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M31核团中恒星IMF的轻微径向变化

Mild radial variations of the stellar IMF in the bulge of M31

F. La Barbera, A. Vazdekis, I. Ferreras, A. Pasquali

摘要:

使用新的,均匀的,长缝光谱的波长范围从~0.35到~ 1微米,我们研究了径向梯度的光学和近红外(NIR)IMF敏感功能沿主轴的隆起M31,到银河中心的距离~ 200“(~ 800 pc)。基于具有不同钠丰度比的最先进的恒星星族合成模型,我们拟合了来自不同化学物质的许多光谱指数(包括TiO、Ca和Na指数),以约束恒星IMF的低质量(<0.5 M_Sun)末端斜率(即低质量恒星的比例),作为银河中心距离的函数。在~ 10“的径向距离之外,我们推断IMF类似于Milky-Way分布,而在小的银河系中心距离处,检测到IMF径向梯度,在几个内弧秒中有轻微的底部重IMF。我们能够拟合Na特征(NaD和NaI 8190),而不需要极高的Na丰度比。[Na/Fe]对于大多数凸起为~0.4dex,在最内侧径向仓中上升至~0.6dex。我们的研究结果意味着一个整体,亮度加权,IMF和质量光比的M31隆起,与那些牛奶路样分布,在获得的结果相反,在一般情况下,对于大多数大规模的早期型星系。

英文摘要:

Using new, homogeneous, long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength range from ~0.35 to ~1micron, we study radial gradients of optical and near-infrared (NIR) IMF-sensitive features along the major axis of the bulge of M31, out to a galacto-centric distance of ~200'' (~800pc). Based on state-of-the-art stellar population synthesis models with varying Na abundance ratio, we fit a number of spectral indices, from different chemical species (including TiO's, Ca, and Na indices), to constrain the low-mass (<0.5M_Sun) end slope (i.e. the fraction of low-mass stars) of the stellar IMF, as a function of galacto-centric distance. Outside a radial distance of ~10'', we infer an IMF similar to a Milky-Way-like distribution, while at small galacto-centric distances, an IMF radial gradient is detected, with a mildly bottom-heavy IMF in the few inner arcsec. We are able to fit Na features (both NaD and NaI8190), without requiring extremely high Na abundance ratios. [Na/Fe] is ~0.4dex for most of the bulge, rising up to ~0.6dex in the innermost radial bins. Our results imply an overall, luminosity-weighted, IMF and mass-to-light ratio for the M31 bulge, consistent with those for a Milky-Way-like distribution, in contrast to results obtained, in general, for most massive early-type galaxies.

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