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用$ν^2$ GC半解析模型研究星系粒度分布的宇宙演化

Cosmic evolution of grain size distribution in galaxies using the $ν^2$GC semi-analytic model

Ryu Makiya, Hiroyuki Hirashita

摘要:

我们用半解析星系形成模型($ν^2$ GC)研究了星际尘埃的宇宙学演化,着重于粒度分布的演化。该模型预测了整个宇宙历史中星系中尘埃质量和粒度分布的统计特性。我们确认,该模型再现尘埃-气体比和金属丰度之间的关系,在当地的宇宙,和银河系(MW)样样品的粒度分布变得类似于所谓的MRN分布,再现所观察到的MW消光曲线。然而,我们的模型往往高估了尘埃质量函数在大规模的一端在红移$z\lesssim 0.8$,而它再现了丰富的尘埃星系在更高的红移。我们还研究了粒度分布和星系属性(金属丰度,特定的恒星形成率,气体分数和恒星质量)之间的相关性,并观察到一个明显的趋势,大颗粒为主,小颗粒为主,MRN的粒度分布从未发展到发展阶段。因此,消光曲线的形状是平坦的,陡峭的,和中间(MW样)从未进化到进化阶段。在一个固定的金属丰度下,在较低的红移下,颗粒的尺寸分布往往有较大比例的小颗粒;因此,消光曲线往往在较低的红移下更陡峭。我们还预测,在高红移的超太阳金属丰度的对象有较弱的2175毫米凸强度平坦的消光曲线。

英文摘要:

We investigate the cosmological evolution of interstellar dust with a semi-analytical galaxy formation model ($ν^2$GC), focusing on the evolution of grain size distribution. The model predicts the statistical properties of dust mass and grain size distribution in galaxies across cosmic history. We confirm that the model reproduces the relation between dust-to-gas ratio and metallicity in the local Universe, and that the grain size distributions of the Milky Way (MW)-like sample become similar to the so-called MRN distribution that reproduces the observed MW extinction curve. Our model, however, tends to overpredict the dust mass function at the massive end at redshift $z\lesssim 0.8$ while it reproduces the abundance of dusty galaxies at higher redshifts. We also examine the correlation between grain size distribution and galaxy properties (metallicity, specific star formation rate, gas fraction, and stellar mass), and observe a clear trend of large-grain-dominated, small-grain-dominated, and MRN-like grain size distributions from unevolved to evolved stages. As a consequence, the extinction curve shapes are flat, steep, and intermediate (MW-like) from the unevolved to evolved phases. At a fixed metallicity, the grain size distribution tends to have larger fractions of small grains at lower redshift; accordingly, the extinction curve tends to be steeper at lower redshift. We also predict that supersolar-metallicity objects at high redshift have flat extinction curves with weak 2175 Åbump strength.

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