Abstract
In this contributed talk I present recent results on the connection between stellar population properties and the normalisation of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) measured using stellar dynamics, based on a large sample of 260 early-type galaxies observed as part of the ATLAS super(3D) project. This measure of the IMF normalisation is found to vary non-uniformly with age- and metallicity-sensitive absorption line strengths. Applying single stellar population models, there are weak but measurable trends of the IMF with age and abundance ratio. Accounting for the dependence of stellar population parameters on velocity dispersion effectively removes these trends, but subsequently introduces a trend with metallicity, such that 'heavy' IMFs favour lower metallicities. The correlations are weaker than those found from previous studies directly detecting low-mass stars, suggesting some degree of tension between the different approaches of measuring the IMF. Resolving these discrepancies will be the focus of future work.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Galaxies masses as constraints of formation models |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the 311th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Oxford, United Kingdom, July 21-25, 2014 |
Editors | Michele Cappellari, Stéphane Courteau |
Place of Publication | Cambridge |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Pages | 49-52 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107078697 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | International Astronomical Union. Symposium (311th : 2014) - Oxford, UK Duration: 21 Jul 2014 → 25 Jul 2014 |
Conference
Conference | International Astronomical Union. Symposium (311th : 2014) |
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City | Oxford, UK |
Period | 21/07/14 → 25/07/14 |
Keywords
- galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD
- galaxies: evolution
- galaxies: stellar content