V, R, I and Halpha photometry of circumnuclear star forming regions in four galaxies with different levels of nuclear activity

Details V, R, I and Halpha photometry of circumnuclear star forming regions in four galaxies with different levels of nuclear activity V, R, I and Halpha photometry of circumnuclear star forming regions in four galaxies with different levels of nuclear activity

1999-09-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9909102v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 22pages, 11 figures

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03020.x

V,R,I continuum bands and Halpha + [NII] photometry for circumnuclear star forming regions (CNSFR) is presented, for galaxies with different kinds of nuclear activity: NGC 7469 (Sy 1), NGC 1068 (Sy 2), NGC 7177 (LINER) and NGC 3310 (Starburst). Their Halpha luminosities (0.02 - 7x10**40 erg/s; uncorrected for internal extinction), are comparable to those observed in other galaxies. No systematic differences in the broad band colours are found for the CNSFR in the different galaxies, except for those in NGC 3310 which are considerably bluer, partially due to a younger stellar population. Using theoretical evolutionary synthesis models some colours can be reproduced by single populations (between 7 and 300 Myr) and extinction 0.5-1.5 mag). However, in many cases, the observed equivalent width of Halpha, require a younger population. NGC 1068, 7177 and 7469, are fitted by a two-burst population model at solar metallicity; the age difference between both populations is around 5-7 Myr and the younger burst involves 3 - 61% of the total mass of the cluster,consistent with the younger burst being originated by supernova activity from the previous one. NGC 3310, requires younger ionizing population ages and lower metallicity. An excess (R-I) observed/predicted, not consistent with a normal reddening law can be atributted to red supergiants present in the older population, and not properly accounted for by the models. The two-population scenario seems to show a trend of the evolutionary state of the CNSFR with the nuclear type of the parent galaxy that remains to be explored.

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