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Milky Way盘中单丰度亚种群的垂直运动

The vertical motions of mono-abundance sub-populations in the Milky Way disk

Jo Bovy, Hans-Walter Rix, David W. Hogg, Timothy C. Beers, Young Sun Lee, Lan Zhang

摘要:

本文介绍了从SDSS/SEGUE G-矮星数据推断的银河系恒星盘中恒星的垂直运动学,推导了一组元素丰度[α/Fe]和[Fe/H]非常相似的“单丰度”恒星子群的垂直速度色散σ z,它是垂直高度|z|和银心半径R的函数。我们发现,在|z|中,所有组分都表现出近似等温的运动学特征,并且垂直速度离散度σ z(z,R)向外缓慢减小|[α/Fe],[Fe/H])~ σ_z([α/Fe],[Fe/H])x \exp(-(R-R_0)/7 kpc})。这些组分的特征速度色散从化学年轻、富金属恒星的~ 15 km/s到贫金属恒星的>~ 50 km/s不等。离中面的平均σ_z梯度仅为0.3 ± 0.2km/s/kpc。我们发现垂直方向的动力学温度(~σ^2_z)是([α/Fe],[Fe/H])的连续函数,它对恒星表面质量密度的贡献为Σ_{R_0}(σ^2_z)~ \exp(-σ^2_z).等温单丰度人口与中间分散拒绝薄厚盘二分法的概念的存在。这个连续的磁盘反对模型,其中较厚的磁盘部分来自大规模的卫星或加热;最古老的磁盘部分出生热,或内部演化起着重要作用的情况下,似乎是最可行的。σ_z([α/Fe],[Fe/H])的宽范围与每个丰度箱的常数σ_z(z)相结合,提供了对SEGUE丰度的精度的独立检查:δ_[α/Fe] ~ 0.07 dex和δ_[Fe/H] ~ 0.15 dex。垂直色散的径向下降可能反映了盘表面质量密度的下降。这一测量构成了对我们银河系中圆盘质量分布进行纯动力学估计的第一步。[删节]

英文摘要:

We present the vertical kinematics of stars in the Milky Way's stellar disk inferred from SDSS/SEGUE G-dwarf data, deriving the vertical velocity dispersion, σ_z, as a function of vertical height |z| and Galactocentric radius R for a set of 'mono-abundance' sub-populations of stars with very similar elemental abundances [α/Fe] and [Fe/H]. We find that all components exhibit nearly isothermal kinematics in |z|, and a slow outward decrease of the vertical velocity dispersion: σ_z (z,R|[α/Fe],[Fe/H]) ~ σ_z ([α/Fe],[Fe/H]) x \exp (-(R-R_0)/7 kpc}). The characteristic velocity dispersions of these components vary from ~ 15 km/s for chemically young, metal-rich stars, to >~ 50 km/s for metal poor stars. The mean σ_z gradient away from the mid plane is only 0.3 +/- 0.2 km/s/kpc. We find a continuum of vertical kinetic temperatures (~σ^2_z) as function of ([α/Fe],[Fe/H]), which contribute to the stellar surface mass density as Σ_{R_0}(σ^2_z) ~ \exp(-σ^2_z). The existence of isothermal mono-abundance populations with intermediate dispersions reject the notion of a thin-thick disk dichotomy. This continuum of disks argues against models where the thicker disk portions arise from massive satellite infall or heating; scenarios where either the oldest disk portion was born hot, or where internal evolution plays a major role, seem the most viable. The wide range of σ_z ([α/Fe],[Fe/H]) combined with a constant σ_z(z) for each abundance bin provides an independent check on the precision of the SEGUE abundances: δ_[α/Fe] ~ 0.07 dex and δ_[Fe/H] ~ 0.15 dex. The radial decline of the vertical dispersion presumably reflects the decrease in disk surface-mass density. This measurement constitutes a first step toward a purely dynamical estimate of the mass profile the disk in our Galaxy. [abridged]

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