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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Année : 2024

On the Significance of the Thick Disks of Disk Galaxies

Sukyoung K. Yi
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J. K. Jang
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Julien Devriendt
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San Han
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Taysun Kimm
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Minjung Park
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Jinsu Rhee
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Thick disks are a prevalent feature observed in numerous disk galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Their significance has been reported to vary widely, ranging from a few percent to 100% of the disk mass, depending on the galaxy and the measurement method. We use the NewHorizon simulation, which has high spatial and stellar mass resolutions, to investigate the issue of the thick-disk mass fraction. We also use the NewHorizon2 simulation, which was run on the same initial conditions, but additionally traced nine chemical elements. Based on a sample of 27 massive disk galaxies with M * > 1010 M in NewHorizon, the contribution of the thick disk was found to be 20% ± 11% in r-band luminosity or 35% ± 15% in mass to the overall galactic disk, which seems in agreement with observational data. The vertical profiles of 0, 22, and 5 galaxies are best fitted by 1, 2, or 3 ${{\rm{sech}} }^{2}$ components, respectively. The NewHorizon2 data show that the selection of thick-disk stars based on a single [α/Fe] cut is contaminated by stars of different kinematic properties, while missing the bulk of kinematically thick disk stars. Vertical luminosity profile fits recover the key properties of thick disks reasonably well. The majority of stars are born near the galactic midplane with high circularity and get heated with time via fluctuations in the force field. Depending on the star formation and merger histories, galaxies may naturally develop thick disks with significantly different properties.
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insu-04490419 , version 1 (10-03-2024)

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Sukyoung K. Yi, J. K. Jang, Julien Devriendt, Yohan Dubois, San Han, et al.. On the Significance of the Thick Disks of Disk Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2024, 271, ⟨10.3847/1538-4365/ad0e71⟩. ⟨insu-04490419⟩
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