Kinematics and stellar populations of the double-barred early-type galaxy NGC357

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S245) ◽  
pp. 137-138
Author(s):  
Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres ◽  
Alexandre Vazdekis ◽  
J. Alfonso L. Aguerri
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Abundance Ratio ◽  
Complete Characterization ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Early Type Galaxy

AbstractWe have carried out a kinematical and stellar population analysis of the double-barred galaxy NGC357 to provide a more complete characterization of these systems and their role in the formation of galaxy bulges. We clearly identify the presence of the inner bar in the radial velocity and velocity dispersion profiles. The age, metallicity and [Mg/Fe] abundance ratio estimates are very similar to those of ellipticals of equivalent central σ. The [Mg/Fe] value for the bulge of this galaxy suggests formation timescales shorter than 1Gyr.

scholarly journals Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) spectra of globular clusters and ultracompact dwarfs in the halo of M87

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (1) ◽  
pp. 765-775
Author(s):  
Duncan A Forbes ◽  
Anna Ferré-Mateu ◽  
Mark Durré ◽  
Jean P Brodie ◽  
Aaron J Romanowsky
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Element Abundances ◽  
Dispersion Profile ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT Using the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, we obtain spectra of several globular clusters (GCs), ultracompact dwarfs (UCDs), and the inner halo starlight of M87, at a similar projected galactocentric radius of ∼5 kpc. This enables us, for the first time, to apply the same stellar population analysis to the GCs, UCDs, and starlight consistently to derive ages, metallicities, and alpha-element abundances in M87. We find evidence for a dual stellar population in the M87 halo light, i.e. an ∼80 per cent component by mass that is old and metal-rich and a ∼20 per cent component that is old but metal-poor. Two red GCs share similar stellar populations to the halo light suggesting they may have formed contemporaneously with the dominant halo component. Three UCDs, and one blue GC, have similar stellar populations, with younger mean ages, lower metallicities, and near solar alpha-element abundances. Combined with literature data, our findings are consistent with the scenario that UCDs are the remnant nucleus of a stripped galaxy. We further investigate the discrepancy in the literature for M87’s kinematics at large radii, favouring a declining velocity dispersion profile. This work has highlighted the need for more self-consistent studies of galaxy haloes.

scholarly journals The Chemical Enrichment Histories of SDSS Galaxies

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S277) ◽  
pp. 174-177
Author(s):  
Jonas Johansson ◽  
Daniel Thomas ◽  
Claudia Maraston
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Population ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Population Models ◽  
Element Abundance ◽  
Large Scatter ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Chemical Enrichment ◽  
Evolving Systems

AbstractWe derive the full chemical enrichment histories for 3800 early-type galaxies, including both star forming and passively evolving systems. For this purpose we have developed a method to simultaneously derive the element abundance ratios [C/Fe], [N/Fe], [Mg/Fe], [Ca/Fe] and [Ti/Fe] for unresolved stellar populations. The method is based on up-to-date stellar population models with varying element abundance ratios. A novelty of the models is that they are flux-calibrated, removing the dependence on the Lick/IDS system. Trends with velocity dispersion are investigated where [Mg/Fe] and [C/Fe] are found to show very similar trends, while [N/Fe] show overall lower abundances ratios. [Ca/Fe] ratios are close to solar values over the velocity dispersion range covered. Tentative, due to large scatter, result for [Ti/Fe] implies that Ti follow the trends of Ca.

scholarly journals Extragalactic GCs in the near-infrared: genuinely old in E/S0's?

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S262) ◽  
pp. 315-316
Author(s):  
Ana L. Chies-Santos ◽  
Søren S. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Age Dating ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Optical Photometry ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Optical Images

Globular cluster (GC) systems are powerful probes to study the evolutionary histories of galaxies, being tracers of major star fomation episodes (Brodie & Strader 2006). They are found around all major galaxies and are easy to see far beyond the local group. Age dating GCs therefore helps pinpoint epochs of major star forming events. Spectroscopic age dating though (Strader et al. 2005) is extremely time consuming and can only access the few brightest clusters. An alternative is to combine near-infrared (NIR) and optical photometry, and therefore have a better chance in lifting the age metallicity degeneracy than with optical colours alone. This approach relies in testing GC colours against simple stellar population (SSP) models. The first studies following this technique showed the possible existence of a high percentage of intermediate age (2-3 Gyrs) GCs in early-type galaxies known to contain old stellar populations from integrated light studies. Two strong cases can be listed: NGC 4365 (Puzia et al. 2002, Larsen et al. 2005) and NGC 5846 (Hempel et al. 2003). In the present study we combine NIR deep photometry obtained with the WHT/LIRIS instrument and archival HST/ACS optical images to determine g(F475W), z(F840LP) and K(2.2m) magnitudes and colours of GCs in 14 early-type galaxies.

