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麦哲伦星系群和七个小矮人

The Magellanic Group and the Seven Dwarfs

Elena D'Onghia, George Lake

摘要:

麦哲伦星云是一群矮星系中最大的成员,它们在晚些时候进入银河系(MW)晕。这一群以大麦哲伦星系为主,在吸积和潮汐破裂之前,其质量约为银河系的4%,但约有70%的已知矮星绕着MW轨道运行。我们的理论解决了许多与矮星系有关的星系形成中的突出问题。首先,它可以解释平面轨道配置填充一些dSphs在MW。第二,它提供了一种机制,照亮矮星系的一个子集,再现的累积圆速度分布的卫星在MW。最后,我们的模型预测,大多数矮星将与其他矮星一起被发现。最近发现的狮子座V(Belokurov et al. 2008),狮子座IV的矮球状伴星,以及附近的矮星协支持了我们的假设。

英文摘要:

The Magellanic Clouds were the largest members of a group of dwarf galaxies that entered the Milky Way (MW) halo at late times. This group, dominated by the LMC, contained ~4% of the mass of the Milky Way prior to its accretion and tidal disruption, but ~70% of the known dwarfs orbiting the MW. Our theory addresses many outstanding problems in galaxy formation associated with dwarf galaxies. First, it can explain the planar orbital configuration populated by some dSphs in the MW. Second, it provides a mechanism for lighting up a subset of dwarf galaxies to reproduce the cumulative circular velocity distribution of the satellites in the MW. Finally, our model predicts that most dwarfs will be found in association with other dwarfs. The recent discovery of Leo V (Belokurov et al. 2008), a dwarf spheroidal companion of Leo IV, and the nearby dwarf associations supports our hypothesis.

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