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自z=1以来恒星形成的起源

The origin of star formation since z=1

F. Hammer, M. Puech, Y. B. Yang, H. Flores

摘要:

使用多个积分场单位与火焰/GIRAFFE在VLT革命性的调查遥远的星系运动学。该装置可以恢复几乎所有I_(AB)<22.5,z<0.8的发射线星系的速度场。在z=0.4-0.75范围内,我们收集到了63个速度场的独特样本,它们代表了M_stellar > 1.5*10^10 M_sun发射线W_0([OII])>15 μ m的星系,并且不受宇宙方差的影响。考虑到所有星系-有或没有发射线-在红移范围内,我们发现其中42+/-7%具有异常运动学,包括26+/-7%具有复杂运动学,即不支持旋转或色散。大部分的复杂速度场表明合并在塑造中等质量范围内的星系方面有很大的影响。我们将讨论如何在当前的星系形成的框架内,包括银河系和M31。

英文摘要:

The use of multiple integral field units with FLAMES/GIRAFFE at VLT has revolutionized investigations of distant galaxy kinematics. This facility may recover the velocity fields of almost all emission line galaxies with I_(AB)<22.5 at z<0.8. We have gathered a unique sample of 63 velocity fields at z=0.4-0.75, which are representative of M_stellar > 1.5*10^10 M_sun emission line W_0([OII])>15 Ågalaxies, and are unaffected by cosmic variance. Taking into account all galaxies -with or without emission lines- in that redshift range, we find that 42+/-7% of them have anomalous kinematics, including 26+/-7% with complex kinematics, i.e. not supported by either rotation or by dispersion. The large fraction of complex velocity fields suggests a large impact of merging in shaping the galaxies in the intermediate mass range. We discuss how this can be accommodated within the frame of current scenarios of galaxy formation, including for the Milky Way and M31.

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