On the [$\alpha$/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies

Vincenzo, Fiorenzo; Kobayashi, Chiaki; Taylor, Philip

Abstract

We study how the predicted [$\alpha$/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies vary as functions of their stellar masses, ages and stellar velocity dispersions, by making use of cosmological chemodynamical simulations with feedback from active galactic nuclei. Our model includes a detailed treatment for the chemical enrichment from dying stars, core-collapse supernovae (both Type II and hypernovae) and Type Ia supernovae. At redshift $z=0$, we create a catalogue of $526$ galaxies, among which we determine $80$ early-type galaxies. From the analysis of our simulations, we find [$\alpha$/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations similar to the Galactic bulge. We also find that, in the oldest galaxies, Type Ia supernovae start to contribute at higher [Fe/H] than in the youngest ones. On the average, early-type galaxies with larger stellar masses (and, equivalently, higher stellar velocity dispersions) have higher [$\alpha$/Fe] ratios, at fixed [Fe/H]. This is qualitatively consistent with the recent observations of Sybilska et al., but quantitatively there are mismatches, which might require stronger feedback, sub-classes of Type Ia Supernovae, or a variable initial mass function to address.

Citation

Vincenzo, F., Kobayashi, C., & Taylor, P. (2018). On the [$\alpha$/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 480(1), L38–L42. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/sly128

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 7, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jul 12, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Deposit Date: Mar 12, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 28, 2022
• Journal: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
• Print ISSN: 1745-3933
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 480
• Issue: 1
• Pages: L38–L42
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/sly128
• Keywords: Astrophysics of Galaxies
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3946268