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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
卷 427, 期 2, 页码 1229-1237出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22051.x
关键词
ISM: abundances; HII regions; galaxies: abundances; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: irregular; galaxies: ISM
We report the discovery of the high-ionization [Ne V] lambda 3426 angstrom emission line in the spectra of five blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxies. Adding the three previously known BCDs with [Ne V] emission, the entire sample of such galaxies now contains eight objects. The detection of this line implies the presence of intense hard ionizing radiation. Such radiation cannot be reproduced by models of high-mass X-ray binaries or massive stellar populations. Other mechanisms, such as active galactic nucleus (AGN) and/or fast radiative shocks, are needed. We consider that fast radiative shocks are the most likely mechanism. The observed [Ne V] lambda 3426/He II lambda 4686 flux ratios in all eight galaxies can be reproduced by radiative shock models with shock velocities in the similar to 300-500 km s(-1) range, and with the shock ionizing contribution being similar to 10 per cent of the stellar ionizing contribution. However, we cannot rule out that this 10 per cent part is produced by an AGN rather than by radiative shocks.
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