Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...210...33t&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 210, Nov. 15, 1976, pt. 1, p. 33-37, 39-57.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
93
Astronomical Spectroscopy, Galactic Nuclei, Spectral Energy Distribution, Spiral Galaxies, Star Distribution, Stellar Evolution, Astronomical Catalogs, B Stars, Gas Spectroscopy, Interstellar Extinction, Ionizing Radiation, Linear Programming, M Stars, O Stars, Tables (Data)
Scientific paper
Stellar-population syntheses based on absolute spectral energy distributions over the wavelength range from 3300 to 10,400 A are used to determine the stellar content of the nuclear regions of seven nearby Sc galaxies (NGC 628, 1073, 1084, 1637, 2903, 4321, and 5194). A linear-programming procedure is employed to construct models of the overall stellar populations whose spectra closely match those of the seven galaxies. Absolute measurements of the emission-line spectra of the nuclear regions are also provided. It is found that: (1) intrinsic reddening is probably present in each nuclear region; (2) the upper main sequence is substantially populated in most of the models; (3) the lower main sequence contributes insignificantly to the luminosity in all optimal solutions; (4) substantial contributions are made by evolved M stars at long wavelengths in all the models; (5) the model photometric M/L ratios are low, of the order of unity; and (6) the O-B stars arising naturally in the population models are just sufficient to provide the observed nuclear ionization in all the galaxies except NGC 5194, which may be collisionally ionized. The properties of the nuclear regions are shown to be consistent with the existence of a common initial mass function for star formation and a variety of time dependences for the star-formation process. A possibly significant correlation is noted between nuclear stellar content and overall dynamical properties in four of the galaxies.
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