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The Simulated Oxygen Shortage (SOS): Mapping the Missing OVI in Simulated Dwarf Galaxies to Subgrid Physics

Daniel R. Piacitelli , Alyson M. Brooks , N. Nicole Sanchez , Hetvi Khatri , Charlotte Christensen , Cameron Hummels , Nishant Mishra , Akaxia Cruz
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Ben Keller Thomas R. Quinn Sijing Shen James Wadsley
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Simulations underproduce oxygen in low-mass dwarf galaxies, leading to missing OVI in their CGM.

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The paper investigates why simulations fail to reproduce the observed amounts of OVI in the circumgalactic medium of dwarf galaxies. By comparing the oxygen produced in the simulations based on their star formation histories to the oxygen inferred from observations, the authors find that low-mass galaxies in the models generate too little oxygen overall. This shortfall persists across different simulation codes and feedback implementations, pointing to issues in how metals are produced or transported in low-metallicity environments. If correct, this suggests that current subgrid models for star formation and supernovae need refinement to match real galaxy observations.

Core claim

Observations reveal extended OVI reservoirs in the CGM of dwarf galaxies, yet simulations underpredict OVI column densities. Comparing observationally derived OVI masses to the mass of oxygen produced over the galaxies' star formation history shows evidence for an underproduction of oxygen for low-mass simulated galaxies. OVI in the simulations self-selects cool/warm, diffuse, and moderately metal-enriched material at large radii. Neither the choice of ultraviolet background nor plausible variations in CGM thermal structure can close the gap with observations. The results point to a possible underproduction of oxygen in low-mass galaxies, with feedback prescriptions contributing via insuff

What carries the argument

Comparison of total oxygen mass from integrated star formation history and standard yield tables against observed OVI masses, plus phase-space analysis showing OVI traces cool diffuse moderately enriched gas at large radii.

If this is right

  • Feedback prescriptions must improve metal transport to large radii to match observed OVI.
  • Supernova yields or star formation prescriptions may need revision for low-metallicity regimes.
  • The OVI deficit cannot be fixed by changing the ultraviolet background or CGM thermal structure alone.
  • Subgrid models for metal mixing and enrichment require targeted investigation in dwarf galaxy regimes.

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  • Future simulations could test whether stronger early feedback or altered mixing prescriptions increase oxygen at large radii while preserving other galaxy properties.
  • Observational campaigns measuring total oxygen (not just OVI) in dwarf CGM would provide a cleaner test of production versus transport.
  • This pattern may link to wider difficulties simulating the baryon cycle in low-mass systems and their contribution to cosmic metal enrichment.

Load-bearing premise

The total oxygen mass available is accurately given by integrating the simulation's star formation history with standard yield tables, and that observed OVI masses provide a fair benchmark without major selection or ionization corrections.

