本地宇宙中矮星系周围的恒星流在观测上十分稀少
Stellar streams around dwarf galaxies are observationally rare in the local Universe
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中文总结 AI 辅助
本研究通过DES与DECaLS的DECam成像构建分类指标,发现本地宇宙矮星系周围恒星流观测稀少,星壳过剩或与观测偏差有关,该结果推动了星系并合率的相关理论研究。
中文摘要 AI 辅助
矮星系周围恒星流的频率与性质在观测上仍未得到充分探索。由于矮星系比大质量星系更小、更暗且数量多得多,构建具有统计显著性的样本颇具挑战性。我们公布了一项针对矮星系周围恒星流的系统巡天的首批结果。我们利用DES与DECaLS巡天的DECam成像,引入了一套用于卫星吸积特征(包括恒星流、星壳及不对称恒星晕)的分类指标。将该指标应用于DES天区后,我们发现观测到的吸积特征频率较低,仅为5.1%,且未发现真正的恒星流(仅在DECaLS中识别出1个)。我们探究了星壳相对于恒星流的明显过剩是否可由观测偏差解释。我们的结果表明,恒星流在本地宇宙的观测中十分稀少,这推动了进一步的理论研究,以确定这是否反映了不同星系质量区间的并合率存在真实差异。
英文摘要
The frequency and properties of stellar streams around dwarf galaxies remain observationally under-explored. Building a statistically significant sample is challenging because dwarf galaxies are smaller, fainter, and far more numerous than massive galaxies. We present the first results from a systematic survey for stellar streams around dwarf galaxies. We first introduce a classification metric for satellite accretion features (streams, shells, and asymmetric stellar haloes) using DECam imaging from the DES and DECaLS surveys. Applying this metric to the DES footprint, we find a low observed frequency of accretion features (5.1$\%$) and no bona fide stellar streams (with only one identified in DECaLS). We consider whether the apparent excess of shells relative to streams can be explained by observational biases. Our results indicate that stellar streams are observationally rare in the local Universe, motivating further theoretical work to determine whether this reflects genuine differences in merger rates across galaxy mass regimes.
发表机构
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC)(安达卢西亚天体物理研究所)
- Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA)(阿拉贡宇宙物理研究中心)
- ARAID Foundation(ARAID基金会)
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen(哥本哈根大学尼尔斯玻尔研究所)
- DTU Space, Technical University of Denmark(丹麦技术大学空间科学部)
- Facultad de Físicas, Universidad de Sevilla(塞维利亚大学理学院)
- Northwestern University(西北大学)
- UAI – Unione Astrofili Italiani(意大利天文爱好者联盟)
- Durham University(杜伦大学)
- University of Surrey(萨里大学)
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