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arXiv 0905.0557astro-ph.GAastro-ph.CO
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小尺度矮球状星系的复杂性

Complexity in small-scale dwarf spheroidal galaxies

Andreas Koch

摘要:

我们对更明亮的矮球状(dSph)星系的动力学,化学丰度和演化历史的了解不断增长。然而,人们对最近在大型巡天中大量发现的超微弱系统的浓缩知之甚少。目前的低分辨率光谱和光度数据表明,这些星系是高度暗物质为主,主要是金属贫乏。另一方面,最近的高分辨率丰度分析表明,一些矮星系经历了高度不均匀的化学富集,恒星形成在小尺度上局部进行。在这篇文章中,我将审查银河系卫星dSphs的运动学和化学丰度信息,目前可从低分辨率和高分辨率光谱。此外,一些最奇特的元素和不均匀的富集模式将被讨论和相关的问题,在何种程度上最微弱的dSPH候选人可能有助于星系晕,相比更明亮的系统。

英文摘要:

Our knowledge about the dynamics, the chemical abundances and the evolutionary histories of the more luminous dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies is constantly growing. However, very little is known about the enrichment of the ultra-faint systems recently discovered in large numbers in large sky surveys. Current low-resolution spectroscopy and photometric data indicate that these galaxies are highly dark matter dominated and predominantly metal poor. On the other hand, recent high-resolution abundance analyses indicate that some dwarf galaxies experienced highly inhomogenous chemical enrichment, where star formation proceeds locally on small scales. In this article, I will review the kinematic and chemical abundance information of the Milky Way satellite dSphs that is presently available from low- and high resolution spectroscopy. Moreover, some of the most peculiar element and inhomogeneous enrichment patterns will be discussed and related to the question of to what extent the faintest dSph candidates could have contributed to the Galactic halo, compared to more luminous systems.

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