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arXiv 2009.00529astro-ph.GA
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M31的元素丰度:恒星内晕的性质

Elemental Abundances in M31: Properties of the Inner Stellar Halo

Ivanna Escala, Evan N. Kirby, Karoline M. Gilbert, Jennifer Wojno, Emily C. Cunningham, Puragra Guhathakurta

摘要:

我们目前的测量[Fe/H]和[ $α$ /Fe]的128个单独的红巨星分支星(RGB)的恒星晕的M31,包括其巨大的恒星流(GSS),获得使用光谱合成的低和中分辨率凯克/DEIMOS光谱($R \sim 3000$和6000,分别)。我们在M31的恒星晕中观察到四个场(投影半径为9,18,23和31 kpc),以及GSS中的两个场(33 kpc)。结合现有的文献测量,我们已经增加了[Fe/H]和[ $α$ /Fe]测量的样本量从101到229个单独的M31 RGB星。从这个样本中,我们研究了M31内晕的化学丰度特性,发现$\langle$ [Fe/H] $\rangle$ = $-$ 1.08 $\pm$ 0.04和$\langle$ [ $α$ /Fe] $\rangle$ = 0.40 $\pm$ 0.03。在8- 34 kpc之间,内晕具有陡峭的[Fe/H]梯度($-$ 0.025 $\pm$ 0.002 dex kpc $^{-1}$)和可忽略的[ $α$ /Fe]梯度,其中内晕中的亚结构在给定的投影距离上比晕的光滑部分系统地更富金属。虽然内部恒星晕的化学丰度与现今的矮球状体(dSphs)卫星星系的M31在很大程度上是不一致的,我们确定了22个RGB恒星运动学与恒星晕的光滑组成部分,具有类似于M31 dSphs的化学丰度模式。我们讨论了M31的晕形成的情况下,得出的结论是,这些dSph-like恒星可能已经吸积从类似的恒星质量和恒星形成的历史,或更高的恒星质量和类似的恒星形成效率的星系。

英文摘要:

We present measurements of [Fe/H] and [$α$/Fe] for 128 individual red giant branch stars (RGB) in the stellar halo of M31, including its Giant Stellar Stream (GSS), obtained using spectral synthesis of low- and medium-resolution Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopy ($R \sim 3000$ and 6000, respectively). We observed four fields in M31's stellar halo (at projected radii of 9, 18, 23, and 31 kpc), as well as two fields in the GSS (at 33 kpc). In combination with existing literature measurements, we have increased the sample size of [Fe/H] and [$α$/Fe] measurements from 101 to a total of 229 individual M31 RGB stars. From this sample, we investigate the chemical abundance properties of M31's inner halo, finding $\langle$[Fe/H]$\rangle$ = $-$1.08 $\pm$ 0.04 and $\langle$[$α$/Fe]$\rangle$ = 0.40 $\pm$ 0.03. Between 8--34 kpc, the inner halo has a steep [Fe/H] gradient ($-$0.025 $\pm$ 0.002 dex kpc$^{-1}$) and negligible [$α$/Fe] gradient, where substructure in the inner halo is systematically more metal-rich than the smooth component of the halo at a given projected distance. Although the chemical abundances of the inner stellar halo are largely inconsistent with that of present-day dwarf spheroidal (dSph) satellite galaxies of M31, we identified 22 RGB stars kinematically associated with the smooth component of the stellar halo that have chemical abundance patterns similar to M31 dSphs. We discuss formation scenarios for M31's halo, concluding that these dSph-like stars may have been accreted from galaxies of similar stellar mass and star formation history, or of higher stellar mass and similar star formation efficiency.

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