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银河系气态晕II的质量和吸收柱--高电离态离子

The Mass and Absorption Columns of Galactic Gaseous Halos II -- The High Ionization State Ions

Zhijie Qu, Joel N. Bregman

摘要:

高电离态离子追踪宇宙中的热气,其中星系周围的气态晕是主要贡献者。根据Qu & Bregman(2018),我们通过将气体晕模型与观测到的恒星质量函数进行卷积,计算了气体晕对这些离子观测到的柱密度分布的贡献。预测的柱密度分布再现了观察到的柱密度分布的一般形状--{ \OVI }的断点在$\log N=14.0$处的破幂律。我们的模型表明,高柱密度系统起源于星系的维里温度相匹配的电离分数峰的温度。具体地,该质量范围对于{ \OVI }为$\log M_\star=8.5-10$,对于{ \NeVIII }为$\log M_\star=9.5-10.5$,并且对于更高电离态离子(假定$T_{\rm max}=2T_{\rm vir}$)更高。与观察到的{ \OVI }柱密度分布的比较倾向于大半径模型,其中最大半径是维里半径的两倍。该模型可能与定义更差的{ \NeVIII }柱密度分布相冲突,表明需要进一步观察。高柱密度系统的红移演化受宇宙星形成率变化的控制,从$z=1.0$到局域宇宙,宇宙星形成率逐渐减小。我们的模型和观测结果之间的一些差异表明,集团内(集群)介质和星系际介质的吸收也是总柱密度分布的贡献者。

英文摘要:

The high ionization-state ions trace the hot gases in the universe, of which gaseous halos around galaxies are a major contributor. Following Qu & Bregman (2018), we calculate the gaseous halo contribution to the observed column density distributions for these ions by convolving the gaseous halo model with the observed stellar mass function. The predicted column density distribution reproduces the general shape of the observed column density distribution -- a broken power law with the break point at $\log N=14.0$ for {\OVI}. Our modeling suggests that the high column density systems originate from galaxies for which the virial temperature matches the temperature of the ionization fraction peak. Specifically, this mass range is $\log M_\star=8.5-10$ for {\OVI}, $\log M_\star=9.5-10.5$ for {\NeVIII}, and higher for higher ionization state ions (assuming $T_{\rm max}=2T_{\rm vir}$). A comparison with the observed {\OVI} column density distribution prefers a large radius model, where the maximum radius is twice the virial radius. This model may be in conflict with the more poorly defined {\NeVIII} column density distribution, suggesting further observations are warranted. The redshift evolution of the high column density systems is dominated by the change of the cosmic star formation rate, which decreases from $z=1.0$ to the local universe. Some differences at lower columns between our models and observations indicate that absorption by the intra-group (cluster) medium and intergalactic medium are also contributors to the total column density distributions.

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