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解析星系中化学演化的认识-- I.本星系的分数与金属丰度的关系

Understanding chemical evolution in resolved galaxies -- I The local star fraction-metallicity relation

Y. Ascasibar, M. Gavilán, N. Pinto, J. Casado, F. Rosales, A. I. Díaz

摘要:

这项工作研究了附近星系中气相氧丰度与恒星-气体比例之间的关系。我们首先得出的理论预测,并认为这种关系是根本的,在这个意义上说,它必须得到验证,无论气体吸积和恒星形成的历史的细节。此外,它应保持“地方”规模,即在1千万亿分之一的区域内。然后将这些预测与一组光谱观测结果进行比较,包括集成和解析数据。虽然结果在一定程度上取决于所采用的金属丰度校准,观测到的星系是一致的预测关系,施加严格的约束(丰富)星系风的质量加载因子。提出的恒星分数金属丰度关系的参数化能够描述所观察到的依赖于气体质量的氧丰度在固定的恒星质量。然而,“局部”质量-金属丰度关系也依赖于恒星和气体表面密度之间的关系。

英文摘要:

This work studies the relation between gas-phase oxygen abundance and stellar-to-gas fraction in nearby galaxies. We first derive the theoretical prediction, and argue that this relation is fundamental, in the sense that it must be verified regardless of the details of the gas accretion and star formation histories. Moreover, it should hold on "local" scales, i.e. in regions of the order of 1 kpc. These predictions are then compared with a set of spectroscopic observations, including both integrated and resolved data. Although the results depend somewhat on the adopted metallicity calibration, observed galaxies are consistent with the predicted relation, imposing tight constraints on the mass-loading factor of (enriched) galactic winds. The proposed parametrization of the star fraction-metallicity relation is able to describe the observed dependence of the oxygen abundance on gas mass at fixed stellar mass. However, the "local" mass-metallicity relation also depends on the relation between stellar and gas surface densities.

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