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室女星系团矮星系演化的运动学性质

Kinematic properties as probes of the evolution of dwarf galaxies in the Virgo cluster

E. Toloba, A. Boselli, J. Gorgas, R. F. Peletier, A. J. Cenarro, D. A. Gadotti, A. Gil de Paz, S. Pedraz, U. Yildiz

摘要:

我们对位于室女星系团和外场的21个dEs样本的运动学、形态学和恒星星族特性提出了新的观测结果,结果表明52%的dEs i)是旋转支撑的,ii)表现出典型旋转系统的结构特征,如圆盘、棒或旋臂,iii)比非旋转dEs年轻(~3 Gyr),和iv)优选位于室女座的郊区或田间。这一证据与旋转支撑的矮星是晚期螺旋或不规则星的想法是一致的,它们最近进入星团并通过冲压压力剥离事件失去了它们的气体,淬灭了它们的恒星形成并通过被动演化成为dEs。我们还发现,除了一个,所有的星系没有光度提示托管光盘的压力支持,都位于星系团的内部区域。这表明了与旋转支撑系统不同的演变。三种不同的情况下,这些非旋转星系进行了讨论(原位形成,骚扰和冲压压力剥离)。

英文摘要:

We present new observational results on the kinematical, morphological, and stellar population properties of a sample of 21 dEs located both in the Virgo cluster and in the field, which show that 52% of the dEs i) are rotationally supported, ii) exhibit structural signs of typical rotating systems such as discs, bars or spiral arms, iii) are younger (~3 Gyr) than non-rotating dEs, and iv) are preferentially located either in the outskirts of Virgo or in the field. This evidence is consistent with the idea that rotationally supported dwarfs are late type spirals or irregulars that recently entered the cluster and lost their gas through a ram pressure stripping event, quenching their star formation and becoming dEs through passive evolution. We also find that all, but one, galaxies without photometric hints for hosting discs are pressure supported and are all situated in the inner regions of the cluster. This suggests a different evolution from the rotationally supported systems. Three different scenarios for these non-rotating galaxies are discussed (in situ formation, harassment and ram pressure stripping).

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