期刊
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
卷 445, 期 4, 页码 3352-3369出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu1985
关键词
galaxies: bulges; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; galaxies: nuclei; galaxies: structure
资金
- STFC Consolidated grant [ST/J001341/1]
- Marie Curie Career Integration Grant
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/J001341/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- STFC [ST/J001341/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The role of gas in themass assembly at the nuclei of galaxies is still subject to some uncertainty. Stellar nuclear discs bridge the gap between the large-scale galaxy and the central massive objects that reside there. Using a high-resolution simulation of a galaxy forming out of gas cooling and settling into a disc, we study the formation and properties of nuclear discs. Gas, driven to the centre by a bar, settles into a rotating star-forming nuclear disc (ND). This ND is thinner, younger, kinematically cooler and more metal rich than the surrounding bar. The ND is elliptical and orthogonal to the bar. The complex kinematics in the region of the ND are a result of the superposition of older stars streaming along the bar and younger stars circulating within the ND. The signature of the ND is therefore subtle in the kinematics. Instead the ND stands out clearly in metallicity and age maps. We compare the model to the density and kinematics of real galaxies with NDs finding qualitative similarities. Our results suggest that gas dissipation is very important for forming nuclear structures.
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