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约束银河系中心恒星的初始质量函数

Constraining the initial mass function of stars in the Galactic Centre

Ulf Loeckmann, Holger Baumgardt, Pavel Kroupa

摘要:

在这里,我们讨论的问题是否极端的情况下,在银河系的中心可能是一个显着的变化的IMF的原因。通过使用不同的代码的恒星演化模型,我们表明,在中央秒差距观测到的光度太高,无法解释一个长期存在的头重脚轻的IMF,考虑到有限的质量推断,在这个地区的恒星运动学。相比之下,在银河系的生命周期中,连续的恒星形成遵循规范IMF的结果,在质量-光比和恒星黑洞(SBH)的总质量与观测一致。此外,由于动力学摩擦,这些SBH向中心迁移,将可见恒星的尖端变成在银河系中心观察到的核心。在这里,我们第一次解释了中心星团的光度和动力学质量,以及观测到的核心的存在和范围,因为从一个典型的IMF预期的SBH的数量刚好足以弥补丢失的发光质量。我们的结论是,银河系中心是一致的,规范IMF和不建议系统的变化,由于该地区的属性,如高密度,金属丰度,强潮汐场等。

英文摘要:

(abridged) Here we discuss the question whether the extreme circumstances in the centre of the Milky Way may be the reason for a significant variation of the IMF. By means of stellar evolution models using different codes we show that the observed luminosity in the central parsec is too high to be explained by a long-standing top-heavy IMF, considering the limited amount of mass inferred from stellar kinematics in this region. In contrast, continuous star formation over the Galaxy's lifetime following a canonical IMF results in a mass-to-light ratio and a total mass of stellar black holes (SBHs) consistent with the observations. Furthermore, these SBHs migrate towards the centre due to dynamical friction, turning the cusp of visible stars into a core as observed in the Galactic Centre. For the first time here we explain the luminosity and dynamical mass of the central cluster and both the presence and extent of the observed core, since the number of SBHs expected from a canonical IMF is just enough to make up for the missing luminous mass. We conclude that the Galactic Centre is consistent with the canonical IMF and do not suggest a systematic variation as a result of the region's properties such as high density, metallicity, strong tidal field etc.

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