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TP-AGB星对分级星系形成模型的影响

The impact of TP-AGB stars on hierarchical galaxy formation models

Chiara Tonini, Claudia Maraston, Julien Devriendt, Daniel Thomas, Joseph Silk

摘要:

通过对恒星形成和质量吸积历史的预测,结合恒星星族模型中恒星演化的物理过程,得到了星系形成模型中星系的分光光度性质。在最近的文献中,出现了显着的分歧,关于实施的热脉冲渐近巨星分支阶段的恒星演化。在TP-AGB阶段的发射占主导地位的热辐射和近红外光谱的中期年龄(~1 Gyr)的恒星星族,因此,它是至关重要的星系光度和颜色的正确建模。本文首次在星系形成的半解析模型中引入了完整的TP-AGB位相公式。我们发现,在模型光谱中的TP-AGB的列入显着改变预测的颜色-幅度的关系和它的红移的演变。当TP-AGB相位处于活跃状态时,静止坐标系V-K星系的颜色在红移范围z~2-3内红了近2个星等,在z~1处红了1个星等。盘状星系产生非常红的颜色,因此在低红移时,盘状星系和球状体的V-K色分布几乎无法区分。我们还发现在z~1-3范围内,星系K带的辐射强度要高出1个星等以上。这可能会减轻在预测高红移的红星系人口的层次聚类方案所遇到的困难。根据我们的结果,必须重新审视模拟和观测之间的比较。

英文摘要:

The spectro-photometric properties of galaxies in galaxy formation models are obtained by combining the predicted history of star formation and mass accretion with the physics of stellar evolution through stellar population models. In the recent literature, significant differences have emerged regarding the implementation of the Thermally-Pulsing Asymptotic Giant Branch phase of stellar evolution. The emission in the TP-AGB phase dominates the bolometric and near-IR spectrum of intermediate-age (~1 Gyr) stellar populations, hence it is crucial for the correct modeling of the galaxy luminosities and colours. In this paper for the first time, we incorporate a full prescription of the TP-AGB phase in a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation. We find that the inclusion of the TP-AGB in the model spectra dramatically alters the predicted colour-magnitude relation and its evolution with redshift. When the TP-AGB phase is active, the rest-frame V-K galaxy colours are redder by almost 2 magnitudes in the redshift range z~2-3 and by 1 magnitude at z~1. Very red colours are produced in disk galaxies, so that the V-K colour distributions of disk and spheroids are virtually undistinguishable at low redshifts. We also find that the galaxy K-band emission is more than 1 magnitude higher in the range z~1-3. This may alleviate the difficulties met by the hierarchical clustering scenario in predicting the red galaxy population at high redshifts. The comparison between simulations and observations have to be revisited in the light of our results.

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