arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 1303.6629astro-ph.CO
收藏

早期型星系考古学:年龄、消光比和全谱拟合的有效温度

Early-Type Galaxy Archeology: Ages, Abundance Ratios, and Effective Temperatures from Full-Spectrum Fitting

Charlie Conroy, Genevieve Graves, Pieter van Dokkum

摘要:

星系中的恒星星族掌握着它们形成历史的重要线索。在本文中,我们提出的结果的基础上,从斯隆数字巡天(SDSS)作为速度色散的函数,西格玛,从90公里/秒到300公里/秒的早期型星系的建模堆叠光谱。光谱具有极高的质量,典型的S/N为1000/A,波长覆盖范围为4000 A-8800 A。我们的人口合成模型包括16个元素的变化,从C到Ba,在有效温度的变化,三角洲(Teff),恒星相对于太阳金属丰度等时线,以及其他参数。在我们的方法中,我们适合完整的光谱,而不是选择一些光谱指数,并能够,第一次,测量元素V,Cr,Mn,Co和Ni的丰度从遥远星系的综合光。我们的主要结果如下:(1)从低到高σ,轻质量恒星的年龄范围为6-12 Gyr;(2)[Fe/H]在整个样品中的变化小于0.1 dex;(3)Mg密切跟踪O,从低σ时的~0.0增加到高σ时的~0.25; 4)铁峰元素V、Cr、Mn和Ni跟踪Fe,而Co跟踪O,这表明Co主要在大质量恒星中形成; 5)C和N在整个样品中跟踪O,[C/Fe]和[N/Fe]在高sigma处超过0.2; 6)Delta(Teff)随总金属丰度的变化符合基于恒星演化理论的理论预测。我们得到的[Mg/Fe]和[O/Fe]丰度比以前大多数测定值低0.05-0.1倍。根据传统的解释,这些比例的变化是由于恒星形成的时间尺度的变化,我们的研究结果表明,较长的恒星形成的时间尺度为大规模的早期型星系比以前的研究。(简略)

英文摘要:

The stellar populations of galaxies hold vital clues to their formation histories. In this paper we present results based on modeling stacked spectra of early-type galaxies drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) as a function of velocity dispersion, sigma, from 90 km/s to 300 km/s. The spectra are of extremely high quality, with typical S/N of 1000/A, and a wavelength coverage of 4000A-8800A. Our population synthesis model includes variation in 16 elements from C to Ba, the shift in effective temperature, Delta(Teff), of the stars with respect to a solar metallicity isochrone, amongst other parameters. In our approach we fit the full optical spectra rather than a select number of spectral indices and are able to, for the first time, measure the abundances of the elements V, Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni from the integrated light of distant galaxies. Our main results are as follows: 1) light-weighted stellar ages range from 6-12 Gyr from low to high sigma; 2) [Fe/H] varies by less than 0.1 dex across the entire sample; 3) Mg closely tracks O, and both increase from ~0.0 at low sigma to ~0.25 at high sigma; Si and Ti show a shallower rise with sigma, and Ca tracks Fe rather than O; 4) the iron peak elements V, Cr, Mn, and Ni track Fe, while Co tracks O, suggesting that Co forms primarily in massive stars; 5) C and N track O over the full sample and [C/Fe] and [N/Fe] exceed 0.2 at high sigma; and 6) the variation in Delta(Teff) with total metallicity follows theoretical predictions based on stellar evolution theory. Our derived [Mg/Fe] and [O/Fe] abundance ratios are 0.05-0.1 dex lower than most previous determinations. Under the conventional interpretation that the variation in these ratios is due to star formation timescale variations, our results suggest longer star formation timescales for massive early-type galaxies than previous studies. (ABRIDGED)

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