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亮类星体的主星系团:结构性质和基本面

Host Galaxies of Luminous Quasars: Structural Properties and the Fundamental Plane

Marsha J. Wolf, Andrew I. Sheinis

摘要:

利用离核光谱中的Ca H&K线测量了10个亮类星体(M_V < -23)的宿主星系中的恒星速度色散。我们结合这些数据与有效的半径和幅度从文献中放置的主机星系的基本面(FP),它们的属性相比,其他类型的星系。我们发现射电强(RL)类星体宿主具有类似于大质量椭圆星系的性质,而射电静(RQ)类星体宿主更类似于中等质量星系。RL宿主位于FP的上限,因为它们的速度色散很大(&lt;sigma_*&gt; = 321 km s^-1),表面亮度很低(&lt;mu_e(r)&gt; = 20.8 mag arcsec^-2),有效半径很大(<R_e>= 11.4 kpc),&lt;M_*&gt; = 1.5 x 10^12 M_sun,&lt;M/L&gt; = 12.4。相比之下,RQ宿主的性质为&lt;sigma_*&gt; = 241 km s^-1,&lt;M_*&gt; ~ 4.4 x 10^11 M_sun,&lt;M/L&gt; ~ 5.3。这些星系之间的区别出现在sigma_* ~ 300 km s^-1,R_e ~ 6 kpc,相应的M_* ~ 5.9 +/- 3.5 x 10^11 M_sun。我们的数据支持以前的结果,PG类星体与富含气体的星系合并,形成中等质量的星系,而RL类星体居住在大规模的早期类型的星系,其中大多数也显示出最近的合并或相互作用的迹象。大多数以前的工作都是通过估计黑洞的质量并从中推断宿主星系的性质来得出这些结论的,而在这里,我们完全依赖于直接测量的宿主星系的性质。

英文摘要:

We present stellar velocity dispersion measurements in the host galaxies of 10 luminous quasars (M_V < -23) using the Ca H&K lines in off-nuclear spectra. We combine these data with effective radii and magnitudes from the literature to place the host galaxies on the Fundamental Plane (FP) where their properties are compared to other types of galaxies. We find that the radio-loud (RL) QSO hosts have similar properties to massive elliptical galaxies, while the radio-quiet (RQ) hosts are more similar to intermediate mass galaxies. The RL hosts lie at the upper extreme of the FP due to their large velocity dispersions (<sigma_*> = 321 km s^-1), low surface brightness (<mu_e(r)> = 20.8 mag arcsec^-2), and large effective radii (<R_e> = 11.4 kpc), and have <M_*> = 1.5 x 10^12 M_sun and <M/L> = 12.4. In contrast, properties of the RQ hosts are <sigma_*> = 241 km s^-1, <M_*> ~ 4.4 x 10^11 M_sun, and <M/L> ~ 5.3. The distinction between these galaxies occurs at sigma_* ~ 300 km s^-1, R_e ~ 6 kpc, and corresponding M_* ~ 5.9 +/- 3.5 x 10^11 M_sun. Our data support previous results that PG QSOs are related to gas-rich galaxy mergers that form intermediate-mass galaxies, while RL QSOs reside in massive early-type galaxies, most of which also show signs of recent mergers or interactions. Most previous work has drawn these conclusions by using estimates of the black hole mass and inferring host galaxy properties from that, while here we have relied purely on directly measured host galaxy properties.

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