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论星系缩小与最基本的星系标度关系之间的联系

On the connection between galactic downsizing and the most fundamental galactic scaling relations

E. Spitoni, F. Calura, M. Mignoli, R. Gilli, V. Silva Aguirre, A. Gallazzi

摘要:

恒星形成星系在演化过程中遵循一些基本物理量之间的标度关系,如质量-金属丰度关系和主序星关系。我们的目标是研究星系的演化,在一个给定的红移,同时在于质量金属丰度和主序列关系(MZR,MSR)。为此,我们使用Spitoni等人(2017)的分析性“漏盒”化学演化模型,其中星系演化由下落时间尺度$τ$和风效率$λ$描述。我们提供了一个详细的分析银河系金属丰度,恒星质量,质量加权年龄和气体分数的时间演化。位于MZR和MSR上的星系在$z\sim0.1$的演化表明,在两个不同的恒星质量仓($M_{\star}<10^{10} M_{\odot}$和$M_{\star}>10^{10} M_{\odot}$)的平均落入时间尺度随着红移的减小而减小。这意味着在每一次红移中,只有最年轻的星系才能在最短的时间尺度上聚集起来,并且仍然属于恒星形成的MSR。在最低质量分组中,中位$τ$的降低伴随中位$λ$值的增加。这意味着在较近的时间形成的系统将需要喷射更大量的物质以保持其金属丰度在较低的值。另一个重要的结果是,星系缩小,跟踪的年龄-质量关系,自然恢复强加的本地星系位于MZR和MSR。最后,我们研究了C $_{\rm IV}$选择性活动星系核宿主的演化,正如Mignoli等人(2019)所发现的那样,在$z\sim 2$中,活动星系核遵循平坦的MZR。如果我们强迫这些系统位于MSR上,在较低的红移处,我们会发现一个“反转”的MZR,这意味着在它们的演化中一定有一些额外的过程在起作用。

英文摘要:

In their evolution, star-forming galaxies are known to follow scaling relations between some fundamental physical quantities, such as the mass-metallicity and the main sequence relations. We aim at studying the evolution of galaxies that, at a given redshift, lie simultaneously on the mass-metallicity and main sequence relations (MZR, MSR). To this aim, we use the analytical, 'leaky-box' chemical evolution model of Spitoni et al. (2017), in which galaxy evolution is described by an infall timescale $τ$ and a wind efficiency $λ$. We provide a detailed analysis of the temporal evolution of galactic metallicity, stellar mass, mass-weighted age and gas fraction. The evolution of the galaxies lying on the MZR and MSR at $z\sim0.1$ suggests that the average infall time-scale in two different bins of stellar masses ($M_{\star}<10^{10} M_{\odot}$ and $M_{\star}>10^{10} M_{\odot}$) decreases with decreasing redshift. This means that at each redshift, only the youngest galaxies can be assembled on the shortest timescales and still belong to the star-forming MSR. In the lowest mass bin, a decrease of the median $τ$ is accompanied by an increase of the median $λ$ value. This implies that systems which have formed at more recent times will need to eject a larger amount of mass to keep their metallicity at low values. Another important result is that galactic downsizing, as traced by the age-mass relation, is naturally recovered by imposing that local galaxies lie on both the MZR and MSR. Finally, we study the evolution of the hosts of C$_{\rm IV}$ -selected AGN, which at $z\sim 2$ follow a flat MZR, as found by Mignoli et al. (2019). If we impose that these systems lie on the MSR, at lower redshifts we find an 'inverted' MZR, meaning that some additional processes must be at play in their evolution.

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