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半人马座星系团的早型矮星系群

The early-type dwarf galaxy population of the Centaurus cluster

I. Misgeld, M. Hilker, S. Mieske

摘要:

利用VLT/FORS 1的V-和I-波段深空影像,利用形态学和表面亮度选择准则,对半人马座星系团的早型矮星系群进行了光度学研究,目的是研究星系光度函数(LF)和星系标度关系,直至M_V~-10等的星系区域。光度和结构参数的候选人来自分析其表面亮度剖面。基本的标度关系,如颜色星等和星等表面亮度的关系,被用来区分集群从背景。当M_V>-14等时,我们发现一个斜率为α= -1.14 \pm 0.12的平坦LF。在绘制Sersic模型中心表面亮度与星系星等的关系图时,我们发现星等为-20<M_V<-10等时,只有最亮的核心星系偏离这种关系,这与以前对其他星系团的研究结果一致。在一系列环境中早型星系的尺寸-光度图中,我们观察到在-21<M_V<-13等时,R_eff随光度的减小而缓慢减小,在较暗的星等时减小得更快。这种趋势一直延续到超暗的本星系群矮星系(M_V~-4等)。连续的中心表面亮度与绝对星等的关系以及在宽星等范围内的大小-光度图中的平滑关系与矮星系和更大质量的椭圆星系是一个结构性质逐渐变化的天体家族的解释是一致的。最大质量的核心星系和罕见的cE星系是唯一的例外。

英文摘要:

We present a photometric study of the early-type dwarf galaxy population of the Centaurus cluster, aiming at investigating the galaxy luminosity function (LF) and galaxy scaling relations down to the regime of galaxies with M_V~-10 mag. On deep VLT/FORS1 V- and I-band images of the central part of the cluster, we identify cluster dwarf-galaxy candidates using both morphological and surface brightness selection criteria. Photometric and structural parameters of the candidates are derived from analysis of their surface brightness profiles. Fundamental scaling relations, such as the colour-magnitude and the magnitude-surface brightness relation, are used to distinguish the cluster from the background. We find a flat LF with a slope of α= -1.14 \pm 0.12 for M_V>-14 mag, when fitting a power law to the completeness-corrected galaxy number counts. When plotting the central surface brightness of a Sersic model vs. the galaxy magnitude, we find a continuous relation for magnitudes -20<M_V<-10 mag, with only the brightest core galaxies deviating from this relation, in agreement with previous studies of other clusters. In a size-luminosity diagram of early-type galaxies from a range of environments, we observe that R_eff slowly decreases with decreasing luminosity for -21<M_V<-13 mag and decreases more rapidly at fainter magnitudes. This trend continues to the ultra-faint Local Group dwarf galaxies (M_V~-4 mag). The continuous central surface brightness vs. absolute magnitude relation and the smooth relation in the size-luminosity diagram over a wide range of magnitudes are consistent with the interpretation of dwarf galaxies and more massive elliptical galaxies being one family of objects with gradually changing structural properties. The most massive core galaxies and the rare cE galaxies are the only exceptions.

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