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EAGLE变焦模拟中低金属离子示踪的多相环星系介质

The multiphase circumgalactic medium traced by low metal ions in EAGLE zoom simulations

Benjamin D. Oppenheimer, Joop Schaye, Robert A. Crain, Jessica K. Werk, Alexander J. Richings

摘要:

我们探讨环星系的金属含量跟踪常见的低离子吸收剂,包括C II,硅II,硅III,硅IV,镁II。我们使用一组宇宙学流体动力学变焦模拟运行的EAGLE模型,包括一个非平衡电离和冷却模块,以下136个离子。z~0.2 L* 的模拟(M_200=10^11.7-10^12.3 Msol)的晕,包含恒星形成星系和群大小的星系(M_200=10^12.7-10^13.3 Msol)主要承载被动星系的晕再现了COS-Halos巡天观测到的关键趋势--低离子柱密度显示:1)对星系特定恒星形成率的依赖性很小,2)片状覆盖率表明10^4 K云的体积填充因子很小,3)随着碰撞参量从20-160 kpc增加,覆盖率下降。模拟的Si II,Si III,Si IV,C II和C III柱密度与观测结果吻合良好,而Mg II预测不足。低离子追踪到一个重要的金属库,约10^8 Msol,主要位于恒星形成和被动中心星系的10-100 kpc处。这些云倾向于向内流动,大部分将在接下来的几个Gyr内吸积到中央星系,而一小部分则被夹带在强烈的外流中。两相结构描述了内部CGM(<0.5 R_200),其中低离子金属云被热环境介质包围。COS-Halos观测到的OVI是由外CGM(> 0.5R_200)追踪L* 星系周围维里温度气体产生的。从标准的光电离建模所观察到的柱密度(如对齐的硅II/硅III吸收)的物理参数进行验证,对我们的模拟。因此,我们的模拟支持以前的电离模型表明,云覆盖的因素下降,而密度和压力的变化不大,增加碰撞参量。

英文摘要:

We explore the circumgalactic metal content traced by commonly observed low ion absorbers, including C II, Si II, Si III, Si IV, and Mg II. We use a set of cosmological hydrodynamical zoom simulations run with the EAGLE model and including a non-equilibrium ionization and cooling module that follows 136 ions. The simulations of z~0.2 L* (M_200=10^11.7-10^12.3 Msol) haloes hosting star-forming galaxies and group-sized (M_200=10^12.7-10^13.3 Msol) haloes hosting mainly passive galaxies reproduce key trends observed by the COS-Halos survey-- low ion column densities show 1) little dependence on galaxy specific star formation rate, 2) a patchy covering fraction indicative of 10^4 K clouds with a small volume filling factor, and 3) a declining covering fraction as impact parameter increases from 20-160 kpc. Simulated Si II, Si III, Si IV, C II, and C III column densities show good agreement with observations, while Mg II is under-predicted. Low ions trace a significant metal reservoir, ~10^8 Msol, residing primarily at 10-100 kpc from star-forming and passive central galaxies. These clouds tend to flow inwards and most will accrete onto the central galaxy within the next several Gyr, while a small fraction are entrained in strong outflows. A two-phase structure describes the inner CGM (<0.5 R_200) with low-ion metal clouds surrounded by a hot, ambient medium. This cool phase is separate from the O VI observed by COS-Halos, which arises from the outer CGM (>0.5 R_200) tracing virial temperature gas around L* galaxies. Physical parameters derived from standard photo-ionization modelling of observed column densities (e.g. aligned Si II/Si III absorbers) are validated against our simulations. Our simulations therefore support previous ionization models indicating that cloud covering factors decline while densities and pressures show little variation with increasing impact parameter.

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