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从环到凸起:SINS巡天积分场光谱中z~2处星系快速长期演化的证据

From rings to bulges: evidence for rapid secular galaxy evolution at z~2 from integral field spectroscopy in the SINS survey

R. Genzel, A. Burkert, N. Bouche, G. Cresci, N. M. Foerster Schreiber, A. Shapley, K. Shapiro, L. J. Tacconi, P. Buschkamp, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, R. Davies, F. … 展开作者

R. Genzel, A. Burkert, N. Bouche, G. Cresci, N. M. Foerster Schreiber, A. Shapley, K. Shapiro, L. J. Tacconi, P. Buschkamp, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, R. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, D. K. Erb, S. Genel, O. Gerhard, E. Hicks, D. Lutz, T. Naab, T. Ott, S. Rabien, A. Renzini, C. C. Steidel, A. Sternberg, S. J. Lilly

摘要:

作为SINFONI在ESO VLT上的巡天观测的一部分,我们给出了高分辨、UV/光学选择的z~2恒星形成星系的Ha积分场光谱。我们的激光导星自适应光学和良好的看到的数据表明,存在湍流旋转的恒星形成环/磁盘,加上中央隆起/内部磁盘组件,其质量分数相对于总动力学质量似乎与[NII]/Ha通量比和恒星形成年龄成比例。我们认为,在z~2的大质量星系的中心盘和凸起的积累可以由早期长期演化的富气原盘驱动。高红移盘表现出大的随机运动。这种湍流可能部分是由沿着宇宙网细丝的快速冷吸积流中的引力能释放引起的。结果,动力学摩擦和粘性过程在<1 Gyr的时间尺度上进行,至少比z~0盘星系快一个数量级。因此,早期的长期演化驱使气体和恒星进入中心区域,即使没有重大的合并,也可以建立指数盘和大规模的凸起。长期的演化以及在高表面密度下恒星形成效率的提高也可能有助于解释在z~2的大质量星系中观察到的恒星形成的短时间尺度。

英文摘要:

We present Ha integral field spectroscopy of well resolved, UV/optically selected z~2 star-forming galaxies as part of the SINS survey with SINFONI on the ESO VLT. Our laser guide star adaptive optics and good seeing data show the presence of turbulent rotating star forming rings/disks, plus central bulge/inner disk components, whose mass fractions relative to total dynamical mass appears to scale with [NII]/Ha flux ratio and star formation age. We propose that the buildup of the central disks and bulges of massive galaxies at z~2 can be driven by the early secular evolution of gas-rich proto-disks. High redshift disks exhibit large random motions. This turbulence may in part be stirred up by the release of gravitational energy in the rapid cold accretion flows along the filaments of the cosmic web. As a result dynamical friction and viscous processes proceed on a time scale of <1 Gyr, at least an order of magnitude faster than in z~0 disk galaxies. Early secular evolution thus drives gas and stars into the central regions and can build up exponential disks and massive bulges, even without major mergers. Secular evolution along with increased efficiency of star formation at high surface densities may also help to account for the short time scales of the stellar buildup observed in massive galaxies at z~2.

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