A stochastically sampled IMF alters the stellar content of simulated dwarf galaxies
A stochastically sampled IMF alters the stellar content of simulated dwarf galaxies
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随机采样的 IMF 改变了模拟矮星系的恒星含量
DOI:
10.1093/mnras/stz3331
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Christensen, Charlotte R.
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作者:
Applebaum, Elaad;Brooks, Alyson M.;Quinn, Thomas R.;Christensen, Charlotte R.
Cosmological simulations are reaching the resolution necessary to study ultra-faint dwarf galaxies. Observations indicate that in small populations, the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is not fully populated; rather, stars are sampled in a way that can be approximated as coming from an underlying probability density function. To ensure the accuracy of cosmological simulations in the ultra-faint regime, we present an improved treatment of the IMF. We implement a self-consistent, stochastically populated IMF in cosmological hydrodynamic simulations. We test our method using high-resolution simulations of a Milky Way halo, run toz= 6, yielding a sample of nearly 100 galaxies. We also use an isolated dwarf galaxy to investigate the resulting systematic differences in galaxy properties. We find that a stochastic IMF in simulations makes feedback burstier, strengthening feedback, and quenching star formation earlier in small dwarf galaxies. For galaxies in haloes with mass ≲ 108.5M⊙, a stochastic IMF typically leads to lower stellar mass compared to a continuous IMF, sometimes by more than an order of magnitude. We show that existing methods of ensuring discrete supernovae incorrectly determine the mass of the star particle and its associated feedback. This leads to overcooling of surrounding gas, with at least ∼10 per cent higher star formation and ∼30 per cent higher cold gas content. Going forwards, to accurately model dwarf galaxies and compare to observations, it will be necessary to incorporate a stochastically populated IMF that samples the full spectrum of stellar masses.
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DOI:
10.1088/2041-8205/719/2/l158
发表时间:
2010
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
影响因子:
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2011-09
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The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
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