不再有磁盘:在FIREboxbox中模拟的低质量星系的形态
José A Benavides1, Laura V Sales1, Andrew Wetzel2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92507, USA.
概括
模拟显示星系形态取决于恒星质量,磁盘在巨大的星系中很常见,但在矮星中很少见. 这个这个这个这个这个
科学领域:
- 宇宙学的宇宙学是什么?
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 银河系的形成和进化
背景情况:
- 银河系形态从盘主导到球形系统.
- 了解恒星质量-形态关系对于星系形成模型至关重要.
- 以前的模型一直在努力准确地复制观察到的星系形态的多样性.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究模拟的中央星系的形态学,跨越广泛的恒星质量范围.
- 确定影响银河系形态过渡的关键物理驱动因素.
- 将模拟预测与矮星系的观测数据进行比较.
主要方法:
- 来自FIREbox宇宙学卷的数百个模拟中心星系的分析.
- 研究的恒星质量范围:107.5到1011太阳质量.
- 检查星系形态,恒星形成历史和光环属性.
主要成果:
- 在FIREbox模拟中,可以复制各种各样的形态,从圆盘到球形.
- 预测有强烈的形态-恒星质量关系:磁盘在巨大的星系中很常见,在矮星中很少见.
- 一个"形态过渡"发生在约1010太阳质量,与爆发和光环质量作为关键因素.
结论:
- 银河系形态与恒星质量和恒星形成历史密切相关.
- 模拟显示部分不同意在矮星系中旋转支持的气盘的观测.
- 矮星系形态作为未来星系形成模型的关键测试.
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