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MgII吸收选择镓的Halo气体截面和覆盖分数

Halo Gas Cross Sections And Covering Fractions of MgII Absorption Selected Galaxies

G. G. Kacprzak, C. W. Churchill, C. C. Steidel, M. T. Murphy

摘要:

我们研究了中等红移MgII吸收选择星系的晕气体截面和覆盖分数f_c。我们利用dN/dz和Schechter光度函数参数的当前值计算了统计吸收晕半径R_x,并将这些值与37个星系样本的碰撞参量和光度分布进行了比较。对于等效宽度W_r(2796)> 0.3 Ang,我们发现43 < R_x < 88 kpc,这取决于较低的光度截止值和Holmberg类光度标度R \propto L^beta的斜率β。观测到的碰撞参量D的分布是:几个吸收星系位于D > R_x,几个非吸收星系位于D < R_x。我们推导出f_c必须小于1,并得到我们样品的平均值<f_c>~ 0.5。此外,当fc = 1时,MgII吸收星系的晕半径并不像以前报道的那样服从β在0.2-0.28范围内的光度标度。然而,当f_c~0.5时,我们发现晕半径仍然符合β ~ 0.2和R* = R_x/sqrt(f_c)= 110 kpc的Holmberg型光度关系。如果f_c &lt; 0.37,则无光度标度(β =0)也与观测到的碰撞参量分布一致。这些数据支持这样一种情况,即气体晕是不规则的,可能在星系周围有非对称的几何分布。我们建议晕气体分布可能不是主要由星系质量/光度,但也由随机过程本地的星系。

英文摘要:

We examine halo gas cross sections and covering fractions, f_c, of intermediate redshift MgII absorption selected galaxies. We computed statistical absorber halo radii, R_x, using current values of dN/dz and Schechter luminosity function parameters, and have compared these values to the distribution of impact parameters and luminosities from a sample of 37 galaxies. For equivalent widths W_r(2796) > 0.3 Ang, we find 43 < R_x < 88 kpc, depending on the lower luminosity cutoff and the slope, beta, of the Holmberg-like luminosity scaling, R \propto L^beta. The observed distribution of impact parameters, D, are such that several absorbing galaxies lie at D > R_x and several non-absorbing galaxies lie at D < R_x. We deduced f_c must be less than unity and obtain a mean of <f_c> ~ 0.5 for our sample. Moreover, the data suggest halo radii of MgII absorbing galaxies do not follow a luminosity scaling with beta in the range of 0.2-0.28, if f_c= 1 as previously reported. However, provided f_c~0.5, we find that halo radii can remain consistent with a Holmberg-like luminosity relation with beta ~ 0.2 and R* = R_x/sqrt(f_c)= 110 kpc. No luminosity scaling (beta=0) is also consistent with the observed distribution of impact parameters if f_c < 0.37. The data support a scenario in which gaseous halos are patchy and likely have non-symmetric geometric distributions about the galaxies. We suggest halo gas distributions may not be govern primarily by galaxy mass/luminosity but also by stochastic processes local to the galaxy.

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