期刊
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
卷 442, 期 1, 页码 732-740出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu895
关键词
methods: numerical; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; cosmology: theory
资金
- NSERC
- European Research Council under the European Union [321035]
- European Research Council (ERC) [321035] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
We examine gas accretion and subsequent star formation in representative galaxies from the McMaster Unbiased Galaxy Simulations. Accreted gas is bimodal with a natural temperature division at 10(5) K, near the peak of the cooling curve. Cold-mode accretion dominates inflows at early times, creating a peak in total accretion at redshift z = 2-4 and declining exponentially below z similar to 2. Hot-mode accretion peaks near z = 1-2 and declines gradually. Hot-mode exceeds cold-mode accretion at z similar to 1.8 for all four galaxies rather than when the galaxy reaches a characteristic mass. Cold-mode accretion can fuel immediate star formation, while hot-mode accretion preferentially builds a large, hot gas reservoir in the halo. Late-time star formation relies on reservoir gas accreted 2-8 Gyr prior. Thus, the reservoir allows the star formation rate to surpass the current overall gas accretion rate. Stellar feedback cycles gas from the interstellar medium back into the hot reservoir. Stronger feedback results in more gas cycling, gas removal in a galactic outflow and less star formation overall, enabling simulations to match the observed star formation history. For lower mass galaxies in particular, strong feedback can delay the star formation peak to z = 1-2 from the accretion peak at z = 2-4.
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