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MS 1054-03的IR观测:富星系团中的恒星形成和演化

IR observations of MS 1054-03: Star Formation and its Evolution in Rich Galaxy Clusters

Lei Bai, Delphine Marcillac, George H. Rieke, Marcia J. Rieke, Kim-Vy H. Tran, Joannah L. Hinz, Gregory Rudnick, Douglas M. Kelly, Myra Blaylock

摘要:

利用MIPS 24微米数据、400多个星系的光谱和一个非常深的K波段选择星表,研究了星系团MS 1054-03中z=0.83的星系的红外光谱性质。19个红外星系团成员是通过光谱法选出的,另外15个是通过光度红移选出的。我们推导出的红外光度函数的集群,并发现强大的演化相比,类似的质量后发座星系团。最佳拟合的Schechter函数给出L* IR =11.49 + 0.30/-0.29 Lsun,其暗端斜率固定,比Coma的暗端斜率大一个数量级。从后发座到MS 1054-03的红外光度演化速率与场星系中发现的一致,这表明一些内部机制,例如,气体燃料的消耗,是宇宙恒星形成率(SFR)在不同环境中普遍下降的原因。MS 1054-03的质量归一化积分SFR在0.5R_200以内,与其他富星系团相比,在较低的红移处也显示出演化,但如果考虑质量选择效应,这种趋势就不那么确定了。一个不可忽略的部分(13%)的星系团成员,正在积极地形成恒星,红外星系的密度约为20。星系团不太可能只是被动地从周围的磁场中吸积恒星形成星系,然后迅速熄灭它们的恒星形成;相反,许多星系团仍然有大量的气体,它们的恒星形成可能会通过与星系团的相互作用而增强。

英文摘要:

We study the infrared (IR) properties of galaxies in the cluster MS 1054-03 at z=0.83 by combining MIPS 24 micron data with spectra of more than 400 galaxies and a very deep K-band selected catalog. 19 IR cluster members are selected spectroscopically, and an additional 15 are selected by their photometric redshifts. We derive the IR luminosity function of the cluster and find strong evolution compared to the similar-mass Coma cluster. The best fitting Schechter function gives L*_{IR}=11.49 +0.30/-0.29 L_sun with a fixed faint end slope, about one order of magnitude larger than that in Coma. The rate of evolution of the IR luminosity from Coma to MS 1054-03 is consistent with that found in field galaxies, and it suggests that some internal mechanism, e.g., the consumption of the gas fuel, is responsible for the general decline of the cosmic star formation rate (SFR) in different environments. The mass-normalized integrated SFR within 0.5R_200 in MS 1054-03 also shows evolution compared with other rich clusters at lower redshifts, but the trend is less conclusive if the mass selection effect is considered. A nonnegligible fraction (13%) of cluster members, are forming stars actively and the overdensity of IR galaxies is about 20 compared to the field. It is unlikely that clusters only passively accrete star forming galaxies from the surrounding fields and have their star formation quenched quickly afterward; instead, many cluster galaxies still have large amounts of gas, and their star formation may be enhanced by the interaction with the cluster.

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