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| author | Cullinane, L. R. Gilbert, Karoline M. Escala, Ivanna Wojno, J. Leigh Kirby, Evan N. Kvasova, Kateryna A. Tollerud, Erik Collins, Michelle L. M. Rich, R. Michael |
| author_facet | Cullinane, L. R. Gilbert, Karoline M. Escala, Ivanna Wojno, J. Leigh Kirby, Evan N. Kvasova, Kateryna A. Tollerud, Erik Collins, Michelle L. M. Rich, R. Michael |
| contents | With a luminosity similar to that of Milky Way dwarf spheroidal (dSph) systems like Sextans, but a spatial extent similar to that of ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs), Andromeda (And) XIX is an unusual satellite of M31. To investigate the origin of this galaxy, we measure chemical abundances for AndXIX derived from medium-resolution (R$\sim$6000) spectra from Keck II/DEIMOS. We coadd 79 red giant branch stars, grouped by photometric metallicity, in order to obtain a sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) to measure 20 [Fe/H] and [$α$/Fe] abundances via spectral synthesis. The latter are the first such measurements for AndXIX. The mean metallicity we derive for AndXIX places it $\sim2σ$ higher than the present-day stellar mass-metallicity relation for Local Group dwarf galaxies, potentially indicating it has experienced tidal stripping. A loss of gas and associated quenching during such a process, which prevents the extended star formation necessary to produce shallow [$α$/Fe]--[Fe/H] gradients in massive systems, is also consistent with the steeply decreasing [$α$/Fe]--[Fe/H] trend we observe. In combination with the diffuse structure and disturbed kinematic properties of AndXIX, this suggests tidal interactions, rather than galaxy mergers, are strong contenders for its formation. |
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| spellingShingle | Elemental Abundances in And XIX From Coadded Spectra Cullinane, L. R. Gilbert, Karoline M. Escala, Ivanna Wojno, J. Leigh Kirby, Evan N. Kvasova, Kateryna A. Tollerud, Erik Collins, Michelle L. M. Rich, R. Michael Astrophysics of Galaxies With a luminosity similar to that of Milky Way dwarf spheroidal (dSph) systems like Sextans, but a spatial extent similar to that of ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs), Andromeda (And) XIX is an unusual satellite of M31. To investigate the origin of this galaxy, we measure chemical abundances for AndXIX derived from medium-resolution (R$\sim$6000) spectra from Keck II/DEIMOS. We coadd 79 red giant branch stars, grouped by photometric metallicity, in order to obtain a sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) to measure 20 [Fe/H] and [$α$/Fe] abundances via spectral synthesis. The latter are the first such measurements for AndXIX. The mean metallicity we derive for AndXIX places it $\sim2σ$ higher than the present-day stellar mass-metallicity relation for Local Group dwarf galaxies, potentially indicating it has experienced tidal stripping. A loss of gas and associated quenching during such a process, which prevents the extended star formation necessary to produce shallow [$α$/Fe]--[Fe/H] gradients in massive systems, is also consistent with the steeply decreasing [$α$/Fe]--[Fe/H] trend we observe. In combination with the diffuse structure and disturbed kinematic properties of AndXIX, this suggests tidal interactions, rather than galaxy mergers, are strong contenders for its formation. |
| title | Elemental Abundances in And XIX From Coadded Spectra |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04349 |