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S0星系的恒星星族趋势

Stellar Population Trends in S0 Galaxies

L. C. Prochaska Chamberlain, Stephane Courteau, Michael McDonald, James A. Rose

摘要:

利用光学SDSS和近红外J & H光度测量方法,给出了59个S 0星系的恒星星族年龄和金属丰度趋势。结合SDSS存档和恒星星族模型中的光学g和r通带成像数据,我们获得了样本中大多数星系的径向年龄和金属丰度趋势,至少达到5个有效半径。样本涵盖了恒星质量和光浓度的范围。结果表明,中心轻重量年龄约为4Gyr,中心金属丰度[Z/H]约为0.2dex。几乎所有的星系都显示出从中心向外的负金属丰度梯度,平均值为Delta[Z/H]/Delta(log(r/Re))=-0.6。在Delta(age)/Delta(log(r/Re))= 2.3 Gyr dex^{-1}的平均年龄梯度下,分别有58%、19%和23%的样本观察到年龄随半径增加、减少和最小变化。在59个星系中,有14个星系的外层轻重量年龄大于10 Gyr。我们发现,低质量和低浓度的星系具有年轻的轻重量年龄和较低的轻重量金属丰度。这种质量-金属丰度关系延伸到我们S 0星系的外部区域。我们的结果与S 0星系是通过螺旋星系盘的转变而形成的一致。确定构成老星系外围区域的结构成分是理解S 0星系形成历史的必要步骤。

英文摘要:

We present stellar population age and metallicity trends for a sample of 59 S0 galaxies based on optical SDSS and NIR J & H photometry. When combined with optical g and r passband imaging data from the SDSS archive and stellar population models, we obtain radial age and metallicity trends out to at least 5 effective radii for most of the galaxies in our sample. The sample covers a range in stellar mass and light concentration. We find an average central light-weighted age of ~ 4 Gyr and central metallicity [Z/H] ~ 0.2 dex. Almost all galaxies show a negative metallicity gradient from the center out, with an average value of Delta[Z/H]/Delta(log(r/Re)) = -0.6. An age increase, decrease, and minimal change with radius is observed for 58%, 19%, and 23%, respectively, for a mean age gradient of Delta(age)/Delta(log(r/Re)) = 2.3 Gyr dex^{-1}. For 14 out of 59 galaxies, the light-weighted age of the outer region is greater than 10 Gyr. We find that galaxies with both lower mass and lower concentration have younger light-weighted ages and lower light-weighted metallicities. This mass-metallicity relation extends into the outer regions of our S0 galaxies. Our results are consistent with the formation of S0 galaxies through the transformation of spiral galaxy disks. Determining the structural component that makes up the outer region of galaxies with old outksirts is a necessary step to understand the formation history of S0 galaxies.

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