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具有大半径平坦径向丰度梯度的螺旋星系

Spiral galaxies with flat radial abundance gradients at large radii

Vilnius University(维尔纽斯大学);Main Astronomical Observatory, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine(乌克兰国家科学院主天文台)

L. S. Pilyugin, G. Tautvaisiene

AI总结:

研究发现螺旋星系在大半径处径向丰度梯度趋于平坦,通过伴星相互作用和气体捕获解释了这一现象。

摘要:

我们考虑了一组大规模螺旋星系的氧丰度分布,这些星系来自MaNGA调查,其中径向丰度梯度在外部断点半径Rb,outer之外趋于恒定值。外部断点半径可以被视为星系与星系际介质(CGM)之间的分界半径。Rb,outer的值范围从0.8R_{25}到1.45R_{25},其中R_{25}是星系的光学半径。CGM中的氧丰度范围从12+log(O/H) ~ 8.0到~ 8.5。每个星系的O/H分布在其径向丰度剖面中也显示出内部断点,位于半径Rb,inner处。星系外部分的金属度梯度比内部分更陡峭。这些星系的径向丰度分布行为可以通过假设与(捕获气体从)小伴星的相互作用,并采用具有径向气体流动的星系化学演化的模型来解释。与伴星的相互作用导致了气体的混合和CGM中的平坦金属度梯度。从伴星捕获气体增加了径向气体流入速率,并改变了星系外部分的径向丰度梯度的斜率。

英文摘要:

We consider the oxygen abundance distributions for a sample of massive spiral galaxies from the MaNGA survey in which the radial abundance gradient flattens to a constant value outside of the outer break radius, Rb,outer. The outer break radius can be considered as a dividing radius between the galaxy and the circumgalactic medium (CGM). The values of the Rb,outer range from 0.8R_{25} to 1.45R_{25}, where R_{25} is the optical radius of the galaxy. The oxygen abundances in the CGM range from 12+log(O/H) ~ 8.0 to ~ 8.5. The O/H distribution in each of our galaxies also shows the inner break in the radial abundance profile at the radius Rb,inner. The metallicity gradient in the outer part of the galaxy is steeper than in the inner part. The behaviour of the radial abundance distributions in these galaxies can be explained by assuming an interaction with (capture of the gas from) a small companion and adopting the model for the chemical evolution of galaxies with a radial gas flow. The interaction with a companion results in the mixing of gas and a flat metallicity gradient in the CGM. The capture of the gas from a companion increases the radial gas inflow rate and changes the slope of the radial abundance gradient in the outer part of the galaxy.

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