TRIGGERED STAR FORMATION AND THE CREATION OF THE SUPERGIANT Hi SHELL IN IC 2574

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作者
Weisz, Daniel R. [1 ]
Skillman, Evan D. [1 ]
Cannon, John M. [2 ]
Walter, Fabian [3 ]
Brinks, Elias [4 ]
Ott, Juergen [5 ,6 ]
Dolphin, Andrew E. [7 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Astron, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Macalester Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, St Paul, MN 55125 USA
[3] Max Planck Inst Astron, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
[4] Univ Hertfordshire, Ctr Astrophys Res, Hatfield AL10 9AB, Herts, England
[5] Natl Radio Observ, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
[6] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[7] Raytheon Co, Tucson, AZ 85756 USA
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS | 2009年 / 691卷 / 01期
关键词
galaxies: dwarf; galaxies: individual (IC 2574); galaxies: irregular; galaxies: ISM; stars: formation; IRREGULAR GALAXY SEXTANS; INTERSTELLAR-MEDIUM; FORMATION HISTORY; DWARF GALAXIES; HOLMBERG-II; EVOLUTION; MODELS; HOLES; REMNANTS;
D O I
10.1088/0004-637X/691/1/L59
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Based on deep imaging from the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we present new evidence that stellar feedback created a similar to 1 kpc supergiant Hi shell (SGS) and triggered star formation (SF) around its rim in the M81 Group dwarf irregular galaxy IC 2574. Using photometry of the resolved stars from the HST images, we measure the star formation history of a region including the SGS, focusing on the past 500 Myr, and employ the unique properties of blue helium-burning stars to create a movie of SF in the SGS. We find two significant episodes of SF inside the SGS from 200-300 Myr and similar to 25 Myr ago. Comparing the timing of the SF events to the dynamic age of the SGS and the energetics from the Hi and SF, we find compelling evidence that stellar feedback is responsible for creating the SGS and triggering secondary SF around its rim.
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页码:L59 / L62
页数:4
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