THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF LEO T FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IMAGING

THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF LEO T FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IMAGING
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哈勃太空望远镜成像中的 LEO T 恒星形成历史

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2012
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N. Evans
N. Evans
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D. Weisz;D. Zucker;A. Dolphin;N. Martin;J. D. de Jong;J. Holtzman;J. Dalcanton;K. Gilbert;B. Williams;E. Bell;V. Belokurov;N. Evans

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我们目前的星星形成历史(SFH)的最微弱的已知恒星形成星系,狮子座T,根据哈勃太空望远镜(HST)宽视场行星相机2(WFPC 2)采取的深度成像。狮子座T的HST/WFPC 2色星等图(CMD)非常深,在最古老的主序星序转折点之下延伸了102等,这使得在所有年龄段都能很好地限制星星的形成。我们使用最大似然CMD拟合技术来测量狮子座T的SFH假设三组不同的恒星演化模型:帕多瓦(太阳尺度的金属丰度)和巴斯蒂(太阳尺度和α增强的金属丰度)。所得的SFH是非常一致的,在所有年龄,表明我们推导的SFH是强大的恒星演化模型的选择。从狮子座T的SFH寿命,我们发现,50%的恒星总质量形成之前,z 1(7.6 Gyr前)。在这一时期之后,狮子座T的SFH大致保持不变,直到最近的1.25亿年,SFH突然下降。这种下降可能是由于星星形成的停止或恒星初始质量函数采样效应,但我们无法区分这两种情况。总的来说,我们测量的SFH是一致的,与以前推导的SFH的利奥T。然而,基于HST的解决方案提供了改进的年龄分辨率,并降低了所有时期的不确定性。狮子座T的SFH、重子气体比例和位置都不同于本星系群中最近发现的其他暗矮星系,而是与富含气体的矮星系(不规则或过渡)非常相似,这表明富含气体的矮星系可能在大范围的恒星质量(105-109 M)上具有共同的星星形成模式。
We present the star formation history (SFH) of the faintest known star-forming galaxy, Leo T, based on deep imaging taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). The HST/WFPC2 color–magnitude diagram (CMD) of Leo T is exquisitely deep, extending ∼2 mag below the oldest main-sequence turnoff, permitting excellent constraints on star formation at all ages. We use a maximum likelihood CMD fitting technique to measure the SFH of Leo T assuming three different sets of stellar evolution models: Padova (solar-scaled metallicity) and BaSTI (both solar-scaled and α-enhanced metallicities). The resulting SFHs are remarkably consistent at all ages, indicating that our derived SFH is robust to the choice of stellar evolution model. From the lifetime SFH of Leo T, we find that 50% of the total stellar mass formed prior to z ∼ 1 (7.6 Gyr ago). Subsequent to this epoch, the SFH of Leo T is roughly constant until the most recent ∼25 Myr, where the SFH shows an abrupt drop. This decrease could be due to a cessation of star formation or stellar initial mass function sampling effects, but we are unable to distinguish between the two scenarios. Overall, our measured SFH is consistent with previously derived SFHs of Leo T. However, the HST-based solution provides improved age resolution and reduced uncertainties at all epochs. The SFH, baryonic gas fraction, and location of Leo T are unlike any of the other recently discovered faint dwarf galaxies in the Local Group, and instead bear strong resemblance to gas-rich dwarf galaxies (irregular or transition), suggesting that gas-rich dwarf galaxies may share common modes of star formation over a large range of stellar mass (∼105–109 M☉).
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/135/4/1361
发表时间: 2007-08
期刊: The Astronomical Journal
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J. D. Jong;H. Rix;N. F. Martin;D. Zucker;A. Dolphin;E. F. Bell;V. Belokurov;N. W. E. Mpia;Heidelberg IoA;Cambridge Steward Obs.;Tucson
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DOI: 10.1086/590336
发表时间: 2008-05
期刊: The Astrophysical Journal
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通讯作者: N. Martin;J. D. de Jong;H. Rix