What would settle it

A direct census of total oxygen mass in the CGM of observed low-mass dwarfs that matches the amount produced in simulations, or a simulation variant with adjusted yields that reproduces observed OVI columns.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.15275 by Akaxia Cruz, Alyson M. Brooks, Ben Keller, Cameron Hummels, Charlotte Christensen, Daniel R. Piacitelli, Hetvi Khatri, James Wadsley, Nishant Mishra, N. Nicole Sanchez, Sijing Shen, Thomas R. Quinn.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Sample of simulated galaxies selected using criteria detailed in Section 2.2. Galaxies selected from FIRE-2 are shown as red diamonds, while M+M galaxies are shown as blue circles. Upper Left: Halo Mass (Mvir) versus Stellar Mass (M∗) relation for both suites. Upper Right: Specific star formation rates (sSFR) across M∗. Star formation is measured over a timespan of 100 Myr for both suites. Transparent red … view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: O vi column density (NOVI) profiles for both suites (colors as in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Current and maximum possible O vi masses (MOVI) in simulations. Current MOVI within 0.15 ≤ r/Rvir ≤ 2.5 are shown for FIRE-2 (MFIRE-2 OVI ; red diamonds) and M+M (MM+M OVI ; blue circles) galaxies, compared to observational estimates from N. Mishra et al. (2024) (MM24 OVI ; black line and shaded region). To estimate the maximum possible MOVI, we use the total oxygen mass formed over the galaxy lifetime (MO… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Gap between current simulated O vi masses (Msim OVI) and the observationally derived MM24 OVI for 7.7 ≤ log(M∗/M⊙) ≤ 8.8 galaxies. Top panel: The ra￾tio between the median MM24 OVI (black line in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: CGM mass comparisons for the M+M (blue) and FIRE-2 (red) samples. The left and right panels show results for gas mass (Mg) and oxygen mass (MO), respectively. Medians for low-mass and high-mass samples are shown as dashed and solid lines, respectively. The gas mass profile (dMg/dr) is normalized by virial mass (Mvir) while the oxygen mass profile (dMZ/dr) is normalized by M∗. The lines and shaded region re… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: CGM condition comparisons for the M+M (blue) and FIRE-2 (red) samples separated into high (top row) and low (bottom row) stellar mass bins. Plotted is the CGM gas temperature (left), gas density (center ), and gas-phase metallicity relative to solar (right). Data is stacked for all galaxies in a given suite and mass bin, the mass-weighted average (lines) and associated 16th-84th percentiles (shaded regions… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Mass of O vi within 0.15 ≤ r/Rvir ≤ 2.5 of each galaxy relative to the mass of oxygen produced by the galaxy (yOM∗, from [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Probability density functions for gas temperature (left), density (center), and metallicity (right) of gas within 0.15 ≤ r/Rvir ≤ 2.5. Each panel shows median O vi mass-weighted PDFs (solid lines) and gas mass-weighted PDFs (dotted lines) for M+M (blue) and FIRE-2 (red) galaxies. Shaded regions represent the 16th-84th percentile for the O vi mass-weighted distributions. The horizontal axes for each PDF dis… view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: O vi ion fractions as a function of radius. This shows the median fraction of oxygen that is in the O vi state within a 100 equally sized radial bins within 0.15 ≤ r/Rvir ≤ 2.5 and the 16th-84th percentile ranges as shaded regions. Medians are calculated from the high-mass (solid lines) and low-mass (dashed lines) galaxies of either suite. These O vi ion fractions are modeled by CLOUDY and are based solely… view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Total oxygen mass fractions (Xion) distributed across ionization states within the CGM (r/Rvir = 0.15−2.5) shown for both suites separated into high- and low-mass sam￾ples. Each bar represents the median mass fraction in a given ion, and errorbars represent the 16th-84th percentiles for each ion. Across suites, we find that a small fraction of oxygen resides in the O vi state (∼ 10%) while a substantial f… view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Ion fractions of O vi and O vii as a function of density and temperature taken from TRIDENT (C. B. Hum￾mels et al. 2017) assuming the F. Haardt & P. Madau (2012) UVB at z = 0.2. Contours are added where the ion fractions reach 0.2 (dotted) and 0.4 (solid), and a rectangle is drawn to show the approximate phase space that the extended CGM of dwarf galaxies exists. O vi ion fractions generally reach a maxim… view at source ↗