scholarly journals Spatially Resolved Stellar Populations and Kinematics with KCWI: Probing the Assembly History of the Massive Early-type Galaxy NGC 1407

2019 ◽  
Vol 878 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ferré-Mateu ◽  
Duncan A. Forbes ◽  
Richard M. McDermid ◽  
Aaron J. Romanowsky ◽  
Jean P. Brodie
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
History Of ◽  
Early Type Galaxy

scholarly journals Using MUSE-AO observations to constrain the formation of the large nuclear star cluster in FCC 47

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (S351) ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
Katja Fahrion ◽  
Mariya Lyubenova ◽  
Glenn van de Ven ◽  
Michael Hilker
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Gas Reservoir ◽  
External Galaxies ◽  
Integral Field ◽  
Early Type Galaxy

AbstractNuclear star clusters (NSCs) are found in at least 70% of all galaxies, but their formation path is still unclear. In the most common scenarios, NSCs form in-situ from the galaxy’s central gas reservoir, through merging of globular clusters (GCs), or through a combination of the two. As the scenarios pose different expectations for angular momentum and stellar population properties of the NSC in comparison to the host galaxy and the GC system, it is necessary to characterise the stellar light, NSC, and GCs simultaneously. Wide-field observations with modern integral field units such as the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) allow to perform such studies. However, at large distances, NSCs usually are not resolved in MUSE observations. The particularly large NSC (Reff ∼ 66 pc) of the early-type galaxy FCC 47 at distance of ∼20 Mpc is an exception and is therefore an ideal laboratory to constrain NSC formation of external galaxies.

scholarly journals Optical spectral characterization of the TeV extreme blazar 2WHSP J073326.7+515354

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (4) ◽  
pp. 6036-6042
Author(s):  
J Becerra González ◽  
J A Acosta-Pulido ◽  
R Clavero
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Population ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Absolute Magnitude ◽  
Brightness Distribution ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Mass Relation ◽  
Relativistic Jets

ABSTRACT The emission from the relativistic jets in blazars usually outshines their host galaxies, challenging the determination of their distances and the characterization of the stellar population. The situation becomes more favourable in the case of the extreme blazars (EHBLs), for which the bulk of the emission of the relativistic jets is emitted at higher energies, unveiling the optical emission from the host galaxy. The distance determination is fundamental for the study of the intrinsic characteristics of the blazars, especially to estimate the intrinsic gamma-ray spectra distorted due to the interaction with the extragalactic background light. In this work, we report on the properties of 2WHSP J073326.7+515354 host galaxy in the optical band, which is one of the few EHBLs detected at TeV energies. We present the first measurement of the distance of the source, z = 0.065 04 ± 0.000 02 (velocity dispersion $\sigma =237 \pm 9\, \mathrm{km s^{-1}}$). We also perform a detailed study of the stellar population of its host galaxy. We find that the mass-weighted mean stellar age is $11.72\pm 0.06\, \mathrm{Gyr}$ and the mean metallicity [M/H] = 0.159 ± 0.016. In addition, a morphological study of the host galaxy is also carried out. The surface brightness distribution is modelled by a composition of a dominant classical bulge (Re = 3.77 ± 1 arcsec or equivalently 4.74 kpc) plus an unresolved source which corresponds to the active nucleus. The black hole mass is estimated using both the mass relation with the velocity dispersion and the absolute magnitude from the bulge yielding comparable results: $(4.8\pm 0.9)\times 10^8$ and $(3.7\pm 1.0)\times 10^8\, \mathrm{ M}_{\odot }$, respectively.

scholarly journals Dynamical masses of brightest cluster galaxies – II. Constraints on the stellar IMF

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 4153-4165
Author(s):  
S I Loubser ◽  
H Hoekstra ◽  
A Babul ◽  
Y M Bahé ◽  
M Donahue
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Stellar Population ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
Initial Mass Function ◽  
Dynamical Mass ◽  
Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Brightest Cluster Galaxies ◽  
Mass Profiles

