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SDSS星系中恒星形成气体的损失

Loss of star forming gas in SDSS galaxies

F. Calura, R. Jimenez, B. Panter, F. Matteucci, A. F. Heavens

摘要:

使用恒星形成率从SDSS星系样本,提取使用MOPED算法,和经验Kennicutt定律有关恒星形成率的气体密度,我们计算的时间演化的气体分数作为当前恒星质量的函数。我们展示了气体与恒星的比例如何随恒星质量的变化而变化,在目前的时代,对于较小的样本,与以前的结果吻合得很好。我们第一次显示出明确的证据,逐步气体损失与宇宙时代,特别是在低质量的系统。我们发现,随着时间的推移,恒星质量小的星系几乎失去了所有的冷重子,而质量最大的星系几乎没有失去。我们的研究结果还表明,质量最大的星系演化得更快,并在早期将其大部分气体转化为恒星,因此强烈支持星系演化的缩小方案。

英文摘要:

Using the star formation rates from the SDSS galaxy sample, extracted using the MOPED algorithm, and the empirical Kennicutt law relating star formation rate to gas density, we calculate the time evolution of the gas fraction as a function of the present stellar mass. We show how the gas-to-stars ratio varies with stellar mass, finding good agreement with previous results for smaller samples at the present epoch. For the first time we show clear evidence for progressive gas loss with cosmic epoch, especially in low-mass systems. We find that galaxies with small stellar masses have lost almost all of their cold baryons over time, whereas the most massive galaxies have lost little. Our results also show that the most massive galaxies have evolved faster and turned most of their gas into stars at an early time, thus strongly supporting a downsizing scenario for galaxy evolution.

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