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以球状星团为代表的星系晕F截止分布

F Turnoff Distribution in the Galactic Halo Using Globular Clusters as Proxies

Matthew Newby, Heidi Jo Newberg, Jacob Simones, Nathan Cole, Matthew Monaco

摘要:

F转换星是研究星系晕子结构的重要工具,因为它们数量多,亮度高,并且可以很容易地从大型巡天(如斯隆数字巡天(SDSS))中通过它们的光度颜色进行选择。本文描述了银河系晕中11个球状星团的SDSS观测数据中色选F关闭星的绝对星等分布。我们发现,对于所研究的所有星团,关闭星的M_g分布在本质上是相同的,并且可以用两个半高斯函数很好地拟合,中心为mu=4.18,亮侧σ =0.36,暗侧σ =0.76。然而,颜色误差和探测效率会导致观测到的暗边高斯分布的sigma随着星等的变化而变化,这是由于来自更红的主序星的污染(在21等时为40%)。我们提出了一个函数,将正确的选择恒星星族,当计算恒星密度从颜色选择关闭恒星的星等依赖的变化。我们还提出了一套一致的距离,年龄和金属丰度的11个集群在SDSS数据发布7。我们计算了帕多瓦等时线的线性校正函数,使其与SDSS球状星团数据一致。我们发现,我们的集群人口下降沿银河系的金属丰度关系(AMR),并进一步发现,等时线的恒星星族上的AMR有非常相似的关闭;增加金属丰度和减少年龄合谋产生类似的关闭的大小和颜色的所有老的集群,躺在AMR。

英文摘要:

F turnoff stars are important tools for studying Galactic halo substructure because they are plentiful, luminous, and can be easily selected by their photometric colors from large surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We describe the absolute magnitude distribution of color-selected F turnoff stars, as measured from SDSS data, for eleven globular clusters in the Milky Way halo. We find that the M_g distribution of turnoff stars is intrinsically the same for all clusters studied, and is well fit by two half Gaussian functions, centered at mu=4.18, with a bright-side sigma=0.36, and with a faint-side sigma=0.76. However, the color errors and detection efficiencies cause the observed sigma of the faint-side Gaussian to change with magnitude due to contamination from redder main sequence stars (40% at 21st magnitude). We present a function that will correct for this magnitude-dependent change in selected stellar populations, when calculating stellar density from color-selected turnoff stars. We also present a consistent set of distances, ages and metallicities for eleven clusters in the SDSS Data Release 7. We calculate a linear correction function to Padova isochrones so that they are consistent with SDSS globular cluster data from previous papers. We show that our cluster population falls along the Milky Way Age-Metallicity Relationship (AMR), and further find that isochrones for stellar populations on the AMR have very similar turnoffs; increasing metallicity and decreasing age conspire to produce similar turnoff magnitudes and colors for all old clusters that lie on the AMR.

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