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三个离轴膨胀场中金属丰度分布函数、径向速度和α元素丰度

Metallicity Distribution Functions, Radial Velocities, and Alpha Element Abundances in Three Off-Axis Bulge Fields

Christian I. Johnson, R. Michael Rich, Chiaki Kobayashi, Andrea Kunder, Catherine A. Pilachowski, Andreas Koch, Roberto De Propris

摘要:

本文给出了位于(l,b)=(-5.5,-7),(-4,-9),(+8.5,+9)附近的三个银河系核球离轴场中的264颗红巨星分支(RGB)恒星的径向速度和[Fe/H],[O/Fe],[Si/Fe],[Ca/Fe]的化学丰度比。这些结果是根据Blanco 4 m和WIYN 3.5 m望远镜上的Hydra摄谱仪获得的中等分辨率(R~ 18,000)、高信噪比(S/N~75-300)光谱的等效宽度和光谱合成分析得出的。这些目标是从巨分支的蓝色一侧选择的,以避免受到CN和TiO强烈影响的冷星;然而,文献样本中颜色金属丰度分布的比较表明,我们选择的蓝色目标不应该对富含金属的恒星产生显着的偏见。我们发现了一个完整的金属丰度范围,从[Fe/H] \approx -1.5到+0.5,并且,根据先前观察到的短轴垂直金属丰度梯度,中值[Fe/H]也随着离轴场银河系纬度的增加而下降。南部隆起的离轴垂直[Fe/H]梯度估计为~0.4 dex/kpc。(+8.5,+9)场显示出比预期更高的金属丰度,中值[Fe/H]=-0.23,这可能与沿该视线存在更强的X形凸起结构有关。所有领域表现出相同的,强烈的速度色散减少金属丰度增加,这是在类似的短轴外凸领域的观察相一致。此外,[O/Fe]、[Si/Fe]和[Ca/Fe]与[Fe/H]的趋势在我们的三个领域中是相同的,并且与过去的凸起研究很好地一致。[删节]

英文摘要:

We present radial velocities and chemical abundance ratios of [Fe/H], [O/Fe], [Si/Fe], and [Ca/Fe] for 264 red giant branch (RGB) stars in three Galactic bulge off-axis fields located near (l,b)=(-5.5,-7), (-4,-9), and (+8.5,+9). The results are based on equivalent width and spectrum synthesis analyses of moderate resolution (R~18,000), high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N~75-300) spectra obtained with the Hydra spectrographs on the Blanco 4m and WIYN 3.5m telescopes. The targets were selected from the blue side of the giant branch to avoid cool stars that would be strongly affected by CN and TiO; however, a comparison of the color-metallicity distribution in literature samples suggests our selection of bluer targets should not present a significant bias against metal-rich stars. We find a full range in metallicity that spans [Fe/H]\approx-1.5 to +0.5, and that, in accordance with the previously observed minor-axis vertical metallicity gradient, the median [Fe/H] also declines with increasing Galactic latitude in off-axis fields. The off-axis vertical [Fe/H] gradient in the southern bulge is estimated to be ~0.4 dex/kpc. The (+8.5,+9) field exhibits a higher than expected metallicity, with a median [Fe/H]=-0.23, that might be related to a stronger presence of the X--shaped bulge structure along that line-of-sight. All fields exhibit an identical, strong decrease in velocity dispersion with increasing metallicity that is consistent with observations in similar minor-axis outer bulge fields. Additionally, the [O/Fe], [Si/Fe], and [Ca/Fe] versus [Fe/H] trends are identical among our three fields, and are in good agreement with past bulge studies. [abridged]

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