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模拟银河系圆盘:在旋臂存在时扰动分布函数

Modelling the Galactic disc: perturbed distribution functions in the presence of spiral arms

Giacomo Monari, Benoit Famaey, Arnaud Siebert

摘要:

从银河系薄盘恒星星族的作用空间轴对称平衡分布函数出发,利用线性化的Boltzmann方程显式计算了扰动平衡分布函数对三维螺旋势的响应.这个DF,有效远离主共振,使我们能够调查在三维配置空间中的任何给定点的速度分布的快照。此外,DF的一阶矩产生非零径向和垂直的整体流量-即呼吸模式-定性类似于最近在扩展的太阳能附近观察到的。我们表明,这些分析预测的平均恒星运动与测试粒子模拟的结果是一致的。此外,我们估计的第一次相比,一个冷流体的情况下,一个恒星星族的垂直整体运动的减少因子。这样一个明确的表达充分扰动DF薄盘恒星星族在螺旋臂的存在下,将有助于动态地解释银河系盘恒星运动学的详细信息,将提供即将到来的大型天文测量和光谱调查的银河系。

英文摘要:

Starting from an axisymmetric equilibrium distribution function (DF) in action space, representing a Milky Way thin disc stellar population, we use the linearized Boltzmann equation to explicitly compute the response to a three-dimensional spiral potential in terms of the perturbed DF. This DF, valid away from the main resonances, allows us to investigate a snapshot of the velocity distribution at any given point in three-dimensional configuration space. Moreover, the first order moments of the DF give rise to non-zero radial and vertical bulk flows -- namely breathing modes -- qualitatively similar to those recently observed in the extended Solar neighbourhood. We show that these analytically predicted mean stellar motions are in agreement with the outcome of test-particle simulations. Moreover, we estimate for the first time the reduction factor for the vertical bulk motions of a stellar population compared to the case of a cold fluid. Such an explicit expression for the full perturbed DF of a thin disc stellar population in the presence of spiral arms will be helpful in order to dynamically interpret the detailed information on the Milky Way disc stellar kinematics that will be provided by upcoming large astrometric and spectroscopic surveys of the Galaxy.

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