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银河系膨胀边缘的动能:圆柱旋转的证据

Kinematics at the Edge of the Galactic Bulge: Evidence for Cylindrical Rotation

Christian D. Howard, R. Michael Rich, Will Clarkson, Ryan Mallery, John Kormendy, Roberto De Propris, Annie C. Robin, Roger Fux, David B. Reitzel, HongSheng Zha… 展开作者

Christian D. Howard, R. Michael Rich, Will Clarkson, Ryan Mallery, John Kormendy, Roberto De Propris, Annie C. Robin, Roger Fux, David B. Reitzel, HongSheng Zhao, Konrad Kuijken, Andreas Koch

摘要:

我们提出了新的结果,从BRAVA,大规模的径向速度调查的银河系的隆起,使用M巨星从2微米的全天巡天目录中选择的Cerro Tololo美洲天文台4米水螅多目标摄谱仪的目标。本调查的目的是构建一个新一代的自洽酒吧模型,符合这些意见。我们报告的领域在银河系的边缘在纬度b=-8度的动态。并与b=-4 °时的动力学进行比较。我们发现,在b=-8度时,转动曲线V(r)是相同的。当b=-4 °时,也就是说,银河系四四方方的凸起是圆柱形旋转的,就像其他星系的四四方方的凸起一样。b=-8度时的视线速度分布总和。是高斯的,和分箱的超光速图显示没有证据表明,无论是(磁盘)人口与冷动力学或(经典的隆起)人口与热动力学。所观察到的运动学很好地模拟了一个边缘上的N-体酒吧,与已发表的结构证据。我们的运动学观测表明,银河系的隆起是一个典型的产品的长期演化的星系盘,在对比恒星星族的结果,是最容易理解的,如果主要的合并是占主导地位的形成过程。

英文摘要:

We present new results from BRAVA, a large scale radial velocity survey of the Galactic bulge, using M giant stars selected from the Two Micron All Sky Survey catalogue as targets for the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 4m Hydra multi-object spectrograph. The purpose of this survey is to construct a new generation of self-consistent bar models that conform to these observations. We report the dynamics for fields at the edge of the Galactic bulge at latitudes b=-8 deg. and compare to the dynamics at b=-4 deg. We find that the rotation curve V(r) is the same at b=-8 deg. as at b=-4 deg. That is, the Galactic boxy bulge rotates cylindrically, as do boxy bulges of other galaxies. The summed line of sight velocity distribution at b=-8 deg. is Gaussian, and the binned longitude-velocity plot shows no evidence for either a (disk) population with cold dynamics or for a (classical bulge) population with hot dynamics. The observed kinematics are well modeled by an edge-on N-body bar, in agreement with published structural evidence. Our kinematic observations indicate that the Galactic bulge is a prototypical product of secular evolution in galaxy disks, in contrast with stellar population results that are most easily understood if major mergers were the dominant formation process.

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