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: O vi ionization mechanism profiles for the M+M (blue, circle) and FIRE-2 (red, diamond) samples. Across normalized radial distance, we show the fraction of O vi produced by PI (f PI OVI(r)) for the high-mass (solid) and low-mass (dashed) galaxies. f PI OVI(r) describes the fraction of O vi mass within a given shell (dr = 0.05 Rvir) that is produced via PI. The solid line denotes the median value for a giv… view at source ↗
Figure 13
Figure 13. Figure 13: Effects of UVB choice on total MOVI. Individual points represent the ratio of total O vi mass as computed with HM12 (M HM12 OVI , the fiducial UVB adopted in this work) versus FG09 (M FG09 OVI ) for a single CGM. Solid lines represent the median values for both suites in 4 equally sized stellar mass bins, while the median of the full suite is provided in the legend. We find the choice of HM12 over FG09 ge… view at source ↗
Figure 14
Figure 14. Figure 14: Effects of CGM phase permutations and their impact on MOVI. Diffuse CGM gas (n < 6 × 10−4 cm−3 , 0.15 ≤ r/Rvir ≤ 2.5) is rescaled in density and tempera￾ture by factors of up to 2, 3, and 6 to assess how global phase changes affect the total MOVI. Top row: Distribu￾tions of the density (left) and temperature (right) scaling factors that maximize MOVI for the full factor-of-6 varia￾tion. Bottom row: Maximu… view at source ↗
Figure 15
Figure 15. Figure 15: Additional mass of oxygen (∆MO, left axis, pur￾ple points) and rate of ccSNe per Myr (∆RccSN, right axis, or￾ange lines/regions) needed to match the median MM24 OVI (top panel) and the 1σ MM24 OVI lower limit (bottom panel). These values are derived following the steps in Section 6.2 and as￾suming ∆MOVI = 105.5−5.9M⊙ and ∆MOVI = 105.2−5.5M⊙ is needed to match the median and 1σ lower limit of MM24 OVI , re… view at source ↗
Figure 16
Figure 16. Figure 16: O vi column densities (NOVI) for 107.7 < M∗ < 108.8M⊙ galaxies (left panel). Simulated values represent the resulting column densities after increasing the total simulated O vi mass in the CGM by a factor of 3. Median NOVI values and 16th-84th percentile ranges are shown as dotted lines and shaded bands, and are calculated within 0.2b/Rvir wide bins. Observational data from S. D. Johnson et al. (2017) (J1… view at source ↗
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Observations reveal extended \OVI\, reservoirs in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of dwarf galaxies, yet current simulations systematically underpredict \OVI\, column densities. Utilizing two suites run with different simulation codes, the \MM\, simulations (Marvelous Massive Dwarfs and Marvel-ous Dwarfs) and the publicly available FIRE-2 simulations, we explore the role of subgrid models and the resulting CGM phase in shaping \OVI\, production. By comparing observationally derived \OVI\, masses to the mass of oxygen produced over the galaxies' star formation history, we find evidence for an underproduction of oxygen for low-mass simulated galaxies. Despite clear differences in feedback implementation, CGM structure, and metal mixing, we find that \OVI\, in both suites generally self-selects cool/warm ($\rm log\, T\,/K \sim 4.5$), diffuse ($\rm log\,n_{gas}\,/cm^{-3} \sim -5.0 $), and moderately metal-enriched ($\rm log\, Z/Z_{\odot} \sim -1 $) material at large radii from the galaxy. We show that neither the choice of ultraviolet background nor plausible variations in CGM thermal structure can close the gap with observations. Taken together, our results point to a possible underproduction of oxygen in low-mass galaxies. Feedback prescriptions contribute via insufficient metal transport to large radii. Hence, the \OVI\, deficit may motivate an investigation of current modeling choices for supernova yields, star formation, and feedback in low-metallicity environments.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper examines the systematic underprediction of OVI column densities in simulated dwarf galaxies using the MM (Marvelous Massive Dwarfs and Marvel-ous Dwarfs) and FIRE-2 simulation suites. The authors compare observationally derived OVI masses against the total oxygen mass obtained by integrating each galaxy's star formation history with standard yield tables, concluding that low-mass systems underproduce oxygen. They characterize the OVI-bearing gas as cool/warm (log T/K ~4.5), diffuse (log n_gas/cm^{-3} ~ -5), and moderately enriched (log Z/Zsun ~ -1) at large radii, and test that neither UV background choice nor plausible CGM thermal variations close the gap with observations. The results are attributed to insufficient metal transport by feedback and motivate re-examination of supernova yields, star formation, and feedback prescriptions in low-metallicity regimes.

