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MMT极贫金属星系巡天I。一种有效的金属不良镀层识别技术

MMT Extremely Metal Poor Galaxy Survey I. An Efficient Technique to Identify Metal Poor Galaxies

Warren R. Brown, Lisa J. Kewley, Margaret J. Geller

摘要:

我们展示了一个成功的战略,以确定极端金属贫星系。我们对24个候选星系的初步调查包含10个贫金属星系,其中4个12+log(O/H)<7.65,是迄今已知的金属丰度最低的蓝色致密星系。有趣的是,我们的贫金属星系样本的光度比蓝色致密星系,dIrrs和正常恒星形成星系的可比样本具有系统性较低的金属丰度。然而,我们的贫金属星系与附近长持续时间伽马射线暴(GRB)的宿主星系有着非常相似的性质,包括相似的金属丰度、恒星年龄和恒星形成速率。我们用Hβ来测量银河系中存在的OB星的数量,并估计出核心坍缩超新星的速率约为10^-3年^-1。一个更大的贫金属星系样本可能会提供新的线索,伽玛射线暴形成的环境,并可能提供一个潜在的伽玛射线暴主机的列表。

英文摘要:

We demonstrate a successful strategy for identifying extremely metal poor galaxies. Our preliminary survey of 24 candidates contains 10 metal poor galaxies of which 4 have 12+log(O/H)<7.65, some of the lowest metallicity blue compact galaxies known to date. Interestingly, our sample of metal poor galaxies have systematically lower metallicity for their luminosity than comparable samples of blue compact galaxies, dIrrs, and normal star-forming galaxies. Our metal poor galaxies share very similar properties, however, with the host galaxies of nearby long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), including similar metallicity, stellar ages, and star formation rates. We use Hβto measure the number of OB stars present in our galaxies and estimate a core-collapse supernova rate of ~10^-3 yr^-1. A larger sample of metal poor galaxies may provide new clues into the environment where GRBs form and may provide a list of potential GRB hosts.

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