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Milky Way恒星晕中的化学不均匀性

Chemical Inhomogeneities in the Milky Way Stellar Halo

Ian U. Roederer

摘要:

我们从最近的文献中收集了699颗具有详细化学丰度信息的恒星样本(跨度为-4.2 < [Fe/H] < +0.3),并计算了它们的空间速度和银河系轨道参数。我们确定成员的内部和外部恒星晕人口在我们的样本中只基于他们的运动学性质,然后比较这些人口的丰度比作为[Fe/H]的函数。在两个群体重叠的金属丰度范围内(-2.5 < [Fe/H] < -1.5),外晕的平均[Mg/Fe]比内晕低约0.1倍。对于[Ni/Fe]和[Ba/Fe],内晕的恒星间丰度离散度始终小于外晕。两个群体的[Na/Fe]、[Y/Fe]、[Ca/Fe]和[Ti/Fe]比值显示出相似的平均值和分散水平。我们的内晕人口是化学均匀的,这表明银河系恒星晕的一个重要组成部分起源于一个良好的混合ISM。相比之下,我们的外晕人口是化学多样性的,这表明银河系恒星晕的另一个重要部分是在偏远地区形成的,那里的化学富集主要是由当地的超新星事件。我们没有发现丰度的趋势,从银河系中心的最大径向距离或从银河系盘的最大垂直距离。我们还发现,没有共同的运动学签名组的金属贫星与特殊的丰度模式,如阿尔法穷人的明星或明星显示独特的中子捕获富集模式。一些恒星和dSph系统具有独特的丰度模式,大部分时间都在银河系恒星晕的遥远区域,这表明银河系真正的外晕可能与当地的恒星晕几乎没有相似之处。

英文摘要:

We have compiled a sample of 699 stars from the recent literature with detailed chemical abundance information (spanning -4.2 < [Fe/H] < +0.3), and we compute their space velocities and Galactic orbital parameters. We identify members of the inner and outer stellar halo populations in our sample based only on their kinematic properties and then compare the abundance ratios of these populations as a function of [Fe/H]. In the metallicity range where the two populations overlap (-2.5 < [Fe/H] < -1.5), the mean [Mg/Fe] of the outer halo is lower than the inner halo by ~0.1 dex. For [Ni/Fe] and [Ba/Fe], the star-to-star abundance scatter of the inner halo is consistently smaller than in the outer halo. The [Na/Fe], [Y/Fe], [Ca/Fe], and [Ti/Fe] ratios of both populations show similar means and levels of scatter. Our inner halo population is chemically homogeneous, suggesting that a significant fraction of the Milky Way stellar halo originated from a well-mixed ISM. In contrast, our outer halo population is chemically diverse, suggesting that another significant fraction of the Milky Way stellar halo formed in remote regions where chemical enrichment was dominated by local supernova events. We find no abundance trends with maximum radial distance from the Galactic center or maximum vertical distance from the Galactic disk. We also find no common kinematic signature for groups of metal-poor stars with peculiar abundance patters, such as the alpha-poor stars or stars showing unique neutron-capture enrichment patterns. Several stars and dSph systems with unique abundance patterns spend the majority of their time in the distant regions of the Milky Way stellar halo, suggesting that the true outer halo of the Galaxy may have little resemblance to the local stellar halo.

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