Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-07-12
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.Lett.363:L16-L20,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 4 figures. MNRAS Letters, in press
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1745-3933.2005.00075.x
The stellar halos of spiral galaxies bear important chemo-dynamical signatures of galaxy formation. We present here the analysis of 89 semi-cosmological spiral galaxy simulations, spanning ~ 4 magnitudes in total galactic luminosity. These simulations sample a wide variety of merging histories and show significant dispersion in halo metallicity at a given total luminosity - more than a factor of ten in metallicity. Our preliminary analysis suggests that galaxies with a more extended merging history possess halos which have younger and more metal rich stellar populations than the stellar halos associated with galaxies with a more abbreviated assembly. A correlation between halo metallicity and its surface brightness has also been found, reflecting the correlation between halo metallicity and its stellar mass. Our simulations are compared with recent Hubble Space Telescope observations of resolved stellar halos in nearby spirals.
Brook Chris B.
Flynn Chris
Gibson Brad K.
Ibata Rodrigo A.
Kawata Daisuke
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