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低质量孤立螺旋星系NGC 2403中的低金属量球状星团

Low-Metallicity Globular Clusters in the Low-Mass Isolated Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403

Duncan A. Forbes, Anna Ferré-Mateu, Jonah S. Gannon, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Jean P. Brodie, Jacob Day

摘要:

低质量晚型星系的球状星团(GC)系统,如NGC 2403,迄今为止研究得很少。作为一个低质量星系(M $_{\ast}$ = 7 $\times$ 10 $^{9}$ M $_{\odot}$),宇宙学模拟预测NGC 2403包含很少的吸积GC。它也是孤立的,有一个非常不受干扰的HI磁盘。根据候选人从文献中,斯隆数字巡天和超Suprime-Cam成像,我们选择了几个GC后续光谱使用凯克宇宙网络成像仪。从它们的径向速度和其他属性,我们确定了8个真正的GC与内晕或这个无凸起星系的磁盘。一项恒星星族分析表明,从大爆炸后不久到现在,GC年龄的范围很广。我们发现所有的旧GC都是贫金属的[Fe/H] $\le$ -1。所观察到的GC的年龄-金属丰度的关系表明,它们形成了许多Gyr从气体具有低的有效产量,类似于在SMC中观察到的。浓缩材料的外流可能是产量低的原因之一。预计整个系统将有$\sim$ 50个GC,我们的研究是在空间和时间上全面绘制NGC 2403星团历史的第一步。

英文摘要:

The globular cluster (GC) systems of low-mass late-type galaxies, such as NGC 2403, have been poorly studied to date. As a low mass galaxy (M$_{\ast}$ = 7 $\times$ 10$^{9}$ M$_{\odot}$), cosmological simulations predict NGC 2403 to contain few, if any, accreted GCs. It is also isolated, with a remarkably undisturbed HI disk. Based on candidates from the literature, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and Hyper Suprime-Cam imaging, we selected several GCs for follow-up spectroscopy using the Keck Cosmic Web Imager. From their radial velocities, and other properties, we identify 8 bona-fide GCs associated with either the inner halo or the disk of this bulgeless galaxy. A stellar population analysis suggests a wide range of GC ages from shortly after the Big Bang until the present day. We find all of the old GCs to be metal-poor with [Fe/H] $\le$ --1. The age--metallicity relation for the observed GCs suggests that they were formed over many Gyr from gas with a low effective yield, similar to that observed in the SMC. Outflows of enriched material may have contributed to the low yield. With a total system of $\sim$50 GCs expected, our study is the first step in fully mapping the star cluster history of NGC 2403 in both space and time.

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