我們也發現了恆星形成區域(HII區域)大部分分佈在星系密度波分佈區域的前緣。上述兩個結果都暗示著,在我們所觀測的星系中,密度波是激發恆星形成的主要機制。

關鍵字

恆星形成 密度波 螺旋星系

並列摘要


We have obtained Hαimages of three nearby face-on galaxies, M51, M83 and M101, by using the Lulin One-meter Telescope (LOT). We then compared these images to the near-infrared Ks band data which is obtained from the 2MASS catalog, in order to determine the Hα/K ratio of galaxies’ K-band arm regions and inter-arm regions. We have found that there is a significant enhancement of Hα/K ratio in K-band arm region, which refers to the location of the density wave. We have also found that the distribution of the HII regions locate on the leading edge of the K-band arms. Both evidences hint that the density wave is the dominant mechanism of star formation in these spiral galaxies, which is in agreement with the large-scale shock scenario, which predicts a high star formation efficiency in arm regions.

並列關鍵字

spiral galaxy density wave star-formation

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陳婷琬(2008)。Ib/c型超新星之後續光變觀測〔碩士論文,國立中央大學〕。華藝線上圖書館。https://www.airitilibrary.com/Article/Detail?DocID=U0031-0207200917355598

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