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在标准冷暗物质模型中模拟的空星系

Simulated void galaxies in the standard cold dark matter model

Kathryn Kreckel, M. Ryan Joung, Renyue Cen

摘要:

我们分析了一个(120 h^{-1} Mpc)^3自适应网格细化流体动力学模拟,其中包含一个分辨率更高的31 x 31 x 35 h^{-3} Mpc子体积,该子体积以直径约为30 Mpc的空隙为中心。我们详细的~1千秒差距的分辨率使我们能够确定1300星系在这个空白的限制晕质量~10^{10} M_太阳。近1000个星系被发现在欠密区域,300个星系居住在不到一半的模拟体积的平均密度的区域。我们构建了这些系统的恒星和气体性质的模拟观测,并再现了附近(z < 0.03)星系在SDSS中观测到的颜色和光度范围。对于最亮的星系(M_r < -18),我们没有发现密度的变化趋势,而我们的矮空星系(M_r > -16),虽然它们的分辨率不太可靠,但与平均密度环境中的星系相比,它们通常显得更蓝,具有更高的恒星形成率和比恒星形成率以及更低的平均恒星年龄。我们发现了一个重要的低光度(M_r ~ -14)矮星系群体,它们优先分布在低密度区域,特别是空洞中心。这个人口可能有助于减少,但不能消除,预测和观察到的空星系数量之间的差异。

英文摘要:

We analyze a (120 h^{-1} Mpc)^3 adaptive mesh refinement hydrodynamic simulation that contains a higher-resolution 31 x 31 x 35 h^{-3} Mpc subvolume centered on a ~30 Mpc diameter void. Our detailed ~1 kpc resolution allows us to identify 1300 galaxies within this void to a limiting halo mass of ~10^{10} M_sun. Nearly 1000 galaxies are found to be in underdense regions, with 300 galaxies residing in regions less than half the mean density of the simulation volume. We construct mock observations of the stellar and gas properties of these systems, and reproduce the range of colors and luminosities observed in the SDSS for nearby (z < 0.03) galaxies. We find no trends with density for the most luminous (M_r < -18) galaxies, however our dwarf void galaxies (M_r > -16), though they are less reliably resolved, typically appear bluer, with higher rates of star formation and specific star formation and lower mean stellar ages than galaxies in average density environments. We find a significant population of low luminosity (M_r ~ -14) dwarf galaxies that is preferentially located in low density regions and specifically in the void center. This population may help to reduce, but not remove, the discrepancy between the predicted and observed number of void galaxies.

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