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低赤偏移の宇宙における対極的な銀河の衛星の速度反相関
Neil G Ibata1, Rodrigo A Ibata2, Benoit Famaey2
1Lycée international des Pontonniers, 1 rue des Pontonniers, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
Nature
|July 22, 2014
まとめ
ミルクウェイやアンドロメダのような銀河の周りの矮小衛星銀河は,組織化された平面構造でよく見られます. この研究は,これらのコヒーレントの衛星平面が一般的であり,局所宇宙で有意な角度運動量を持っていることを明らかにしています.
科学分野:
- 銀河系天文学 銀河系天文学
- コスモロジー・コスモロジーとは
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景:
- 銀河系とアンドロメダの周りの矮小衛星銀河は,予期せぬ平面的並びを示しています.
- 地元グループの環境は,他の銀河の集団を代表しないかもしれません.
研究 の 目的:
- 広範囲の銀河集団における平面衛星銀河構造の有病率を調査する.
- 観測されたアライナメントと動きが,局所グループに特有のものであるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 対立する衛星銀河の速度を測定する.
- 150キロパーセックスの衛星ペアの速度相関を分析した.
- 2メガパーセックまでのより大きなスケールの銀河環境のマッピング.
主要な成果:
- 150キロパルセック以内の衛星ペアは,優先速度反相関 (99.994%の信頼度) を示しています.
- 2メガパーセックまでの銀河環境は,内側の衛星ペア軸に沿って強く集まっている (>7σ信頼度).
結論:
- 協同回転する衛星銀河の平面構造は,アンドロメダの周りのものと類似して,至る所に存在するように見える.
- これらの衛星平面の一貫した動きは,キロパルセックスケールでの角運動量の実質的な保管所を示唆しています.
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