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牧夫座I矮球状星系的[Fe/H]、[C/Fe]和[alpha/Fe]分布

The [Fe/H], [C/Fe], and [alpha/Fe] distributions of the Bootes I Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

David K. Lai, Young Sun Lee, Michael Bolte, Sara Lucatello, Timothy C. Beers, Jennifer A. Johnson, Thirupathi Sivarani, Constance M. Rockosi

摘要:

我们提出了一个低分辨率的光谱丰度的研究结果的25颗恒星的牧夫座一矮球状(dSph)星系。这些数据是用凯克天文台的LRIS仪器获得的,使我们能够测量每颗恒星的[Fe/H],[C/Fe]和[alpha/Fe]。我们发现在这个系统中,金属丰度的分布很大([Fe/H]为2.1 dex),平均金属丰度也很低,<[Fe/H]>=-2.59,与以前的估计相符。这个样本包括一颗新发现的极贫金属恒星,[Fe/H]=-3.8,这是在dSph中发现的最贫金属的恒星之一。我们比较的金属丰度分布函数的Bootes我分析化学演化模型。虽然Bootes I的金属丰度分布函数最适合额外气体化学演化模型,但漏盒模型也提供了合理的拟合。我们还发现,[α/Fe]分布和碳增强的贫金属部分,我们的样品(12%)是合理的匹配星系晕恒星样品在相同的金属丰度范围内,这表明在这些低金属丰度,像牧夫座I超微弱dSph系统可能是贡献者的星系晕。

英文摘要:

We present the results of a low-resolution spectral abundance study of 25 stars in the Bootes I dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy. The data were obtained with the LRIS instrument at Keck Observatory, and allow us to measure [Fe/H], [C/Fe], and [alpha/Fe] for each star. We find both a large spread in metallicity (2.1 dex in [Fe/H]) as well as the low average metallicity in this system, <[Fe/H]>=-2.59, matching previous estimates. This sample includes a newly discovered extremely metal-poor star, with [Fe/H]=-3.8, that is one of the most metal-poor stars yet found in a dSph. We compare the metallicity distribution function of Bootes I to analytic chemical evolution models. While the metallicity distribution function of Bootes I is best fit by an Extra Gas chemical evolution model, leaky-box models also provide reasonable fits. We also find that the [alpha/Fe] distribution and the carbon-enhanced metal-poor fraction of our sample (12%) are reasonable matches to Galactic halo star samples in the same metallicity range, indicating that at these low metallicities, systems like the Bootes I ultra-faint dSph could have been contributors to the Galactic halo.

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