Evolution of Multiphase Hot Interstellar Medium in Elliptical Galaxies

Abstract

We present the results of a variety of simulations concerning the evolution of multiphase (inhomogeneous) hot interstellar medium (ISM) in elliptical galaxies. We assume the gases ejected from stars do not mix globally with the circumferential gas. The ejected gas components evolve separately according to their birth time, position, and origin. We consider cases where supernova remnants (SNRs) mix with local ISM. The components with high metal abundance and/or high density cool and drop out of the hot ISM gas faster than the other components because of their high metal abundance and/or density. This makes the average metal abundance of the hot ISM low. Furthermore, since the metal abundance of mass-loss gas decreases with radius, gas inflow from outer region makes the average metal abundance of the hot ISM smaller than that of mass-loss gas in the inner region. As gas ejection rate of stellar system decreases, mass fraction of mass-loss gas ejected at outer region increases in a galaxy. If the mixing of SNRs is ineffective, our model predicts that observed [Si/Fe] and [Mg/Fe] should decrease towards the galactic center because of strong iron emission by SNRs. In the outer region, where the cooling of time of the ISM is long, the selective cooling is ineffective and most of gas components remain hot. Thus, the metal abundance of the ISM in this region directly reflects that of the gas ejected from stars. Our model shows that supernovae are not effective heating sources in the inner region of elliptical galaxies, because most of the energy released by them radiates. Therefore, cooling flow is established even if the supernova rate is high. Mixing of SNRs with ambient ISM makes the energy transfer between supernova explosion and ambient ISM more effective.

21 pages (AASTeX), 14 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

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