Dynamically produced moving groups in interacting simulations

Peter Craig

doi:10.1093/mnras/stab1431

Dynamically produced moving groups in interacting simulations

2021-05-21

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DOI：10.1093/mnras/stab1431

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We show that smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations of dwarf galaxies interacting with a Milky Way-like disc produce moving groups in the simulated stellar disc. We analyse three different simulations: one that includes dwarf galaxies that mimic the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, and the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal; another with a dwarf galaxy that orbits nearly in the plane of the Milky Way disc; and a null case that does not include a dwarf galaxy interaction. We present a new algorithm to find large moving groups in the V-R, V-phi plane in an automated fashion that allows us to compare velocity substructure in different simulations, at different locations, and at different times. We find that there are significantly more moving groups formed in the interacting simulations than in the isolated simulation. A number of dwarf galaxies are known to orbit the Milky Way, with at least one known to have had a close pericentre approach. Our analysis of simulations here indicates that dwarf galaxies like those orbiting our Galaxy produce large moving groups in the disc. Our analysis also suggests that some of the moving groups in the Milky Way may have formed due to dynamical interactions with perturbing dwarf satellites. The groups identified in the simulations by our algorithm have similar properties to those found in the Milky Way, including similar fractions of the total stellar population included in the groups, as well as similar average velocities and velocity dispersions.

Keywords:

Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics

solar neighbourhood

Galaxy: structure

galaxies: dwarf

galaxies: interactions

Dynamically produced moving groups in interacting simulations

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