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Trujillo-Gomez, S, Kruijssen, JMD, Reina-Campos, M, Pfeffer, JL, Keller, BW, Crain, RA, Bastian, N and Hughes, ME (2021) The kinematics of globular cluster populations in the E-MOSAICS simulations and their implications for the assembly history of the Milky Way. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 503 (1). pp. 31-58. ISSN 0035-8711
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Abstract
We present a detailed comparison of the Milky Way (MW) globular cluster (GC) kinematics with the 25 Milky Way-mass cosmological simulations from the E-MOSAICS project. While the MW falls within the kinematic distribution of GCs spanned by the simulations, the relative kinematics of its metal-rich ($[\rm{Fe/H}]>-1.2$) versus metal-poor ($[\rm{Fe/H}]<-1.2$), and inner ($r<8\rm{kpc}$) versus outer ($r>8\rm{kpc}$) populations are atypical for its mass. To understand the origins of these features, we perform a comprehensive statistical analysis of the simulations, and find 18 correlations describing the assembly of $L^*$ galaxies and their dark matter haloes based on their GC population kinematics. The correlations arise because the orbital distributions of accreted and in-situ GCs depend on the masses and accretion redshifts of accreted satellites, driven by the combined effects of dynamical fraction, tidal stripping, and dynamical heating. Because the kinematics of in-situ/accreted GCs are broadly traced by the metal-rich/metal-poor and inner/outer populations, the observed GC kinematics are a sensitive probe of galaxy assembly. We predict that relative to the population of $L^*$ galaxies, the MW assembled its dark matter and stellar mass rapidly through a combination of in-situ star formation, more than a dozen low-mass mergers, and $1.4\pm1.2$ early ($z=3.1\pm1.3$) major merger. The rapid assembly period ended early, limiting the fraction of accreted stars. We conclude by providing detailed quantitative predictions for the assembly history of the MW.
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| Additional Information: | This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2021 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
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| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2021 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 05:35 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1093/mnras/stab341 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14824 |
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