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Milky Way晕的速度弥散分布

Velocity Dispersion Profile of the Milky Way Halo

Warren R. Brown, Margaret J. Geller, Scott J. Kenyon, Antonaldo Diaferio

摘要:

我们提出了一个光谱样本的910个遥远的晕星的超高速星调查,我们从中获得的速度色散分布的银河系晕。样本是74%的水平分支恒星和26%的蓝离散星的混合体。我们利用观测到的颜色、金属丰度和恒星演化轨迹来估计到恒星的距离。我们的样本包含的R>50 kpc的天体数量是以前调查的两倍。我们计算的速度色散分布在两种方式:与参数的方法的基础上的银河系的潜力模型,并与非参数的方法的基础上的焦散技术最初开发的测量星系团质量配置文件。由此得到的速度色散分布与基于其他恒星星族的两次独立调查发现的结果非常一致:在15<R<75 kpc的范围内,银河系晕的径向速度色散平均下降为-0.38+-0.12 km/s/kpc。这一测量结果为计算银河系晕的总质量和质量分布提供了有用的依据。

英文摘要:

We present a spectroscopic sample of 910 distant halo stars from the Hypervelocity Star survey from which we derive the velocity dispersion profile of the Milky Way halo. The sample is a mix of 74% evolved horizontal branch stars and 26% blue stragglers. We estimate distances to the stars using observed colors, metallicities, and stellar evolution tracks. Our sample contains twice as many objects with R>50 kpc as previous surveys. We compute the velocity dispersion profile in two ways: with a parametric method based on a Milky Way potential model, and with a non-parametric method based on the caustic technique originally developed to measure galaxy cluster mass profiles. The resulting velocity dispersion profiles are remarkably consistent with those found by two independent surveys based on other stellar populations: the Milky Way halo exhibits a mean decline in radial velocity dispersion of -0.38+-0.12 km/s/kpc over 15<R<75 kpc. This measurement is a useful basis for calculating the total mass and mass distribution of the Milky Way halo.

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