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DECam 局部体积探测巡天新发现六个超暗银河系伴星系

Six More Ultra-Faint Milky Way Companions Discovered in the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey

W. Cerny, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. B. Pace, B. Mutlu-Pakdil, T. S. Li, A. H. Riley, D. Crnojević, C. R. Bom, J. A. Carballo-Bello, J. L. Car… 展开作者

W. Cerny, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. B. Pace, B. Mutlu-Pakdil, T. S. Li, A. H. Riley, D. Crnojević, C. R. Bom, J. A. Carballo-Bello, J. L. Carlin, A. Chiti, Y. Choi, M. L. M. Collins, E Darragh-Ford, P. S. Ferguson, M. Geha, D. Martínez-Delgado, P. Massana, S. Mau, G. E. Medina, R. R. Muñoz, E. O. Nadler, K. A. G. Olsen, A. Pieres, J. D. Sakowska, J. D. Simon, G. S. Stringfellow, A. K. Vivas, A. R. Walker, R. H. Wechsler

AI总结:

本文报告了在 DELVE 巡天数据中新发现的六个超暗银河系伴星系,通过深度成像刻画其形态与恒星族群,并结合 Gaia 自行数据探讨其与已知结构的关联,揭示了最暗弱恒星系统分类的挑战。

摘要:

我们报告了通过匹配滤波搜索发现的六个超暗银河系卫星系统,该搜索使用了暗能量相机(DECam)数据,这些数据作为 DECam 局部体积探测(DELVE)巡天第二次数据发布的一部分进行了处理。利用深度 Gemini/GMOS-N 成像(针对四个候选体)以及后续 DECam 成像(针对两个候选体),我们刻画了这些系统的形态和恒星族群特征。我们发现这些候选体都具有暗弱的绝对星等($M_{V} \geq -3.2$ mag)和年老、贫金属的恒星族群($τ> 10$ Gyr,[Fe/H] $< -1.4$ dex)。其中三个系统较为延展($r_{1/2} > 15$ pc),而另外三个则较为致密($r_{1/2} < 10$ pc)。根据这些性质,我们推断前三个系统(Boötes V、Leo Minor I 和 Virgo II)符合超暗矮星系的分类,而后三个系统(DELVE 3、DELVE 4 和 DELVE 5)很可能是超暗星团。利用 Gaia 卫星的数据,我们可靠地测量了 Boötes V、Leo Minor I 和 DELVE 4 的自行,并初步探测到 DELVE 3 和 DELVE 5 的自行信号;Virgo II 未探测到信号。我们利用这些测量结果来探索新发现系统与人马座矮椭球星系、麦哲伦云和巨极结构之间可能存在的关联,发现了若干可能的关联。我们的结果预示了 Vera C. Rubin 天文台即将发现的大量超暗恒星系统,并突显了分类最暗弱恒星系统所面临的挑战。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of six ultra-faint Milky Way satellites discovered through matched-filter searches conducted using Dark Energy Camera (DECam) data processed as part of the second data release of the DECam Local Volume Exploration (DELVE) survey. Leveraging deep Gemini/GMOS-N imaging (for four candidates) as well as follow-up DECam imaging (for two candidates), we characterize the morphologies and stellar populations of these systems. We find that these candidates all share faint absolute magnitudes ($M_{V} \geq -3.2$ mag) and old, metal-poor stellar populations ($τ> 10$ Gyr, [Fe/H] $< -1.4$ dex). Three of these systems are more extended ($r_{1/2} > 15$ pc), while the other three are compact ($r_{1/2} < 10$ pc). From these properties, we infer that the former three systems (Boötes V, Leo Minor I, and Virgo II) are consistent with ultra-faint dwarf galaxy classifications, whereas the latter three (DELVE 3, DELVE 4, and DELVE 5) are likely ultra-faint star clusters. Using data from the Gaia satellite, we confidently measure the proper motion of Boötes V, Leo Minor I, and DELVE 4, and tentatively detect a proper motion signal from DELVE 3 and DELVE 5; no signal is detected for Virgo II. We use these measurements to explore possible associations between the newly-discovered systems and the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal, the Magellanic Clouds, and the Vast Polar Structure, finding several plausible associations. Our results offer a preview of the numerous ultra-faint stellar systems that will soon be discovered by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and highlight the challenges of classifying the faintest stellar systems.

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