在红移 z ≈ 1 的大质量星系中,双极外流为 10 kpc
Yucheng Guo1, Roland Bacon2, Nicolas F Bouché2
1Univ Lyon, Univ Lyon1, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon UMR5574, Saint-Genis-Laval, France. yucheng.guo@univ-lyon1.fr.
Nature
|December 6, 2023
概括
银河系外流对于银河系进化至关重要,使用MUSE进行了观测. 边缘星系显示了增强的Mg II发射,支持双极外流形状延伸到环银河系中超过10Kpc.
科学领域:
- 天文学与天体物理学
- 星系进化研究
- 宇宙气体动力学
背景情况:
- 星系外流调节星系质量和恒星形成.
- 理论模型预测双极外流延伸到环银河系 (CGM).
- 由于密度低和表面亮度低,观测高红移的流出具有挑战性.
研究的目的:
- 在较高的红移 (z ≈ 1) 时调查银河系外流的存在和几何.
- 测试双极流出形状的理论预测.
- 确定大质量星系中CGM尺度外流的发生率.
主要方法:
- 使用超深的多单元光谱探测器 (MUSE) 图像.
- 在z ≈ 1的星系样本周围分析的平均Mg II辐射.
- 与星系倾斜和恒星质量相关的观测辐射.
主要成果:
- 检测到的Mg II排放表明气体排放量大于10 kpc.
- 在边缘星系的小轴上观察到增强的辐射.
- 发现面对面的星系有较弱的同流发射,
结论:
- 这些发现支持双极圆形外流垂直于银河系盘的假设.
- 在恒星质量109.5M的星系中,CGM尺度的外流似乎很普遍.
- 这项研究为遥远星系的外流几何提供了观测证据.
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