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盘星系N体模拟中的旋臂俯仰角和星系切变率

Spiral arm pitch angle and galactic shear rate in N-body simulations of disc galaxies

Robert J. J. Grand, Daisuke Kawata, Mark Cropper

摘要:

螺旋星系被观察到表现出一系列的形态,特别是在螺旋臂的形状。一个关键的诊断参数是螺旋角,它描述了螺旋臂缠绕的紧密程度。观测和分析,俯仰角和星系切变率之间的相关性已被检测到。对于第一次,我们研究是否检测到这种效果在N-体模拟计算和比较螺距角的个别密度波和整体螺旋结构在一套N-体模拟。我们发现,更高的星系剪切率产生更紧密缠绕的旋臂,无论是在个别模式模式(密度波)和整体密度增强。虽然模式图案的结构的俯仰角随时间保持不变,但总体对数螺旋臂随时间缠绕,这可以帮助解释从观察中看到的俯仰角与剪切之间的关系的分散。我们在N体模拟中发现的旋臂螺距角和星系切变率之间的相关性也可以解释为什么晚期哈勃类型的螺旋星系倾向于有更多的张开臂。

英文摘要:

Spiral galaxies are observed to exhibit a range of morphologies, in particular in the shape of spiral arms. A key diagnostic parameter is the pitch angle, which describes how tightly wound the spiral arms are. Observationally and analytically, a correlation between pitch angle and galactic shear rate has been detected. For the first time, we examine whether this effect is detected in N-body simulations by calculating and comparing pitch angles of both individual density waves and overall spiral structure in a suite of N-body simulations. We find that higher galactic shear rates produce more tightly wound spiral arms, both in individual mode patterns (density waves) and in the overall density enhancement. Although the mode pattern pitch angles by construction remain constant with time, the overall logarithmic spiral arm winds over time, which could help to explain the scatter in the relation between pitch angle versus shear seen from observations. The correlation between spiral arm pitch angle and galactic shear rate that we find in N-body simulations may also explain why late Hubble type of spiral galaxies tend to have more open arms.

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