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IMF对椭圆星系化学演化的影响

The effects of the IMF on the chemical evolution of elliptical galaxies

Carlo Maria De Masi, Francesca Matteucci, Fiorenzo Vincenzo

摘要:

我们描述了使用我们的化学演化模型来重现从SDSS DR 4椭圆星系的目录中观察到的丰度模式。该模型假设椭圆形的快速气体吸积,并遭受恒星形成的强烈爆发,其次是星系风淬火恒星形成。固定IMF的模型未能同时再现观测到的星系质量趋势。因此,我们测试了一个不同的IMF;相反的扩散声称,IMF应该成为底部更重的更大的星系,我们发现一个更好的协议与数据假设一个相反的趋势,其中IMF从底部重的质量较小的星系顶部重的质量较大的。这自然会导致恒星形成的规模缩小,有利于最大星系中的大质量恒星。最后,我们测试了使用的综合银河国际货币基金组织,通过平均标准国际货币基金组织的质量分布函数的集群,恒星形成被假定发生。我们结合了两个处方,有效的不同的SFR制度,获得IGIMF值沿整个演化的星系在我们的模型。预测的丰度趋势重现了观测到的斜率,但相对于数据有一个偏移。我们的结论是,底部较重的IMF不再现最大规模的椭圆星系的属性,与以前的建议。另一方面,IMF随星系质量从底部重到顶部重而变化应该是首选

英文摘要:

We describe the use of our chemical evolution model to reproduce the abundance patterns observed in a catalog of elliptical galaxies from the SDSS DR4. The model assumes ellipticals form by fast gas accretion, and suffer a strong burst of star formation followed by a galactic wind which quenches star formation. Models with fixed IMF failed in simultaneously reproducing the observed trends with the galactic mass. So, we tested a varying IMF; contrary to the diffused claim that the IMF should become bottom heavier in more massive galaxies, we find a better agreement with data by assuming an inverse trend, where the IMF goes from being bottom heavy in less massive galaxies to top heavy in more massive ones. This naturally produces a downsizing in star formation, favoring massive stars in largest galaxies. Finally, we tested the use of the Integrated Galactic IMF, obtained by averaging the canonical IMF over the mass distribution function of the clusters where star formation is assumed to take place. We combined two prescriptions, valid for different SFR regimes, to obtain the IGIMF values along the whole evolution of the galaxies in our models. Predicted abundance trends reproduce the observed slopes, but they have an offset relative to the data. We conclude that bottom-heavier IMFs do not reproduce the properties of the most massive ellipticals, at variance with previous suggestions. On the other hand, an IMF varying with galactic mass from bottom-heavier to top-heavier should be preferred

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