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arXiv 2001.05002astro-ph.GA
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CHAOS IV:前四种CHAOS镓的气相弛豫趋势

CHAOS IV: Gas-Phase Abundance Trends From The First Four CHAOS Galaxies

Danielle A. Berg, Richard W. Pogge, Evan D. Skillman, Kevin V. Croxall, John Moustakas, Noah S. J. Rogers, Jiayi Sun

摘要:

螺旋星系的化学丰度,如HII区域在其盘上探测的那样,是理解星系在各种环境中演化的关键。作为螺旋化学丰度(CHAOS)项目的一部分,我们提出了NGC 3184中52个HII区域的LBT/MODS光谱。我们探索的直接方法气相丰度的趋势,前四个混沌星系,使用温度测量从一个或多个极光线检测在190个单独的HII区域。我们发现,分散在碲-碲关系是依赖于电离,其特征在于F_5007/F_3727,因此建议电离为基础的温度优先丰度计算。我们证实了我们以前的结果,[NII]和[SIII]提供了最强大的措施,在低电离区的电子温度,而[OIII]提供了可靠的电子温度在高电离星云。我们测量O、N、S、Ar和Ne的相对和绝对丰度。这四个混沌星系在边缘上符合普遍的O/H梯度,这是由经验IFU研究相对于有效半径绘制时发现的。然而,在调整垂直偏移后,我们发现α_N/O = -0.33 dex/Re与sigma_tot的紧密普适N/O梯度。= 0.08,Rg/Re < 2.0,其中N由次级生产主导。尽管存在这种紧密的普遍N/O梯度,但N/O-O/H关系的分散性是显著的。有趣的是,当N/O相对于O/H或S/H作图时,散射是相似的。S探测器的可观测离子态比O探测器的电离能和激发能低,这可能更适合于表征富金属HII区的丰度。

英文摘要:

The chemical abundances of spiral galaxies, as probed by HII regions across their disks, are key to understanding the evolution of galaxies over a wide range of environments. We present LBT/MODS spectra of 52 HII regions in NGC3184 as part of the CHemical Abundances Of Spirals (CHAOS) project. We explore the direct-method gas-phase abundance trends for the first four CHAOS galaxies, using temperature measurements from one or more auroral line detections in 190 individual HII regions. We find the dispersion in Te-Te relationships is dependent on ionization, as characterized by F_5007/F_3727, and so recommend ionization-based temperature priorities for abundance calculations. We confirm our previous results that [NII] and [SIII] provide the most robust measures of electron temperature in low-ionization zones, while [OIII] provides reliable electron temperatures in high-ionization nebula. We measure relative and absolute abundances for O, N, S, Ar, and Ne. The four CHAOS galaxies marginally conform with a universal O/H gradient, as found by empirical IFU studies when plotted relative to effective radius. However, after adjusting for vertical offsets, we find a tight universal N/O gradient of alpha_N/O = -0.33 dex/Re with sigma_tot. = 0.08 for Rg/Re < 2.0, where N is dominated by secondary production. Despite this tight universal N/O gradient, the scatter in the N/O-O/H relationship is significant. Interestingly, the scatter is similar when N/O is plotted relative to O/H or S/H. The observable ionic states of S probe lower ionization and excitation energies than O, which might be more appropriate for characterizing abundances in metal-rich HII regions.

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