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arXiv 2005.09853astro-ph.GA
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SDSS-IV MaNGA:棒在增强低$z$星系中心恒星形成中不可或缺的作用

SDSS-IV MaNGA: the indispensable role of bars in enhancing the central star formation of low-$z$ galaxies

Lin Lin, Cheng Li, Cheng Du, Enci Wang, Ting Xiao, Martin Bureau, Amelia Fraser-McKelvie, Karen Masters, Lihwai Lin, David Wake, Lei Hao

摘要:

我们分析了二维地图和径向轮廓EW(H $α$),EW(H $δ_A$),和D $_n$(4000)的低红移星系使用积分场光谱的MANGA调查。在具有红移$z<0.05$的$\approx1400$近正面的晚型星系中,我们识别出121个“周转”星系,每个星系的中心在EW(H $α$),EW(H $δ_A$)和/或中心在D $_n$(4000)中的下降,表明正在进行/最近的恒星形成。转换特征主要出现在恒星质量大于$\sim$ 10 $^{10}$ M $_{\odot}$,NUV-$r$色小于$\approx5$的星系中.大多数周转星系是棒形的,棒形分数为89 $\pm$ 3\%。此外,对于棒星系的中心周转区的半径被发现是紧密相关的酒吧长度的三分之一。比较观测到的和向内外推的恒星形成率表面密度,我们估计,中央SFR已提高了一个数量级。相反,在我们的样本中,只有一半的棒星系有一个中央营业额的功能,这意味着酒吧的存在是不足以导致中央SF增强。我们进一步研究了配对星系中的SF增强,以及局部环境,发现没有关系。这意味着在我们的样本中,环境不是中央SF增强的驱动因素。我们的研究结果加强了以前的发现和理论预期,银河酒吧发挥了至关重要的作用,在长期的星系演化,通过驱动气体流入,并加强恒星的形成和核球的增长在中心。

英文摘要:

We analyse two-dimensional maps and radial profiles of EW(H$α$), EW(H$δ_A$), and D$_n$(4000) of low-redshift galaxies using integral field spectroscopy from the MaNGA survey. Out of $\approx1400$ nearly face-on late-type galaxies with a redshift $z<0.05$, we identify 121 "turnover" galaxies that each have a central upturn in EW(H$α$), EW(H$δ_A$) and/or a central drop in D$_n$(4000), indicative of ongoing/recent star formation. The turnover features are found mostly in galaxies with a stellar mass above $\sim$10$^{10}$ M$_{\odot}$ and NUV-$r$ colour less than $\approx5$. The majority of the turnover galaxies are barred, with a bar fraction of 89$\pm$3\%. Furthermore, for barred galaxies the radius of the central turnover region is found to tightly correlate with one third of the bar length. Comparing the observed and the inward extrapolated star formation rate surface density, we estimate that the central SFR have been enhanced by an order of magnitude. Conversely, only half of the barred galaxies in our sample have a central turnover feature, implying that the presence of a bar is not sufficient to lead to a central SF enhancement. We further examined the SF enhancement in paired galaxies, as well as the local environment, finding no relation. This implies that environment is not a driving factor for central SF enhancement in our sample. Our results reinforce both previous findings and theoretical expectation that galactic bars play a crucial role in the secular evolution of galaxies by driving gas inflow and enhancing the star formation and bulge growth in the center.

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