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来自GEMS的过去7 Gyr星系相互作用的历史及其对恒星形成的影响

History of Galaxy Interactions and their Impact on Star Formation over the Last 7 Gyr from GEMS

Shardha Jogee, Sarah H. Miller, Kyle Penner, Rosalind E. Skelton, Christopher J. Conselice, Rachel S. Somerville, Eric F. Bell, Xian Zhong Zheng, Hans-Walter Ri… 展开作者

Shardha Jogee, Sarah H. Miller, Kyle Penner, Rosalind E. Skelton, Christopher J. Conselice, Rachel S. Somerville, Eric F. Bell, Xian Zhong Zheng, Hans-Walter Rix, Aday R. Robaina, Fabio D. Barazza, Marco Barden, Andrea Borch, Steven V. W. Beckwith, John A. R. Caldwell, Chien Y. Peng, Catherine Heymans, Daniel H. McIntosh, Boris Haussler, Knud Jahnke, Klaus Meisenheimer, Sebastian F. Sanchez, Lutz Wisotzki, Christian Wolf, Casey Papovich

摘要:

利用GEMS HST、COMBO-17和Spitzer观测数据,对3698个(M* ≥ 1 e9 Msun)星系在z~0.24- 0.80(回视时间T_b~3- 7 Gyr)范围内的星系合并频率及其对恒星形成的影响进行了综合估算。我们的结果是:(1)在790个高质量(M* ≥ 2.5e ~(10)Msun)星系中,z~(0.24)--0.80范围内的视标合并率为9% ± 5%至8% ± 2%。在这一区间内,主要和次要合并分数的下限分别为1.1%至3.5%和3.6%至7.5%。这是第一次对z<1时小合并频率的近似经验估计。对于~0.5 Gyr的可见时间尺度,在T_b~3- 7 Gyr,~68%的高质量系统经历了质量比>1/10的合并,其中~ 16%、45%和7%分别对应于主要、次要和不明确的“主要或次要”合并。平均合并率为几个x 1 e-4 Gyr-1 Mpc-3。(2)我们比较经验合并的分数和高质量星系的速率一套基于Lambda CDM的模型:晕占据分布模型,半解析模型和流体动力学SPH模拟。我们发现定性的意见和模型之间的协议,使(主要+次要)合并分数或从不同的模型括号的意见率,并显示了五个分散的因素。近期的改进现在可以开始排除某些合并场景。(3)在~3698个M*>= 1 e9 Msun星系中,我们发现在z~0.24--0.80范围内,可见并合系统的平均SFR与非相互作用星系相比仅略有增强。在T_b~3- 7 Gyr范围内,可见并合系统只占宇宙SFR密度的30%以下。这表明在过去的7 Gyr中宇宙SFR密度的行为主要是由非相互作用的星系形成的。

英文摘要:

We perform a comprehensive estimate of the frequency of galaxy mergers and their impact on star formation over z~0.24--0.80 (lookback time T_b~3--7 Gyr) using 3698 (M*>=1e9 Msun) galaxies with GEMS HST, COMBO-17, and Spitzer data. Our results are: (1) Among 790 high mass (M*>=2.5e10 Msun) galaxies, the visually-based merger fraction over z~0.24--0.80, ranges from 9%+-5% to 8%+-2%. Lower limits on the major and minor merger fractions over this interval range from 1.1% to 3.5%, and 3.6% to 7.5%, respectively. This is the first approximate empirical estimate of the frequency of minor mergers at z<1. For a visibility timescale of ~0.5 Gyr, it follows that over T_b~3--7 Gyr, ~68% of high mass systems have undergone a merger of mass ratio >1/10, with ~16%, 45%, and 7% of these corresponding respectively to major, minor, and ambiguous `major or minor' mergers. The mean merger rate is a few x 1e-4 Gyr-1 Mpc-3. (2) We compare the empirical merger fraction and rate for high mass galaxies to a suite of Lambda CDM-based models: halo occupation distribution models, semi-analytic models, and hydrodynamic SPH simulations. We find qualitative agreement between observations and models such that the (major+minor) merger fraction or rate from different models bracket the observations, and show a factor of five dispersion. Near-future improvements can now start to rule out certain merger scenarios. (3) Among ~3698 M*>=1e9 Msun galaxies, we find that the mean SFR of visibly merging systems is only modestly enhanced compared to non-interacting galaxies over z~0.24--0.80. Visibly merging systems only account for less than 30% of the cosmic SFR density over T_b~3--7 Gyr. This suggests that the behavior of the cosmic SFR density over the last 7 Gyr is predominantly shaped by non-interacting galaxies.

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