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MOSDEF调查:z~2处形态选择合并的SFR和金属性差异

The MOSDEF Survey: Differences in SFR and Metallicity for Morphologically-Selected Mergers at z~2

Katelyn Horstman, Alice E. Shapley, Ryan L. Sanders, Bahram Mobasher, Naveen A. Reddy, Mariska Kriek, Alison L. Coil, Brian Siana, Irene Shivaei, William R. Fre… 展开作者

Katelyn Horstman, Alice E. Shapley, Ryan L. Sanders, Bahram Mobasher, Naveen A. Reddy, Mariska Kriek, Alison L. Coil, Brian Siana, Irene Shivaei, William R. Freeman, Mojegan Azadi, Sedona H. Price, Gene C. K. Leung, Tara Fetherolf, Laura de Groot, Tom Zick, Francesca M. Fornasini, Guillermo Barro

摘要:

我们研究了55个在z~2处形态学上确定的合并星系系统的性质。这些系统被标记为合并的基础上的功能,如潮汐尾,双核,和不对称。我们的样本来自MOSFIRE深演化场(MOSDEF)调查,以及相同红移的孤立星系的对照样本。我们考虑恒星质量,恒星形成率(SFR),并合并和非合并系统的气相金属丰度之间的关系。在局域宇宙中,合并系统的特点是在给定的质量下,与孤立系相比,合并系统的SFR升高,金属丰度降低。我们的研究结果表明,对于z~2处的固定恒星质量,相对于非合并系统,合并系统的SFR增强,金属丰度亏损,尽管需要更大的样本来建立这些具有更高统计意义的初步结果。在未来的工作中,重要的是要确定在高红移合并中增强的SFR和压抑的金属丰度是否偏离了“基本金属丰度关系”,就像在局部宇宙中的合并中观察到的那样,从而阐明星系相互作用期间的气体流动。

英文摘要:

We study the properties of 55 morphologically-identified merging galaxy systems at z~2. These systems are flagged as mergers based on features such as tidal tails, double nuclei, and asymmetry. Our sample is drawn from the MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) survey, along with a control sample of isolated galaxies at the same redshift. We consider the relationships between stellar mass, star formation rate (SFR), and gas-phase metallicity for both merging and non-merging systems. In the local universe, merging systems are characterized by an elevated SFR and depressed metallicity compared to isolated systems at a given mass. Our results indicate SFR enhancement and metallicity deficit for merging systems relative to non-merging systems for a fixed stellar mass at z~2, though larger samples are required to establish these preliminary results with higher statistical significance. In future work, it will be important to establish if the enhanced SFR and depressed metallicity in high-redshift mergers deviate from the "fundamental metallicity relation," as is observed in mergers in the local universe, and therefore shed light on gas flows during galaxy interactions.

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