Evidence from the H3 Survey That the Stellar Halo Is Entirely Comprised of Substructure

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Naidu, Rohan P. [1 ]
Conroy, Charlie [1 ]
Bonaca, Ana [1 ]
Johnson, Benjamin D. [1 ]
Ting, Yuan-Sen [2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
Caldwell, Nelson [1 ]
Zaritsky, Dennis [6 ]
Cargile, Phillip A. [1 ]
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[1] Harvard & Smithsonian, Ctr Astrophys, 60 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Inst Adv Study, Olden Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
[3] Princeton Univ, Dept Astrophys Sci, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[4] Observ Carnegie Inst Washington, 813 Santa Barbara St, Pasadena, CA 91101 USA
[5] Mt Stromlo & Siding Spring Observ, Res Sch Astron & Astrophys, Cotter Rd, Canberra, ACT 2611, Australia
[6] Univ Arizona, Steward Observ, 933 North Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
关键词
Galaxy stellar halos; Galaxy kinematics; Milky Way evolution; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy formation; Milky Way formation; Milky Way Galaxy; Milky Way stellar halo; SAGITTARIUS DWARF GALAXY; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; GALACTIC GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS; METAL-POOR STARS; SKY SURVEY VIEW; MILKY-WAY HALO; SOLAR NEIGHBORHOOD; PROPER MOTIONS; TIDAL TAILS; THICK DISKS;
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10.3847/1538-4357/abaef4
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
In the ?CDM paradigm, the Galactic stellar halo is predicted to harbor the accreted debris of smaller systems. To identify these systems, the H3 Spectroscopic Survey, combined with Gaia, is gathering 6D phase-space and chemical information in the distant Galaxy. Here we present a comprehensive inventory of structure within 50 kpc from the Galactic center using a sample of 5684 giants at alpha disk, the in situ halo (disk stars heated to eccentric orbits), Sagittarius (Sgr), Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus (GSE), the Helmi Streams, Sequoia, and Thamnos. Additionally, we identify the following new structures: (i) Aleph ([Fe/H] = -0.5), a low-eccentricity structure that rises a surprising 10 kpc off the plane, (ii) and (iii) Arjuna ([Fe/H] = -1.2) and I'itoi ([Fe/H] < -2), which comprise the high-energy retrograde halo along with Sequoia, and (iv) Wukong ([Fe/H] = -1.6), a prograde phase-space overdensity chemically distinct from GSE. For each structure, we provide [Fe/H], [alpha/Fe], and orbital parameters. Stars born within the Galaxy are a major component at<CDATA80% of the halo is built by two massive (M similar to 10(8)-10(9)M) accreted dwarfs: GSE ([Fe/H] = -1.2) within 25 kpc and Sgr ([Fe/H] = -1.0) beyond 25 kpc. This explains the relatively high overall metallicity of the halo ([Fe/H] -1.2). We attribute greater than or similar to 95% of the sample to one of the listed structures, pointing to a halo built entirely from accreted dwarfs and heating of the disk.
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