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基于Action的Milky Way盘的动力学建模:螺旋臂的影响

Action-based Dynamical Modeling for the Milky Way Disk: The Influence of Spiral Arms

Wilma H. Trick, Jo Bovy, Elena D'Onghia, Hans-Walter Rix

摘要:

RoadMapping是一种动态建模机器,通过同时拟合轴对称参数化势和基于动作的轨道分布函数(DF)来限制银河系(MW)的引力势,以离散6D相空间测量银河系盘中的恒星。在这项工作中,我们展示了RoadMapping的鲁棒性存在的螺旋臂的建模数据从一个N体模拟快照的磁盘为主的星系MW质量与强大的螺旋臂(但没有酒吧),探索半径500 pc <=r_max<= 5 kpc的调查体积。潜在的约束是非常强大的,即使我们使用一个简单的基于动作的DF,准等温DF(qDF)。最适合的RoadMapping模型总是恢复正确的引力,其中大多数进入分析的恒星所在的位置,即使是小体积。对于来自大型勘测体积的数据,RoadMapping会找到在旋臂上平均的轴对称模型。毫不奇怪,这些模型由于旋臂中恒星过多而略有偏差。由最小r_max= 3 kpc的测体导出的重力位模型可以可靠地外推到更大的测体。然而,需要一个大的径向调查范围,r_max~ 5 kpc,以正确恢复晕尺度长度。一般而言,从臂间区域提取的数据集推断的电位的恢复和外推能力似乎优于从螺旋臂提取的数据集。我们的分析意味着,用即将到来的盖亚数据为银河系建立轴对称模型将导致MW潜力的合理和稳健的近似。

英文摘要:

RoadMapping is a dynamical modeling machinery developed to constrain the Milky Way's (MW) gravitational potential by simultaneously fitting an axisymmetric parametrized potential and an action-based orbit distribution function (DF) to discrete 6D phase-space measurements of stars in the Galactic disk. In this work we demonstrate RoadMapping's robustness in the presence of spiral arms by modeling data drawn from an N-body simulation snapshot of a disk-dominated galaxy of MW mass with strong spiral arms (but no bar), exploring survey volumes with radii 500pc<=r_max<=5kpc. The potential constraints are very robust, even though we use a simple action-based DF, the quasi-isothermal DF (qDF). The best-fit RoadMapping model always recovers the correct gravitational forces where most of the stars that entered the analysis are located, even for small volumes. For data from large survey volumes, RoadMapping finds axisymmetric models that average well over the spiral arms. Unsurprisingly, the models are slightly biased by the excess of stars in the spiral arms. Gravitational potential models derived from survey volumes with at least r_max=3kpc can be reliably extrapolated to larger volumes. However, a large radial survey extent, r_max~5kpc, is needed to correctly recover the halo scale length. In general, the recovery and extrapolability of potentials inferred from data sets which were drawn from inter-arm regions appear to be better than those of data sets drawn from spiral arms. Our analysis implies that building axisymmetric models for the Galaxy with upcoming Gaia data will lead to sensible and robust approximations of the MW's potential.

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