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S0星系NGC 404从其外盘化学丰度恢复活力的线索

Clues on the rejuvenation of the S0 galaxy NGC 404 from the chemical abundance of its outer disk

Fabio Bresolin

摘要:

通过对邻近S 0星系NGC 404的HII区光谱的分析,计算了该星系外盘的氧丰度。发现的高平均值,12+log(O/H)=8.6 \pm 0.1,相当于太阳值的大约80%,反对先前提出的冷吸积和最近的合并方案作为恒星形成气体组装的可行机制。结合现今的气体金属丰度和已发表的该星系的恒星形成历史,我们倾向于这样一种模型,即最近的恒星形成活动代表了原始恒星形成活动的下降尾部。

英文摘要:

The oxygen abundance of the outer disk of the nearby S0 galaxy NGC 404, a prototypical early-type galaxy with extended star formation, has been derived from the analysis of HII region spectra. The high mean value found, 12+log(O/H)=8.6 \pm 0.1, equivalent to approximately 80% of the solar value, argues against both the previously proposed cold accretion and recent merger scenarios as viable mechanisms for the assembly of the star-forming gas. The combination of the present-day gas metallicity with the published star formation history of this galaxy favors a model in which the recent star forming activity represents the declining tail of the original one.

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