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S0星系的质量与中心恒星星族之间的联系

The link between the masses and central stellar populations of S0 galaxies

A. G. Bedregal, A. Aragón-Salamanca, M. R. Merrifield, N. Cardiel

摘要:

利用高信噪比VLT/FORS 2长缝光谱仪,我们研究了天炉座星系团中一个S 0星系的中心恒星星族的性质和动力学。这些星系的中心吸收线指数与中心速度色散(Sigma 0)的相关性很好,与以前的研究发现的椭圆星系一致。然而,与通常假设的椭圆星系团相反,观测到的相关性似乎是由系统年龄和α元素丰度变化驱动的,而不是整体金属丰度的变化。我们还发现,所观察到的分散指数Sigma 0的关系,可以部分地解释这些系统的旋转支持的性质。事实上,线指数和星系的最大圆周速度之间存在更紧密的相关性。这项研究表明,动力学质量是驱动这些相关性的物理属性,并为S 0星系这样的质量必须估计假设一个大的旋转程度的支持。观察到的趋势意味着最大质量的S 0具有最短的恒星形成时间尺度和最古老的恒星星族。

英文摘要:

Using high signal-to-noise ratio VLT/FORS2 long-slit spectroscopy, we have studied the properties of the central stellar populations and dynamics of a sample of S0 galaxies in the Fornax Cluster. The central absorption-line indices in these galaxies correlate well with the central velocity dispersions (Sigma0) in accordance with what previous studies found for elliptical galaxies. However, contrary to what it is usually assumed for cluster ellipticals, the observed correlations seem to be driven by systematic age and alpha-element abundance variations, and not changes in overall metallicity. We also found that the observed scatter in the Index-Sigma0 relations can be partially explained by the rotationally-supported nature of these systems. Indeed, even tighter correlations exist between the line indices and the maximum circular velocity of the galaxies. This study suggests that the dynamical mass is the physical property driving these correlations, and for S0 galaxies such masses have to be estimated assuming a large degree of rotational support. The observed trends imply that the most massive S0s have the shortest star-formation timescales and the oldest stellar populations.

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