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LSST节奏优化白皮书,支持观测Local Group以外的Galerkin中未分辨的潮汐恒星流

LSST Cadence Optimization White Paper in Support of Observations of Unresolved Tidal Stellar Streams in Galaxies beyond the Local Group

Seppo Laine, David Martinez-Delgado, Ignacio Trujillo, Pierre-Alain Duc, Carl J. Grillmair, Carlos S. Frenk, David Hendel, Kathryn V. Johnston, J. Chris Mihos, … 展开作者

Seppo Laine, David Martinez-Delgado, Ignacio Trujillo, Pierre-Alain Duc, Carl J. Grillmair, Carlos S. Frenk, David Hendel, Kathryn V. Johnston, J. Chris Mihos, John Moustakas, Rachael L. Beaton, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Johnny Greco, Denis Erkal

摘要:

在这篇白皮书中,我们用LSST对外部星系中微弱的表面亮度恒星潮汐流进行了深入的观测。我们建议使用包含几个附近星系的宽-快-深调查(在恒星本身无法分辨的距离,即,超过20 Mpc)。在分层星系形成的背景下,有必要了解基于综合(即,未解析)漫射光。这需要收集比银河系和M31大得多的星系样本的观测结果。我们将比较观测到的结构的预测的宇宙学模型的星系晕形成,告诉我们的数量和性质的流周围的银河系星系。从这些比较中获得的洞察力将使我们能够推断出流祖先的性质(质量,动力学,金属丰度,恒星星族)。与溶解的伴星系相互作用所引起的宿主星系的变化将是我们研究的另一个重点。最后,我们讨论了与WFIRST和欧几里得的协同作用,并提供了具体的建议,如何散射光的影响可以最小化LSST图像,以优化搜索低表面亮度的功能,如微弱的未解决的恒星潮汐流。

英文摘要:

Deep observations of faint surface brightness stellar tidal streams in external galaxies with LSST are addressed in this White Paper contribution. We propose using the Wide--Fast--Deep survey that contains several nearby galaxies (at distances where the stars themselves are not resolved, i.e., beyond 20 Mpc). In the context of hierarchical galaxy formation, it is necessary to understand the prevalence and properties of tidal substructure around external galaxies based on integrated (i.e., unresolved) diffuse light. This requires collecting observations on much larger samples of galaxies than the Milky Way and M31. We will compare the observed structures to the predictions of cosmological models of galactic halo formation that inform us about the number and properties of streams around Milky Way-like galaxies. The insight gained from these comparisons will allow us to infer the properties of stream progenitors (masses, dynamics, metallicities, stellar populations). The changes in the host galaxies caused by the interactions with the dissolving companion galaxies will be another focus of our studies. We conclude by discussing synergies with WFIRST and Euclid, and also provide concrete suggestions for how the effects of scattered light could be minimized in LSST images to optimize the search for low surface brightness features, such as faint unresolved stellar tidal streams.

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