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矮球状星系的动力学和化学演化

The Dynamical and Chemical Evolution of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

Y. Revaz, P. Jablonka, T. Sawala, V. Hill, B. Letarte, M. Irwin, G. Battaglia, A. Helmi, M. D. Shetrone, E. Tolstoy, K. A. Venn

摘要:

我们提出了一个大样本的完全自洽流体动力学Nbody/Tree-SPH模拟孤立矮球状星系(dSphs)。它使我们能够确定关键的物理参数和机制的起源观察到的各种本地组dSph属性。这些星系的初始总质量(气体+暗物质)是它们演化的主要驱动力。恒星形成(SF)发生在一系列的短爆发中。在大质量系统中,SF峰之间的非常短的间隔模仿连续的恒星形成率,而质量较小的系统表现出良好的分离SF爆发,如观测所示。SF事件之间的延迟由气体冷却时间对星系质量的依赖性控制。观测到的全球尺度关系,光度质量和光度金属丰度,再现低散射。我们利用ESO大型项目DART前所未有的大样本量和数据同质性,并添加一些独立的研究,以限制五个银河系dSphs,六分仪,狮子座II,船底座,雕刻家和天炉座的恒星形成历史。这是第一次,[Mg/Fe]与[Fe/H]图来自高分辨率光谱的数百个单独的恒星面临的模型预测。我们发现,dSph属性的多样性很可能是由于内在的进化。然而,我们注意到,在我们模拟的最终状态下,气体的存在,在矮不规则星中观察到的顺序,需要通过外部过程去除。

英文摘要:

We present a large sample of fully self-consistent hydrodynamical Nbody/Tree-SPH simulations of isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). It has enabled us to identify the key physical parameters and mechanisms at the origin of the observed variety in the Local Group dSph properties. The initial total mass (gas + dark matter) of these galaxies is the main driver of their evolution. Star formation (SF) occurs in series of short bursts. In massive systems, the very short intervals between the SF peaks mimic a continuous star formation rate, while less massive systems exhibit well separated SF bursts, as identified observationally. The delay between the SF events is controlled by the gas cooling time dependence on galaxy mass. The observed global scaling relations, luminosity-mass and luminosity-metallicity, are reproduced with low scatter. We take advantage of the unprecedentedly large sample size and data homogeneity of the ESO Large Programme DART, and add to it a few independent studies, to constrain the star formation history of five Milky Way dSphs, Sextans, LeoII, Carina, Sculptor and Fornax. For the first time, [Mg/Fe] vs [Fe/H] diagrams derived from high-resolution spectroscopy of hundreds of individual stars are confronted with model predictions. We find that the diversity in dSph properties may well result from intrinsic evolution. We note, however, that the presence of gas in the final state of our simulations, of the order of what is observed in dwarf irregulars, calls for removal by external processes.

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