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自z = 5以来气体吸积速率恒定的观测证据

Observational Evidence For Constant Gas Accretion Rate Since z = 5

Eleanor F. Spring, Michał J. Michałowski

摘要:

恒星形成率密度(SFRD)在整个宇宙历史中并不是恒定的。恒星形成的速度极大地影响着宇宙的演化,但驱动SFRD演化的因素仍然不确定。必须有足够数量的气体来为恒星的形成提供燃料,无论是作为星系内的储备,还是作为星系际介质(IGM)的流入。这项工作探讨了气体吸积率如何随着时间的推移影响星系的恒星形成率。提出了一种测量宇宙气体吸积率的新方法。这涉及到比较可用的Hi和H2气体的共动密度和不同红移的现有恒星的密度。我们约束气体吸积直到z = 5,我们发现,气体吸积率密度(GARD)是相对恒定的范围内,从z = 5到z = 0。GARD中的这种恒定性没有被SFRD反映出来,SFRD在z = 1.0和z = 0之间显著下降。这项工作表明,下降不是由于GARD的减少。

英文摘要:

Star formation rate density (SFRD) has not been constant throughout the history of the Universe. The rate at which stars form greatly affects the evolution of the Universe, but the factors which drive SFRD evolution remain uncertain. There must be sufficient amount of gas to fuel the star formation, either as a reservoir within a galaxy, or as inflow from the intergalactic medium (IGM). This work explores how the gas accretion rate onto galaxies over time has affected star formation rate. We propose a novel method of measuring cosmic gas accretion rate. This involves comparing the comoving densities of available Hi and H2 gas and the densities of existing stars at different redshifts. We constrained gas accretion until z = 5, and we found that the gas accretion rate density (GARD) is relatively constant in the range from z = 5 to z = 0. This constancy in the GARD is not reflected by the SFRD, which declines significantly between z = 1.0 and z = 0. This work suggests that the decline is not due to a reduction in GARD.

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