Reproducing the observed quenched fraction of satellite galaxies has been a long-standing issue for galaxy formation models. We modify the treatment of environmental effects in our state-of-the-art GAlaxy Evolution and Assembly (GAEA) semi-analytic model to improve our modelling of satellite galaxies. Specifically, we implement gradual stripping of hot gas, ram-pressure stripping of cold gas, and an updated algorithm to account for angular momentum exchanges between the gaseous and stellar disc components of model galaxies. Our updated model is in good agreement with the observed quenched fractions for central and satellite galaxies, and their dependencies on stellar mass and halo mass. We also find consistency between model predictions and observational estimates of quenching time for satellite galaxies; HI, H$_2$ fractions of central galaxies; and deficiencies of HI, H$_2$, SFR of galaxies in cluster haloes. Analysing results from our updated model, we find that the dominant quenching mechanisms are hot-gas stripping for low-mass galaxies, and AGN feedback for massive galaxies. The Ram-pressure stripping of cold gas has a limited impact on the predicted quenched fractions, nonetheless, is needed to reproduce the observed HI deficiencies.
Variations of the initial mass function in semi-analytical models: implications for the mass assembly and the chemical enrichment of galaxies in the GAEA model
In this work, we study the evolution of the mass-metallicity relations (MZRs) as predicted by the GAlaxy Evolution and Assembly (GAEA) semi-analytic model. We contrast these predictions with recent results from the VANDELS survey, that allows us to expand the accessible redshift range for the stellar MZR up to $z\sim3.5$. We complement our study by considering the evolution of the gas-phase MZR in the same redshift range. We show that GAEA is able to reproduce the observed evolution of the $z<3.5$ gas-phase MZR and $z<0.7$ stellar MZR, while it overpredicts the stellar metallicity at $z\sim3.5…
Using the GAEA semi-analytic model, we analyse the connection between Damped Lyman-$α$ systems (DLAs) and HI in galaxies. Our state-of-the-art semi-analytic model is tuned to reproduce the local galaxy HI mass function, and that also reproduces other important galaxy properties, including the galaxy mass - gas metallicity relation. To produce catalogs of simulated DLAs we throw $10^5$ random lines of sight in a composite simulated volume: dark matter haloes with log$(\frac{M_{200}}{ M_{\odot}}) \geq 11.5$ are extracted from the Millennium Simulation, while for $9.2 \leq \log(\frac{M_{200}}{ M_…
Variation of the stellar initial mass function in semi-analytical models III: testing the cosmic ray regulated integrated galaxy-wide initial mass function
We present a new analytic fitting profile to model the ram pressure exerted over satellite galaxies on different environments and epochs. The profile is built using the information of the gas particle distribution in hydrodynamical simulations of groups and clusters of galaxies to measure the ram pressure directly. We show that predictions obtained by a previously introduced $β$-profile model can not consistently reproduce the dependence of the ram pressure on halocentric distance and redshift for a given halo mass. It features a systematic underestimation of the predicted ram pressure at high…
Environmental history of filament galaxies: stellar mass assembly and star-formation of filament galaxies
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste(意大利国家天体物理研究所的里雅斯特天文台);IFPU - Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe(宇宙基础物理研究所);INAF – Osservatorio astronomico di Padova(意大利国家天体物理研究所帕多瓦天文台);Tianjin Normal University(天津师范大学)
We present a new implementation of the GAlaxy Evolution and Assembly (GAEA) semi-analytic model, that features an improved modelling of the process of cold gas accretion onto supermassive black hole (SMBHs), derived from both analytic arguments and high-resolution simulations. We consider different scenarios for the loss of angular momentum required for the available cold gas to be accreted onto the central SMBHs, and we compare different combinations of triggering mechanisms, including galaxy mergers and disc instabilities in star forming discs. We compare our predictions with the luminosity …
Resolution-independent modeling of environmental effects in semi-analytic models of galaxy formation that include ram-pressure stripping of both hot and cold gas
卫星星系中恒星形成的猝灭现象在大范围的暗物质晕质量和星系环境中被观测到。在最近的Guo et al(2011)和Fu et al(2013)半解析+N体模型中,卫星星系的气体环境受其所在的暗物质次晕的性质控制。这个数量取决于N体模拟的分辨率,导致在高分辨率和低分辨率模拟中淬灭卫星的发散分数。在这里,我们将一个分析模型,以跟踪低于分辨率限制的subhaloes。我们证明,我们然后获得更好的收敛结果之间的千年I和II模拟,特别是在大规模的晕($\rm log M_{halo}=[14,15]$)的卫星。我们还包括一个新的物理模型,在卫星星系的冷气体的冲压压力剥离。然而,我们发现非常明显的差异与观测到的趋势淬火卫星星系分数作为恒星质量的函数在固定的晕质量。在固定的晕质量,猝灭的卫星的分数不依赖于模型中的恒星质量,但在数据中的质量强烈增加。除了对低质量被动卫星的过度预测外,模型还预测了太少的低恒星质量的淬灭中心星系,因此重现淬灭部分的问题不仅仅是环境原因。为了解决这些问题,显然需要进一步改进对调节星系恒星形成历史的气体物理过程的处理。
Semi-analytic Inference of Satellite Densities in the Cold Dark Matter Model Part I. Comparison to Ultra-faint Dwarf Kinematics
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Berkeley(加州大学伯克利分校莱因韦伯理论物理研究所);Theoretical Physics Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室理论物理组);Department of Physics, Princeton University(普林斯顿大学物理系);Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California - Irvine(加州大学尔湾分校物理与天文学系);Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute(平顿研究所计算天体物理学中心)
Galaxy Phase-Space and Field-Level Cosmology: The Strength of Semi-Analytic Models
Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics, University of California, Berkeley(伯克利宇宙学物理中心,加州大学伯克利分校);Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室物理系);Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute(Flatiron研究所计算天文学中心);Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University(普林斯顿大学天体物理科学系);Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN), Copenhagen, Denmark(宇宙黎明中心(DAWN),哥本哈根,丹麦);DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark(技术大学丹麦分校DTU空间);IFPU - Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe, via Beirut 2, 34151, Trieste, Italy(IFPU——宇宙基本物理研究所,意大利特里斯特);International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, The University of Western Australia(国际射电天文研究中心,西澳大利亚大学);ARC Centre for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D)(三维全天空天体物理中心(ASTRO 3D))