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活动星系核与K+A星系中恒星形成的截断

Active Galactic Nuclei and the Truncation of Star Formation in K+A Galaxies

Michael J. I. Brown, John Moustakas, Nelson Caldwell, David Palamara, Richard J. Cool, Arjun Dey, Ryan Hickox, Buell T. Jannuzi, Stephen S. Murray, Dennis Zaritsky

摘要:

我们已经在K+A星系中寻找活动星系核(AGN),使用多波长成像和光谱学在Bootes领域的NOAO深宽场巡天。K+A星系的恒星形成被迅速截断,它们是通过强的巴耳末吸收线和弱的H-α发射被选中的。我们的样本由24个K+A星系组成,这些星系是从AGN和星系演化巡天的6594个0.10<z<0.35的星系中选出的,它们的光谱比I=20亮。三分之二的K+A星系可能是正在进行的星系合并,附近有伴星系或潮汐尾。星系合并可能是导致恒星形成被截断的原因,或者我们正在观察合并引发的星爆的后果。正如预期的那样,K+A星系的光学颜色主要介于正在形成恒星的蓝色星系和红色被动星系之间。然而,只有1%的星系的颜色之间的红色和蓝色的人口是K+A星系,我们的结论是,截断的恒星形成在K+A星系必须是异常突然的(<1亿年)。我们用光学发射线比(BPT图)和Chandra X射线成像研究了K+A星系的活动星系核的含量。至少有一半的K+A星系显示出活动星系核的光发射线比,三分之一的M_R<-22 K+A星系拥有X射线光度为10^{42} erg/s的活动星系核。最暗的K+A星系没有显示出活动星系核的明显证据,它们的发射线比与大质量恒星的光电离一致,而且X射线探测很少。我们推测,K+A星系中恒星形成的截断可能有两种机制,活动星系核反馈只在M_R<-20.5的星系中起作用。

英文摘要:

We have searched for active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in K+A galaxies, using multiwavelength imaging and spectroscopy in the Bootes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey. The K+A galaxies, which have had their star formation rapidly truncated, are selected via their strong Balmer absorption lines and weak H-alpha emission. Our sample consists of 24 K+A galaxies selected from 6594 0.10<z<0.35 galaxies brighter than I=20 with optical spectroscopy from the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey. Two thirds of the K+A galaxies are likely ongoing galaxy mergers, with nearby companion galaxies or tidal tails. Galaxy mergers may be responsible for the truncation of star formation, or we are observing the aftermath of merger triggered starbursts. As expected, the optical colors of K+A galaxies largely fall between blue galaxies with ongoing star formation and red passive galaxies. However, only 1% of the galaxies with colors between the red and blue populations are K+A galaxies, and we conclude that the truncation of star formation in K+A galaxies must have been unusually abrupt (<100 Myr). We examined the AGN content of K+A galaxies with both optical emission-line ratios (BPT diagrams) and Chandra X-ray imaging. At least half of all K+A galaxies display the optical emission-line ratios of AGNs, and a third of M_R<-22 K+A galaxies host AGNs with X-ray luminosities of 10^{42} erg/s. The faintest K+A galaxies do not show clear evidence for hosting AGNs, having emission-line ratios consistent with photoionization by massive stars and few X-ray detections. We speculate that two mechanisms may be responsible for the truncation of star formation in K+A galaxies, with AGN feedback only playing a role in M_R<-20.5 galaxies.

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