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379个邻近星系团的恒星形成和弛豫

Star Formation and Relaxation in 379 Nearby Galaxy Clusters

Seth A. Cohen, Ryan C. Hickox, Gary A. Wegner

摘要:

我们研究了在z < 0.2的379个星系团样本中恒星形成(SF)和弛豫水平之间的关系。我们使用的数据从斯隆数字巡天测量集群成员和放松的水平,并选择恒星形成星系的基础上检测到的宽视场红外巡天探测器的中红外发射。对于绝对星等M_r <-19.5的星系,我们发现SF分数与星系团的弛豫成反比:当星系团的弛豫变弱时,SF分数增加。此外,一般而言,所有未松弛簇中的减去的SF分数(0.117 +/-0.003)高于所有松弛簇中的减去的SF分数(0.097 +/-0.005)。通过对前人工作的分析,我们验证了SF计算方法和隶属度准则的有效性。我们的研究结果同意以前的研究结果,集群SF和动力学状态之间存在弱相关性,可能是因为非松弛集群相对于松弛集群较少进化。

英文摘要:

We investigate the relationship between star formation (SF) and level of relaxation in a sample of 379 galaxy clusters at z < 0.2. We use data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to measure cluster membership and level of relaxation, and to select star-forming galaxies based on mid-infrared emission detected with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer. For galaxies with absolute magnitudes M_r < -19.5, we find an inverse correlation between SF fraction and cluster relaxation: as a cluster becomes less relaxed, its SF fraction increases. Furthermore, in general, the subtracted SF fraction in all unrelaxed clusters (0.117 +/- 0.003) is higher than that in all relaxed clusters (0.097 +/- 0.005). We verify the validity of our SF calculation methods and membership criteria through analysis of previous work. Our results agree with previous findings that a weak correlation exists between cluster SF and dynamical state, possibly because unrelaxed clusters are less evolved relative to relaxed clusters.

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