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质量-金属丰度关系起源的线索:依赖于恒星形成速率和星系大小

Clues to the Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relation: Dependence on Star Formation Rate and Galaxy Size

Sara L. Ellison, David R. Patton, Luc Simard, Alan W. McConnachie

摘要:

本文利用Sloan数字巡天数据Release 4中选取的43,690个星系样本,研究了比恒星形成率(SSFR)和星系大小(用半光半径rh测量)对质量-金属丰度关系的系统性影响。我们发现,相对于恒星质量而言,SSFR高或rh大的星系比SSFR低或rh小的星系具有系统性的低气相金属丰度(最高可达0.2dex)。我们讨论了这些依赖关系的可能起源,包括星系风/外流,丰度梯度,环境和恒星形成率效率。

英文摘要:

We use a sample of 43,690 galaxies selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4 to study the systematic effects of specific star formation rate (SSFR) and galaxy size (as measured by the half light radius, r_h) on the mass-metallicity relation. We find that galaxies with high SSFR or large r_h for their stellar mass have systematically lower gas phase-metallicities (by up to 0.2 dex) than galaxies with low SSFR or small r_h. We discuss possible origins for these dependencies, including galactic winds/outflows, abundance gradients, environment and star formation rate efficiencies.

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