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局域相互作用星系的运动学分类:对高Z并合/盘分类的影响

Kinematic classifications of local interacting galaxies: implications for the merger/disk classifications at high-z

Chao-Ling Hung, Jeffrey A. Rich, Tiantian Yuan, Kirsten L. Larson, Caitlin M. Casey, Howard A. Smith, D. B. Sanders, Lisa J. Kewley, Christopher C. Hayward

摘要:

星系合并和孤立盘的分类是理解星系相互作用和星系聚集过程中长期演化的相对重要性的关键。星系的运动学性质,追踪发射线已被用来表明存在一个显着的人口高z恒星形成星系符合孤立的旋转盘。然而,最近的研究警告说,合并后的合并也可能显示盘状运动学。为了进一步研究基于运动学特性的合并/盘分类的鲁棒性,我们对24个本地(U)LIRG进行了系统的分类,这些LIRG跨越了一系列星系形态:从孤立的螺旋星系,正在进行的相互作用系统,到完全合并的残余物。我们人为地将这些本地(U)LIRGs的WiFeS观测结果红移到z=1.5,以与高z的观测结果进行现实的比较,并确保所有星系具有相同的空间采样~900 pc。使用基于运动学和视觉分类,我们发现,运动学分类的可靠性与星系的相互作用阶段表现出强烈的趋势。合并与两个核和潮汐尾巴有最明显的运动学特性相比,孤立的磁盘,而一个显着的人口相互作用的磁盘和合并残留物是无法区分的孤立磁盘。高比例的后期合并显示盘状运动学反映了星系相互作用过程中的动力学的复杂性。然而,确切的分数的错误识别的磁盘和合并取决于运动不对称的定义和分类阈值时,使用基于运动学的分类。我们的研究结果表明,额外的指标,如跟踪恒星或分子气体的形态,需要进一步限制合并/磁盘分类在高Z。

英文摘要:

The classification of galaxy mergers and isolated disks is key for understanding the relative importance of galaxy interactions and secular evolution during the assembly of galaxies. The kinematic properties of galaxies as traced by emission lines have been used to suggest the existence of a significant population of high-z star-forming galaxies consistent with isolated rotating disks. However, recent studies have cautioned that post-coalescence mergers may also display disk-like kinematics. To further investigate the robustness of merger/disk classifications based on kinematic properties, we carry out a systematic classification of 24 local (U)LIRGs spanning a range of galaxy morphologies: from isolated spiral galaxies, ongoing interacting systems, to fully merged remnants. We artificially redshift the WiFeS observations of these local (U)LIRGs to z=1.5 to make a realistic comparison with observations at high-z, and also to ensure that all galaxies have the same spatial sampling of ~900 pc. Using both kinemetry-based and visual classifications, we find that the reliability of kinematic classification shows a strong trend with the interaction stage of galaxies. Mergers with two nuclei and tidal tails have the most distinct kinematic properties compared to isolated disks, whereas a significant population of the interacting disks and merger remnants are indistinguishable from isolated disks. The high fraction of late-stage mergers showing disk-like kinematics reflects the complexity of the dynamics during galaxy interactions. However, the exact fractions of misidentified disks and mergers depend on the definition of kinematic asymmetries and the classification threshold when using kinemetry-based classifications. Our results suggest that additional indicators such as morphologies traced by stars or molecular gas are required to further constrain the merger/disk classifications at high-z.

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