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M31球体中两个场中的RR溶素变量

RR Lyrae Variables in Two Fields in the Spheroid of M31

Ata Sarajedini, Conor L. Mancone, Tod R. Lauer, Alan Dressler, Wendy Freedman, S. C. Trager, Carl Grillmair, Kenneth J. Mighell

摘要:

我们提出了哈勃太空望远镜的观测与先进的相机调查宽视场通道的两个领域附近的M32 - 4和6千秒差距之间的中心M31。数据涵盖的时间基线足以识别和表征681 RR Lyrics变量,其中555是ab型和126是c型。这些恒星的平均星等是<V>=25.29 +/- 0.05,其中不确定性结合了随机误差和系统误差。与Oosterhoff II型星团相比,Oosterhoff I型球状星团中恒星在贝利图中的位置以及c型天琴座RR星占所有类型的比例都更接近天琴座RR星。ab型和c型天琴座RR型的平均周期分别为&lt;P(ab)&gt;=0.557 +/- 0.003和&lt;P(c)&gt;=0.327 +/- 0.003,其中每种情况下的不确定性代表平均值的标准误差。当我们的样本中ab型RR天琴座的周期和振幅被解释为金属丰度时,我们发现金属丰度分布函数与峰值在&lt;[Fe/H]&gt;=-1.50 +/- 0.02的高斯分布函数无法区分,其中引用的不确定性是平均值的标准误差。使用RR Lyrics光度和金属丰度之间的关系以及E(B-V)= 0.08 +/- 0.03的红化,我们发现M31的距离模数为(m-M)o=24.46 +/- 0.11。我们研究的径向金属丰度梯度在周围的M31使用公布的值的凸起和晕的M31以及它的矮球状同伴和球状星团的丰度。在这种情况下,我们得出结论,在我们的两个领域的RR天琴座更有可能是晕对象,而不是与M31的隆起或磁盘,尽管事实上,他们位于4-6千秒差距的投影距离的中心。

英文摘要:

We present Hubble Space Telescope observations taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys Wide Field Channel of two fields near M32 - between four and six kpc from the center of M31. The data cover a time baseline sufficient for the identification and characterization of 681 RR Lyrae variables of which 555 are ab-type and 126 are c-type. The mean magnitude of these stars is <V>=25.29 +/- 0.05 where the uncertainty combines both the random and systematic errors. The location of the stars in the Bailey Diagram and the ratio of c-type RR Lyraes to all types are both closer to RR Lyraes in Oosterhoff type I globular clusters in the Milky Way as compared with Oosterhoff II clusters. The mean periods of the ab-type and c-type RR Lyraes are <P(ab)>=0.557 +/- 0.003 and <P(c)>=0.327 +/- 0.003, respectively, where the uncertainties in each case represent the standard error of the mean. When the periods and amplitudes of the ab-type RR Lyraes in our sample are interpreted in terms of metallicity, we find the metallicity distribution function to be indistinguishable from a Gaussian with a peak at <[Fe/H]>=-1.50 +/- 0.02, where the quoted uncertainty is the standard error of the mean. Using a relation between RR Lyrae luminosity and metallicity along with a reddening of E(B-V) = 0.08 +/- 0.03, we find a distance modulus of (m-M)o=24.46 +/- 0.11 for M31. We examine the radial metallicity gradient in the environs of M31 using published values for the bulge and halo of M31 as well as the abundances of its dwarf spheroidal companions and globular clusters. In this context, we conclude that the RR Lyraes in our two fields are more likely to be halo objects rather than associated with the bulge or disk of M31, in spite of the fact that they are located at 4-6 kpc in projected distance from the center.

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