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关于dSphs(和特殊的球状星团Omega Cen)的化学演化

About the Chemical Evolution of dSphs (and the peculiar Globular Cluster Omega Cen)

Andrea Marcolini, Annibale D'Ercole

摘要:

利用三维流体动力学模拟方法研究了孤立矮球状星系中星际介质的动力学和化学演化。这种演化是由II型和Ia型超新星爆炸驱动的,它们对动力学和化学富集的不同贡献被考虑在内。辐射损失可以有效地将SNe爆炸释放的大量能量辐射出去,而dSph能够保留大部分气体,允许长时间(>2-3 Gyr)的恒星形成,就像通常在这类星系中观察到的那样。我们能够再现恒星金属丰度分布函数(ESTA)以及在几个dSphs中观察到的强烈O-贫化恒星的特殊化学性质。该模型还自然地预测了两个不同的恒星星族,[Fe/H]和速度色散之间的反相关,类似于在Sculptor和Fornax dSphs中观察到的。这些结果来自于Ia超新星的不均匀污染,这是我们模型的一个显著特征。我们还将该模型应用于奇特的球状星团(GC)欧米茄Cen的假设,它是一个以前更大的恒星系统,可能是一个dSph的残余。

英文摘要:

We present three dimensional hydrodynamical simulations aimed at studying the dynamical and chemical evolution of the interstellar medium (ISM) in isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). This evolution is driven by the explosion of Type II and Type Ia supernovae, whose different contribution on both the dynamics and chemical enrichment is taken into account. Radiative losses are effective in radiating away the huge amount of energy released by SNe explosions, and the dSph is able to retain most of the gas allowing a long period (>2-3 Gyr) of star formation, as usually observed in this kind of galaxies. We are able to reproduce the stellar metallicity distribution function (MDF) as well as the peculiar chemical properties of strongly O-depleted stars observed in several dSphs. The model also naturally predicts two different stellar populations, with an anti-correlation between [Fe/H] and velocity dispersion, similarly to what observed in the Sculptor and Fornax dSphs. These results derive from the inhomogeneous pollution of the SNe Ia, a distinctive characteristic of our model. We also applied the model to the peculiar globular cluster (GC) Omega Cen in the hypothesis that it is the remnant of a formerly larger stellar system, possibly a dSph.

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