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0.9<z<1.5时的恒星初始质量函数

The stellar initial mass function at 0.9<z<1.5

I. Martín-Navarro, P. G. Pérez-González, I. Trujillo, P. Esquej, A. Vazdekis, H. Domínguez Sánchez, G. Barro, G. Bruzual, S. Charlot, A. Cava, I. Ferreras, N. E… 展开作者

I. Martín-Navarro, P. G. Pérez-González, I. Trujillo, P. Esquej, A. Vazdekis, H. Domínguez Sánchez, G. Barro, G. Bruzual, S. Charlot, A. Cava, I. Ferreras, N. Espino, F. La Barbera, A. M. Koekemoer, A. J. Cenarro

摘要:

我们探讨恒星初始质量函数(IMF)的49个大质量静止星系(MQG)的样本在0.9 $<$ z $<$ 1.5。我们的分析是基于GOODS-N场中的中分辨率分光光度数据,这些数据是用HST/WFC 3 G141棱镜和高z吸收红色和死源调查(SHARDS)在近红外和光学波段拍摄的。为了限制IMF的斜率,我们测量了TiO $_2$光谱特征,其强度强烈依赖于低质量恒星的含量,以及恒星年龄。利用紫外到近红外的单个和叠加光谱能量分布,我们独立地估计了我们星系的恒星年龄。知道恒星人口的年龄,我们解释的TiO $_2$功能的IMF变化的强烈差异。特别地,对于最重的z $\sim$ 1 MQG(M $>$ 10 $^{11}$ Msun),我们发现平均年龄为1.7 $\pm$ 0.3 Gyr和底部重的IMF($Γ_b$ =3.2 $\pm$ 0.2)。较轻的MQG(2 $\times$ 10 $^{10}$ $<$ M $<$ 10 $^{11}$ Msun)在相同的红移下平均更年轻(1.0 $\pm$ 0.2 Gyr),并且呈现出较浅的IMF斜率($Γ_b=2.7^{+0.3}_{-0.4}$)。我们的结果与现今宇宙中类似质量的早型星系的IMF斜率的发现是一致的。这表明IMF是星系中恒星种群的一个关键特征,对于更大质量的星系来说,IMF是底部更重的,并且在最后的$\sim$ 8 Gyr中保持不变。

英文摘要:

We explore the stellar initial mass function (IMF) of a sample of 49 massive quiescent galaxies (MQGs) at 0.9$<$z$<$1.5. We base our analysis on intermediate resolution spectro-photometric data in the GOODS-N field taken in the near-infrared and optical with the HST/WFC3 G141 grism and the Survey for High-z Absorption Red and Dead Sources (SHARDS). To constrain the slope of the IMF, we have measured the TiO$_2$ spectral feature, whose strength depends strongly on the content of low-mass stars, as well as on stellar age. Using ultraviolet to near-infrared individual and stacked spectral energy distributions, we have independently estimated the stellar ages of our galaxies. Knowing the age of the stellar population, we interpret the strong differences in the TiO$_2$ feature as an IMF variation. In particular, for the heaviest z$\sim$1 MQGs (M$>$10$^{11}$Msun) we find an average age of 1.7$\pm$0.3 Gyr and a bottom-heavy IMF ($Γ_b$=3.2$\pm$0.2). Lighter MQGs (2$\times$10$^{10}$$<$M$<$10$^{11}$ Msun) at the same redshift are younger on average (1.0$\pm$0.2 Gyr) and present a shallower IMF slope ($Γ_b=2.7^{+0.3}_{-0.4}$). Our results are in good agreement with the findings about the IMF slope in early-type galaxies of similar mass in the present-day Universe. This suggests that the IMF, a key characteristic of the stellar populations in galaxies, is bottom-heavier for more massive galaxies and has remained unchanged in the last $\sim$8 Gyr.

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