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星系团 AC114 III:星系团在质量-金属丰度关系中的作用

The galaxy cluster AC114 III. The role of galaxy clusters in the mass-metallicity relation

A. Andrade, I. Saviane, L. Monaco, I. Yegorova, D. Proust

AI总结:

本文利用 AC114 星系团样本研究星系团对质量-金属丰度关系的影响,发现其恒星形成星系比同红移场星系更贫金属,且星系-星系相互作用主导的环境可解释其 MZR 斜率更浅、弥散更高。

摘要:

我们通过使用属于 AC114(z=0.317)星系团的一个星系样本,研究星系团在质量-金属丰度关系中的作用。数据取自档案 VIMOS-MOS 光谱,利用强线方法估计气相金属丰度。另一方面,使用来自 DECaLS DR10 和 VIKING DR4 ESO 巡天的数据来估计测光质量。我们发现被动星系在星系团中心的 AC114 星系群中占主导地位,而恒星形成成员往往位于该区域之外。由后者构建的 MZR 表明,AC114 恒星形成星系比前景星系(红移最高达 0.28)具有更低的金属丰度,并且相对于背景星系(红移范围 0.34 至 0.70)具有相同甚至更低的金属丰度,与 z~0.3 处的场 MZR 相比,产生略微更浅的斜率。此外,它显示出更高的 0.17 dex 的弥散,与文献中报道的星系团 MZR 一致。弥散背后的机制与模拟和观测结果一致,其中动力学和环境效应(如星系-星系相互作用和冲压压力剥离)正在塑造 AC114 恒星形成成员的化学演化。前一种机制可以由于原始气体落入星系外围而降低气相金属丰度,后一种机制由于剥离位于恒星形成成员外围的贫金属气体而增加气相金属丰度。AC114 恒星形成成员比同一红移处的场星系更贫金属,因此由星系-星系相互作用主导的星系团是解释 AC114-MZR 与 z~0.3 处场 MZR 相比具有略微更浅的斜率和更高弥散的最佳情景。

英文摘要:

We study the role of galaxy clusters in the mass-metallicity relation by using a sample of galaxies belonging to the AC114 (z=0.317) galaxy cluster. The data was taken from archival VIMOS-MOS spectroscopy to estimate gas-phase metallicities by using strong-line methods. On the other hand, the data obtained from DECaLS DR10 and VIKING DR4 ESO surveys were used to estimate photometric masses. We found that passive galaxies dominate the population of AC114 in the cluster center, whereas the star-forming members tend to be located outside this region. The constructed MZR from the latter indicates that AC114 SF galaxies have a lower metallicity content than foreground galaxies (z up to 0.28) and the same or even lower metallicities with respect to background galaxies (spanning redshifts 0.34 to 0.70), producing slightly a shallower slope compared to the field MZR at z~0.3. Additionally, it shows a higher scatter of 0.17 dex, consistent with MZRs of galaxy clusters reported in the literature. The responsible mechanisms behind the scatter are consistent with simulations and observations where dynamic and environmental effects such as galaxy-galaxy interactions and ram-pressure stripping are shaping the chemical evolution of the AC114 SF members. The former mechanism can decrease gas-phase metallicities because of pristine gas infall to the galaxy's outskirts, and the latter increases gas-phase metallicities because of the stripping of the metal-poor gas located at the outskirts of the SF members. The AC114 SF members are metal-poorer than field galaxies at the same redshift, so the cluster dominated by galaxy-galaxy interactions is the best scenario that explains the slightly shallower slope and the higher scatter of the AC114-MZR compared to the field MZR at z~0.3.

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