ABSTRACT We use stellar and dynamical mass profiles, combined with a stellar population analysis, of 32 brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) at redshifts of 0.05 ≤$z$ ≤ 0.30, to place constraints on their stellar initial mass function (IMF). We measure the spatially resolved stellar population properties of the BCGs, and use it to derive their stellar mass-to-light ratios ($\Upsilon _{\star \rm POP}$). We find young stellar populations (<200 Myr) in the centres of 22 per cent of the sample, and constant $\Upsilon _{\star \rm POP}$ within 15 kpc for 60 per cent of the sample. We further use the stellar mass-to-light ratio from the dynamical mass profiles of the BCGs ($\Upsilon _{\star \rm DYN}$), modelled using a multi-Gaussian expansion and Jeans Anisotropic Method, with the dark matter contribution explicitly constrained from weak gravitational lensing measurements. We directly compare the stellar mass-to-light ratios derived from the two independent methods, $\Upsilon _{\star \rm POP}$ (assuming some IMF) to $\Upsilon _{\star \rm DYN}$ for the subsample of BCGs with no young stellar populations and constant $\Upsilon _{\star \rm POP}$. We find that for the majority of these BCGs, a Salpeter (or even more bottom-heavy) IMF is needed to reconcile the stellar population and dynamical modelling results although for a small number of BCGs, a Kroupa (or even lighter) IMF is preferred. For those BCGs better fit with a Salpeter IMF, we find that the mass-excess factor against velocity dispersion falls on an extrapolation (towards higher masses) of known literature correlations. We conclude that there is substantial scatter in the IMF amongst the highest mass galaxies.

scholarly journals IMF radial gradients in most massive early-type galaxies

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (3) ◽  
pp. 4090-4110 ◽  
Author(s):  
F La Barbera ◽  
A Vazdekis ◽  
I Ferreras ◽  
A Pasquali ◽  
C Allende Prieto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Population ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Mass Density ◽  
Initial Mass Function ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Low Mass Stars ◽  
Surface Mass ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Surface Mass Density ◽  
The Imf

ABSTRACT Using new long-slit spectroscopy obtained with X-Shooter at ESO-VLT, we study, for the first time, radial gradients of optical and near-infrared initial mass function (IMF)-sensitive features in a representative sample of galaxies at the very high mass end of the galaxy population. The sample consists of seven early-type galaxies (ETGs) at z ∼ 0.05, with central velocity dispersion in the range 300 ≲ σ ≲ 350 km s−1. Using state-of-the-art stellar population synthesis models, we fit a number of spectral indices, from different chemical species (including TiO and Na indices), to constrain the IMF slope (i.e. the fraction of low-mass stars), as a function of galactocentric distance, over a radial range out to ∼4 kpc. ETGs in our sample show a significant correlation of IMF slope and surface mass density. The bottom-heavy population (i.e. an excess of low-mass stars in the IMF) is confined to central galaxy regions with surface mass density above $\rm \sim 10^{10}\, M_\odot \, kpc^{-2}$, or, alternatively, within a characteristic radius of ∼2 kpc. Radial distance, in physical units, and surface mass density are the best correlators to IMF variations, with respect to other dynamical (e.g. velocity dispersion) and stellar population (e.g. metallicity) properties. Our results for the most massive galaxies suggest that there is no single parameter that fully explains variations in the stellar IMF, but IMF radial profiles at z ∼ 0 rather result from the complex formation and mass accretion history of galaxy inner and outer regions.

scholarly journals Spiral galaxies in the SAURON survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S245) ◽  
pp. 271-276
Author(s):  
Reynier F. Peletier ◽  
Katia Ganda ◽  
Jesús Falcón-Barroso ◽  
Roland Bacon ◽  
Michele Cappellari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Spiral Galaxies ◽  
Line Strength ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Late Type ◽  
Integral Field Spectroscopy ◽  
Field Spectroscopy ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Integral Field

AbstractWe discuss some recent integral field spectroscopy using the SAURON instrument of a sample consisting of 24 early-type spirals, part of the SAURON Survey, and 18 late-type spirals. Using 2-dimensional maps of their stellar radial velocity, velocity dispersion, and absorption line strength, it is now much easier to understand the nature of nearby galactic bulges. We discuss a few highlights of this work, and point out some new ideas about the formation of galactic bulges.

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