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螺旋星系的颜色轮廓:外盘形成情景的线索

Color Profiles of Spiral Galaxies: Clues on Outer-Disk Formation Scenarios

Judit Bakos, Ignacio Trujillo, Michael Pohlen, ;

摘要:

我们研究了85个晚型旋涡星系样本的径向颜色和恒星表面质量密度分布,这些星系具有深(低至~27 mag arcsec^-2)SDSS g '和r'波段表面亮度分布。大约90%的光剖面被归类为破指数,表现为截断(II型星系)或反截断(III型星系)。II型星系的颜色轮廓呈“U”形,在破裂半径处的最小值为(g' -r')= 0.47 ± 0.02等。在破裂半径附近,III型星系有一个颜色为(g' -r')= 0.57 +- 0.02的平台区。用这种颜色来计算恒星表面的质量密度分布,结果令人惊讶。在截断星系的光剖面中已经确定的断裂几乎消失了,质量剖面现在类似于纯指数(I型)星系。这一结果表明,II型星系的破裂起源更可能是由于恒星星族的径向变化,而不是与质量分布的实际下降有关。然而,III型星系似乎在恒星质量密度剖面中保持了它们的形状。我们发现,截断星系在破裂处的恒星表面质量密度为13.6 +- 1.6 Msun pc^-2,而反截断星系在破裂处的恒星表面质量密度为9.9 +- 1.3 Msun pc^-2。我们估计,恒星质量的比例外的断裂半径为15%的截断星系和~9%的反截断星系。

英文摘要:

We have explored radial color and stellar surface mass density profiles for a sample of 85 late-type spiral galaxies with deep (down to ~27 mag arcsec^-2) SDSS g'- and r'-band surface brightness profiles. About 90% of the light profiles have been classified as broken exponentials, exhibiting either truncations (Type II galaxies) or antitruncations (Type III galaxies). The color profiles of Type II galaxies show a "U shape" with a minimum of (g' - r') = 0.47 +- 0.02 mag at the break radius. Around the break radius, Type III galaxies have a plateau region with a color of (g' - r') = 0.57 +- 0.02. Using the color to calculate the stellar surface mass density profiles reveals a surprising result. The breaks, well established in the light profiles of the truncated galaxies, are almost gone, and the mass profiles resemble now those of the pure exponential (Type I) galaxies. This result suggests that the origin of the break in Type II galaxies is more likely due to a radial change in stellar population than being associated to an actual drop in the distribution of mass. Type III galaxies, however, seem to preserve their shape in the stellar mass density profiles. We find that the stellar surface mass density at the break for truncated galaxies is 13.6 +- 1.6 Msun pc^-2 and for the antitruncated ones is 9.9 +- 1.3 Msun pc^-2 . We estimate that the fraction of stellar mass outside the break radius is ~15% for truncated galaxies and ~9% for antitruncated galaxies.

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