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NIHAO-LG:Local Group矮星系的独特性

NIHAO-LG: The uniqueness of Local Group dwarf galaxies

Nikhil Arora, Andrea V. Macció, Stéphane Courteau, Tobias Buck, Noam I. Libeskind, Jenny G. Sorce, Chris B. Brook, Yehuda Hoffman, Gustavo Yepes, Eduardo Carlesi, Connor Stone

摘要:

最近对本星系群矮星系的观测和理论研究突出了它们独特的恒星形成历史、恒星金属丰度、气体含量和运动学。我们调查这些功能的共性比较约束LG和场中心矮晕模拟的数值研究的百天体物理对象(NIHAO)项目。我们的模拟,与NIHAO一样的流体动力学跟踪银河系(MW)和M31以及LG中的~100个矮星的演化,揭示了总气体质量和恒星性质(速度色散,演化历史等)。与场系统相似。然而,相对于场星系,LG矮星有更多的冷气体在其中心部分和更多的富含金属的气体在晕中产生的相互作用与其他矮星生活在一个高密度的环境,如LG。有趣的是,大规模的MW/M31类似物对LG矮星的金属丰度演化的直接影响是最小的; LG矮星吸积高金属丰度气体主要来自其他矮星在晚的时候。我们还测试了金属扩散对LG矮星化学演化的影响,发现它不影响LG矮星的恒星或气体含量。我们的模拟表明,LG矮星的恒星组成部分提供了一个独特的和公正的本地实验室的星系形成的测试和比较,特别是对宇宙中的整体矮人口。

英文摘要:

Recent observational and theoretical studies of the Local Group (LG) dwarf galaxies have highlighted their unique star-formation history, stellar metallicity, gas content, and kinematics. We investigate the commonality of these features by comparing constrained LG and field central dwarf halo simulations in the Numerical Investigation of a Hundred Astrophysical Objects (NIHAO) project. Our simulations, performed with NIHAO-like hydrodynamics which track the evolution of the Milky Way (MW) and M31 along with ~100 dwarfs in the LG, reveal the total gas mass and stellar properties (velocity dispersion, evolution history, etc.) of present-day LG dwarfs to be similar to field systems. However, relative to field galaxies, LG dwarfs have more cold gas in their central parts and more metal-rich gas in the halo stemming from interactions with other dwarfs living in a high-density environment like the LG. Interestingly, the direct impact of massive MW/M31 analogues on the metallicity evolution of LG dwarfs is minimal; LG dwarfs accrete high-metallicity gas mostly from other dwarfs at late times. We have also tested for the impact of metal diffusion on the chemical evolution of LG dwarfs, and found that it does not affect the stellar or gaseous content of LG dwarfs. Our simulations suggest that the stellar components of LG dwarfs offer a unique and unbiased local laboratory for galaxy-formation tests and comparisons, especially against the overall dwarf population in the Universe.

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