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大矮星中的小矮星星系:为什么有些是发光的,而大多数是黑暗的

Small Dwarf Galaxies Within Larger Dwarfs: Why Some Are Luminous While Most Go Dark

Elena D'Onghia, George Lake

摘要:

我们认为,麦哲伦云的最大成员的一组矮星系,进入银河系(MW)晕晚的可能性。MW的11颗最亮的卫星中有7颗可能是这个系统的一部分。一些矮星靠近大麦云云(LMC)的轨道平面,这被用来论证它们是由大麦哲伦云和小麦哲伦云(SMC)的潮汐碎片形成的。相反,它们可能是由于麦哲伦星系群的潮汐分裂。这可以解释本星系群中的许多矮星系与大麦哲伦星系系统的关联。它提供了一种机制,照亮矮星系,并再现了明亮端的累积圆速度分布的卫星在MW没有调用剥离的情况下,subhalos,以配合卫星分布预计根据CDM理论。最后,我们的模型预测,其他孤立的矮星将被发现有同伴。这一预测的证据是由附近最近发现的矮星系团提供的。

英文摘要:

We consider the possibility that the Magellanic Clouds were the largest members of a group of dwarf galaxies that entered the Milky Way (MW) halo at late times. Seven of the eleven brightest satellites of the MW may have been part of this system. The proximity of some dwarfs to the plane of the orbit of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) has been used to argue that they formed from tidal debris from the LMC and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Instead, they may owe to the tidal breakup of the Magellanic Group. This can explain the association of many of the dwarf galaxies in the Local Group with the LMC system. It provides a mechanism for lighting up dwarf galaxies and reproduces the bright end of the cumulative circular velocity distribution of the satellites in the MW without invoking a stripping scenario for the subhalos to match the satellite distribution expected according to CDM theory. Finally, our model predicts that other isolated dwarfs will be found to have companions. Evidence for this prediction is provided by nearby, recently discovered dwarf associations.

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