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The origin of strong -element bimodalities in FIRE simulations of Milky Way-mass galaxies
Megan Barry, Andrew Wetzel, Sarah Loebman +2
One of the Milky Way's characteristic features is a strongly bimodal distribution of -process elements, such as Mg, at fixed [Fe/H] in stellar abundances. We examine patterns in…
Understanding the Origin and Dynamical Evolution of the Unique Open Star Cluster Berkeley 20 using FIRE Simulations
Alessa I. Wiggins, Jamie R. Quinn, Micah Oeur +11
Open clusters (OCs) act as key probes that can be leveraged to constrain the formation and evolution of the Milky Way (MW)'s disk, as each has a unique chemical fingerprint and wel…
Testing the Stellar Feedback-driven Breathing Mode in Low-mass Galaxies with Gas Kinematics
Yifei Luo, Joseph Wick, Alexie Leauthaud +7
Hydrodynamic simulations have proposed that stellar feedback and bursty star-formation can produce dark matter cores in low-mass galaxies. A key prediction is that feedback-driven…
Spiral Structure Properties, Dynamics, and Evolution in MW-mass Galaxy Simulations
J. R. Quinn, S. R. Loebman, K. J. Daniel +8
The structure of spiral galaxies is essential to understanding the dynamics and evolution of disk galaxies; however, the precise nature of spiral arms remains uncertain. Two challe…
Stellar Velocity Dispersion versus Age: Consistency across Observations and Simulations, with the Milky Way as an Outlier
Fiona McCluskey, Andrew Wetzel, Sarah Loebman +1
Within disk galaxies, the velocity dispersion, , of stars increases with age, , as measured in the Milky Way (MW) and nearby galaxies. This relation provides a key window int…
Effect of gas accretion on -element bimodality in Milky Way-mass galaxies in the FIRE-2 simulations
Hanna Parul, Jeremy Bailin, Sarah R. Loebman +3
We analyse the stellar distributions on the [Fe/H]-[Mg/Fe] plane for 11 Milky Way-mass galaxies from the FIRE-2 cosmological baryonic zoom-in simulations. Alpha-element bimodality,…