Bibcode
Meneses-Goytia, S.; Carigi, L.; García-Rojas, J.
Referencia bibliográfica
Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica Vol. 49, pp. 253-273 (2013)
Fecha de publicación:
10
2013
Número de citas
20
Número de citas referidas
17
Descripción
We have computed the Galactic Habitable Zones (GHZs) of the Andromeda
galaxy (M31) based on the probability of terrestrial planet formation,
which depends on the metallicity (Z) of the interstellar medium, and the
number of stars formed per unit surface area. The GHZ was obtained from
a chemical evolution model built to reproduce a metallicity gradient in
the galactic disk, [O/H](r)=-0.015 dex kpc^{-1} × r(kpc) + 0.44
dex. If we assume that Earth-like planets form with a probability law
that follows the Z distribution shown by stars with detected planets,
the most probable GHZ per pc^2 is located between 3 and 7 kpc for
planets with ages between 6 and 7 Gyr. However, the highest number of
stars with habitable planets is located in a ring between 12 and 14 kpc
with a mean age of 7 Gyr. 11% and 6.5% of the all formed stars in M31
may have planets capable of hosting basic and complex life,
respectively.
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