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SDSS-Gaia星表中的晕子结构:流和团

Halo Substructure in the SDSS-Gaia Catalogue : Streams and Clumps

G. C. Myeong, N. W. Evans, V. Belokurov, N. C. Amorisco, S. Koposov

摘要:

我们使用SDSS-Gaia目录来识别六个新的晕子结构。SDSS-Gaia是一个天体测量星表,利用SDSS第9版数据为Gaia源星表中的天体提供第一历元测光。我们使用一个版本的目录包含$245\,316$恒星的所有相空间坐标在日心距离$\sim 10$千秒差距。我们设计了一种方法来评估晕子结构的速度空间中的聚类的基础上的意义。两个最重要的结构是已经经历相当大的相混合的流(S1,具有94个成员)和运动学冷流(S2,具有61个成员)的多个缠绕。S1的成员星的位置中值为($X,Y,Z$)=($8.12, -0.22, 2.75$)kpc,金属丰度中值为[Fe/H] $= -1.78$。S2恒星的中位坐标为($X,Y,Z$)=($8.66, 0.30, 0.77$)kpc,中位金属丰度为[Fe/H] $= -1.91$。它们位于速度空间中,靠近Helmi等人(1999)报道的流中的一些恒星。通过建模,我们估计这两种结构都有维里质量为$\approx 10^{10} M_\odot$和下降时间为$\gtrsim 9$ Gyr ago的祖细胞。使用丰度匹配,这些对应于$10^6$和$10^7 M_\odot$之间的恒星质量。这些质量比通过质量-金属丰度关系推断的质量稍大5到15倍。此外,我们确定了两个进一步的子结构(S3和S4,55和40名成员)和两个集群或移动组(C1和C2,24和12)成员。在所有6种情况下,聚类的运动学被发现对应于聚类的配置空间和金属丰度,增加了可信度的可靠性,我们的检测。

英文摘要:

We use the SDSS-Gaia Catalogue to identify six new pieces of halo substructure. SDSS-Gaia is an astrometric catalogue that exploits SDSS data release 9 to provide first epoch photometry for objects in the Gaia source catalogue. We use a version of the catalogue containing $245\,316$ stars with all phase space coordinates within a heliocentric distance of $\sim 10$ kpc. We devise a method to assess the significance of halo substructures based on their clustering in velocity space. The two most substantial structures are multiple wraps of a stream which has undergone considerable phase mixing (S1, with 94 members) and a kinematically cold stream (S2, with 61 members). The member stars of S1 have a median position of ($X,Y,Z$) = ($8.12, -0.22, 2.75$) kpc and a median metallicity of [Fe/H] $= -1.78$. The stars of S2 have median coordinates ($X,Y,Z$) = ($8.66, 0.30, 0.77$) kpc and a median metallicity of [Fe/H] $= -1.91$. They lie in velocity space close to some of the stars in the stream reported by Helmi et al. (1999). By modelling, we estimate that both structures had progenitors with virial masses $\approx 10^{10} M_\odot$ and infall times $\gtrsim 9$ Gyr ago. Using abundance matching, these correspond to stellar masses between $10^6$ and $10^7 M_\odot$. These are somewhat larger than the masses inferred through the mass-metallicity relation by factors of 5 to 15. Additionally, we identify two further substructures (S3 and S4 with 55 and 40 members) and two clusters or moving groups (C1 and C2 with 24 and 12) members. In all 6 cases, clustering in kinematics is found to correspond to clustering in both configuration space and metallicity, adding credence to the reliability of our detections.

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