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M32的恒星形成史

The Star Formation History of M32

Antonela Monachesi, Scott C. Trager, Tod R. Lauer, Sebastián L. Hidalgo, Wendy Freedman, Alan Dressler, Carl Grillmair, Kenneth J. Mighell

摘要:

我们使用深HST ACS/HRC观测M32内的一个场(F1)和一个M31背景场(F2),从其解析的恒星星族中确定M32的恒星形成历史(SFH)。我们发现2- 5 Gyr的恒星贡献了M32质量的\som 40%+/-17%,而M32质量的55%+/-21%来自5 Gyr以上的恒星。M32在F1的质量加权平均年龄和金属丰度为<Age>=6.8+/-1.5 Gyr和&lt;[M/H]&gt;=-0.01+/-0.08 dex。SFH还显示了年轻(年龄&lt;2 Gyr)、贫金属([M/H] \sim -0.7)的恒星的存在,这表明蓝色离散星贡献了F1质量的2%;剩下的\sim 3%的质量是年轻的富金属恒星。根据SFH计算的谱线强度指数意味着在F1(~2.7 re)处的轻加权平均年龄和金属丰度为4.9 Gyr和[M/H] = -0.12 dex,单恒星种群等效参数为2.9+/-0.2 Gyr和[M/H]=0.02+/-0.01 dex。这与光谱研究相矛盾,光谱研究显示从M32中心到1 re的年龄梯度很大。M31背景场F2的SFH推断显示,它的大多数恒星都很老,其中\sim 95%的质量已经在5-14 Gyr前获得。它由两个优势种群组成; \sim 30%+/-7.5%的质量属于5-8 Gyr年龄种群,而\sim 65%+/-9%的质量属于8-14 Gyr年龄种群。F2的质量加权平均年龄和金属丰度分别为<Age>=9.2+/-1.2 Gyr和&lt;[M/H]&gt;=-0.10+/-0.10 dex。我们的研究结果表明,内部磁盘和球体人口的M31是无法区分的外盘和球体。假设M31的盘在F2(\sim 1盘尺度长度)的平均年龄为5-9 Gyr,我们的结果同意一个由内而外的盘形成的M31的盘的情况。

英文摘要:

We use deep HST ACS/HRC observations of a field within M32 (F1) and an M31 background field (F2) to determine the star formation history (SFH) of M32 from its resolved stellar population. We find that 2-5Gyr old stars contribute \som40%+/- 17% of M32's mass, while 55%+/-21% of M32's mass comes from stars older than 5 Gyr. The mass-weighted mean age and metallicity of M32 at F1 are <Age>=6.8+/-1.5 Gyr and <[M/H]>=-0.01+/-0.08 dex. The SFH additionally indicates the presence of young (<2 Gyr old), metal-poor ([M/H]\sim-0.7) stars, suggesting that blue straggler stars contribute ~2% of the mass at F1; the remaining \sim3% of the mass is in young metal-rich stars. Line-strength indices computed from the SFH imply a light-weighted mean age and metallicity of 4.9 Gyr and [M/H] = -0.12 dex, and single-stellar-population-equivalent parameters of 2.9+/-0.2 Gyr and [M/H]=0.02+/-0.01 dex at F1 (~2.7 re). This contradicts spectroscopic studies that show a steep age gradient from M32's center to 1re. The inferred SFH of the M31 background field F2 reveals that the majority of its stars are old, with \sim95% of its mass already acquired 5-14 Gyr ago. It is composed of two dominant populations; \sim30%+/-7.5% of its mass is in a 5-8 Gyr old population, and \sim65%+/-9% of the mass is in a 8-14 Gyr old population. The mass-weighted mean age and metallicity of F2 are <Age>=9.2+/-1.2 Gyr and <[M/H]>=-0.10+/-0.10 dex, respectively. Our results suggest that the inner disk and spheroid populations of M31 are indistinguishable from those of the outer disk and spheroid. Assuming the mean age of M31's disk at F2 (\sim1 disk scale length) to be 5-9 Gyr, our results agree with an inside-out disk formation scenario for M31's disk.

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