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Expanding on the fundamental metallicity relation in dwarf galaxies with MUSE

Bulichi, Teodora-Elena
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Fahrion, Katja
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Mernier, Francois
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November 15, 2023
Astronomy & Astrophysics

The mass-metallicity relation (MZR) represents one of the most important scaling relations in the context of galaxy evolution, comprising a positive correlation between stellar mass and metallicity (Z). The fundamental metallicity relation (FMR) introduces a new parameter into the dependence, namely, the star formation rate (SFR). While several studies have found that Z is anti-correlated with the SFR at a fixed mass, the validity of this statement has been questioned extensively and no widely accepted consensus has been reached thus far. With this work, we investigate the FMR in nine nearby, spatially resolved, dwarf galaxies, using gas diagnostics on integral-field spectroscopic data of the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE), pushing such investigations to lower galaxy masses and higher resolutions. We find that both the MZR and FMR exhibit different behaviours within different star-forming regions of the galaxies. We find that the SFR surface-density-and-metallicity anti-correlation is tighter in the low-mass galaxies of our sample. For all the galaxies considered, we find a SFR surface-density-and-stellar-mass surface-density correlation. We propose that the main reason behind these findings is connected to the accretion mechanisms of the gas fuelling star formation, namely: low-mass, metal-poor galaxies accrete pristine gas from the intergalactic medium, while in more massive and metal-enriched systems, the gas responsible for star formation is recycled from previous star-forming episodes.

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DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/202346002
Web of Science ID

WOS:001127199600014

Author(s)
Bulichi, Teodora-Elena
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Fahrion, Katja
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Mernier, Francois
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Hilker, Michael
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Leaman, Ryan
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Lyubenova, Mariya
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Mueller, Oliver  
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Neumayer, Nadine
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Navarro, Ignacio Martin
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Pinna, Francesca
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Date Issued

2023-11-15

Publisher

Edp Sciences S A

Published in
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume

679

Start page

A98

Subjects

Physical Sciences

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Galaxies: Abundances

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Galaxies: Evolution

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Galaxies: Fundamental Parameters

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Ism: Abundances

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LASTRO  
FunderGrant Number

Leiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students (LEAPS)

ESA Research Fellowship programme

NWO

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April 3, 2024
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