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Chapter 14Our Galaxy
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What does our galaxy look like?
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The Milky Way galaxy appears in our sky as a faint band of light.
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Dusty gas clouds obscure our view because they absorb visible light.
This is the interstellar medium that makes new star systems.
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All-Sky View
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We see our galaxy edge-on.
Primary features: disk, bulge, halo, globular clusters
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If we could view the Milky Way from above the disk, we would see its spiral arms.Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy
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How do stars orbit in our galaxy?
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Stars in the disk all orbit in the same direction with a little up-and-down motion.
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Orbits of stars in the bulge and halo have random orientations.
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Thought Question
Why do orbits of bulge stars bob up and down?
A. They’re stuck to interstellar medium.B. The gravity of disk stars pulls toward the
disk.C. Halo stars knock them back into the disk.
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Thought Question
Why do orbits of bulge stars bob up and down?
A. They’re stuck to interstellar medium.B. The gravity of disk stars pulls toward the
disk.C. Halo stars knock them back into the disk.
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Sun’s orbital motion (radius and velocity) tells us mass within Sun’s orbit:
1.0 1011 MSun
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Orbital Velocity Law
• The orbital speed (v) and radius (r) of an object on a circular orbit around the galaxy tell us the mass (Mr) within that orbit.
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Mr =r × v 2
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How is gas recycled in our galaxy?
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Star–gas–star cycle
Recycles gas from old stars into new star systems
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High-mass stars have strong stellar winds that blow bubbles of hot gas.
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Lower-mass stars return gas to interstellar space through stellar winds and planetary nebulae.
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X-rays from hot gas in supernova remnants reveal newly made heavy elements.
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A supernova remnant cools and begins to emit visible light as it expands.
New elements made by supernova mix into interstellar medium.
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Multiple supernovae create huge hot bubbles that can blow out of disk.
Gas clouds cooling in the halo can rain back down on disk.
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Atomic hydrogen gas forms as hot gas cools, allowing electrons to join with protons. We can observe atomic hydrogen via the 21 cm emission line (with radio telescopes).
Molecular clouds form next, after gas cools enough to allow atoms to combine into molecules. We can trace the presence of molecular clouds via CO emission (with millimeter radio telescopes).
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Molecular clouds in Orion
Composition:• Mostly H2
• About 28% He• About 1% CO• Many other molecules
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Gravity forms stars out of the gas in molecular clouds, completing the star–gas–star cycle.
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Radiation from newly formed stars is eroding these star-forming clouds.
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A Closer Look at the Eagle Nebula
This image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.
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A Closer Look at the Eagle Nebula
• A wide-field optical image taken from Kitt Peak.
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A Closer Look at the Eagle Nebula
• An infrared image from Europe’s VLT.
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A Closer Look at the Eagle Nebula
• Infrared image (zooms).
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Summary of Galactic Recycling
• Stars make new elements by fusion.• Dying stars expel gas and new elements, producing hot
bubbles (~106 K).• Hot gas cools, allowing atomic hydrogen clouds to form
(~100–10,000 K).• Further cooling permits molecules to form, making
molecular clouds (~30 K).• Gravity forms new stars (and planets) in molecular
clouds.
Gas
Coo
ls
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Thought Question
Where will the gas be in 1 trillion years?
A. Blown out of galaxyB. Still recycling just like nowC. Locked into white dwarfs and low-mass
stars
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Thought Question
Where will the gas be in 1 trillion years?
A. Blown out of galaxy
B. Still recycling just like now
C. Locked into white dwarfs and low-mass stars
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We observe the star–gas–star cycle operating in Milky Way’s disk using many different wavelengths of light.
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Infrared light reveals stars whose visible light is blocked by gas clouds.
Infrared
Visible
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X-rays are observed from hot gas above and below the Milky Way’s disk.
X-rays
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21-cm radio waves emitted by atomic hydrogen show where gas has cooled and settled into disk.
Radio (21cm)
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Radio waves from carbon monoxide (CO) show locations of molecular clouds.
Radio (CO)
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Long-wavelength infrared emission shows where young stars are heating dust grains.
IR(dust)
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Gamma rays show where cosmic rays from supernovae collide with atomic nuclei in gas clouds.
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We observe the star–gas–star cycle operating in Milky Way’s disk using many different wavelengths of light.
The Milky Way in Multiple Wavelengths
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Where do stars tend to form in our galaxy?
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Ionization nebulae are found around short-lived high-mass stars, signifying active star formation.
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Reflection nebulae scatter the light from stars.
Why do reflection nebulae look bluer than the nearby stars?
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Reflection nebulae scatter the light from stars.
Why do reflection nebulae look bluer than the nearby stars?
For the same reason that our sky is blue!
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What kinds of nebulae do you see?
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Disk: Ionization nebulae, blue stars star formation
Halo: No ionization nebulae, no blue stars no star formation
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Much of star formation in disk happens in spiral arms
Whirlpool Galaxy
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Much of star formation in disk happens in spiral arms
Whirlpool Galaxy
Ionization nebulaeBlue starsGas clouds
Spiral Arms
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Spiral arms are waves of star formation.
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Spiral arms are waves of star formation:
1. Gas clouds get squeezed as they move into spiral arms.
2. The squeezing of clouds triggers star formation.
3. Young stars flow out of spiral arms.
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What clues to our galaxy’s history do halo stars hold?
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Halo Stars: 0.02–0.2% heavy elements (O, Fe, …), only old stars
Disk Stars: 2% heavy elements, stars of all ages
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Halo Stars: 0.02–0.2% heavy elements (O, Fe, …), only old stars
Disk Stars: 2% heavy elements, stars of all ages
Halo stars formed first, then stopped.
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Halo Stars: 0.02–0.2% heavy elements (O, Fe, …), only old stars
Disk Stars: 2% heavy elements, stars of all ages
Halo stars formed first, then stopped.
Disk stars formed later, and kept forming.
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Halo Stars: 0.02–0.2% heavy elements (O, Fe, …), only old stars
Disk Stars: 2% heavy elements, stars of all ages
Halo stars formed first, then stopped.
Disk stars formed later, and kept forming.
Spheroidal Population
Disk Population
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How did our galaxy form?
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Our galaxy probably formed from a giant gas cloud.
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Halo stars formed first as gravity caused the cloud to contract.
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The remaining gas settled into a spinning disk.
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Stars continuously form in the disk as the galaxy grows older.
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Stars continuously form in the disk as the galaxy grows older.
Warning: This model is oversimplified.
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Detailed studies: Halo stars formed in clumps that later merged.
Model of Galaxy Formation
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What lies in the center of our galaxy?
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Infrared light from center Radio emission from center
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Radio emission from center Swirling gas near center
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Swirling gas near center Orbiting star near center
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Stars appear to be orbiting something massive but invisible … a black hole?
Orbits of stars indicate a mass of about 4 million Msun.
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Stars appear to be orbiting something massive but invisible … a black hole?
Orbits of stars indicate a mass of about 4 million Msun.
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X-ray flares from galactic center suggest that tidal forces of suspected black hole occasionally tear apart chunks of matter about to fall in.