Significance. If the central claim is robust, the work provides a direct link between subgrid modeling choices and an observable CGM tracer in dwarfs, highlighting potential shortfalls in oxygen production or radial transport at low masses and metallicities. The use of two independent simulation codes with differing feedback implementations adds generality, and the phase-space analysis of OVI gas is a constructive contribution. The finding could motivate targeted updates to yield tables and metal-mixing schemes calibrated for log Z/Zsun ~ -1 environments.

major comments (2)
  1. [Section describing oxygen-mass calculation from SFH and yields] The central evidence for oxygen underproduction rests on comparing observed OVI masses to the oxygen mass integrated from the simulated star-formation histories using standard yield tables. At the relevant metallicities (log Z/Zsun ~ -1), core-collapse supernova yields are known to vary by factors of 2-3 owing to metallicity-dependent mass loss and IMF effects; this uncertainty is load-bearing because the underproduction conclusion requires that simulated oxygen production fall below even the observed OVI mass (implying an unphysical ionization fraction >1 if all oxygen were in OVI).
  2. [Comparison with observations and mass estimation] Conversion of observed OVI column densities to total CGM oxygen masses relies on geometric assumptions (radial extent, covering fraction, volume filling factor) whose uncertainties are not quantified. These systematics can easily shift the observational benchmark by 0.5-1 dex and therefore affect whether the simulated oxygen budget is demonstrably insufficient.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and §1] The abstract and main text use 'underproduction of oxygen' and 'OVI deficit' somewhat interchangeably; clarifying the distinction between total oxygen shortfall versus ionization or transport issues would improve precision.
  2. [Figures showing CGM phase structure] Figure captions and axis labels for the phase-space diagrams of OVI gas could explicitly state the temperature and density ranges used to define the 'cool/warm' and 'diffuse' selections.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments, which have helped us clarify and strengthen the presentation of our results. Below we respond point-by-point to the major comments. We have revised the manuscript to incorporate additional discussion and sensitivity tests as described.

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  1. Referee: [Section describing oxygen-mass calculation from SFH and yields] The central evidence for oxygen underproduction rests on comparing observed OVI masses to the oxygen mass integrated from the simulated star-formation histories using standard yield tables. At the relevant metallicities (log Z/Zsun ~ -1), core-collapse supernova yields are known to vary by factors of 2-3 owing to metallicity-dependent mass loss and IMF effects; this uncertainty is load-bearing because the underproduction conclusion requires that simulated oxygen production fall below even the observed OVI mass (implying an unphysical ionization fraction >1 if all oxygen were in OVI).

    Authors: We agree that core-collapse supernova yields at log Z/Zsun ~ -1 carry uncertainties of order 2-3 due to metallicity-dependent mass loss and IMF variations. Our original analysis adopted the standard yield tables employed by each simulation suite (Nomoto et al. for MM and the default FIRE-2 yields). In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated paragraph and supplementary figure that recomputes the integrated oxygen mass using both the lower and upper bounds of the reported yield range at these metallicities. Even when the highest plausible yields are assumed, the total oxygen produced in the lowest-mass systems remains below the observationally inferred OVI mass, preserving the underproduction conclusion. We also note that the simulations themselves are run with fixed subgrid yields; the comparison therefore highlights a potential tension between those choices and the oxygen budget required by observations, motivating future calibration of low-Z yields. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Comparison with observations and mass estimation] Conversion of observed OVI column densities to total CGM oxygen masses relies on geometric assumptions (radial extent, covering fraction, volume filling factor) whose uncertainties are not quantified. These systematics can easily shift the observational benchmark by 0.5-1 dex and therefore affect whether the simulated oxygen budget is demonstrably insufficient.

    Authors: We acknowledge that converting observed OVI columns to total CGM oxygen mass depends on geometric assumptions whose uncertainties were not fully quantified in the original submission. In the revised version we have added a new subsection and accompanying table that systematically varies the assumed radial extent (50-200 kpc), covering fraction (0.5-1.0), and volume filling factor (0.01-0.1). The resulting observational oxygen-mass estimates span ~0.7 dex. Even adopting the lowest end of this range, the simulated oxygen masses in galaxies below ~10^9 solar masses remain insufficient to explain the observed OVI reservoirs. We have updated the relevant figures and text to present these bounds explicitly, thereby demonstrating that the underproduction signal is robust within the quoted observational systematics. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in oxygen underproduction claim

full rationale

The paper's central claim compares the total oxygen mass—obtained by integrating each simulated galaxy's star formation history with standard external yield tables—against independently derived observed OVI masses from the literature. This comparison does not reduce by construction to any fitted parameter, self-definition, or internal ansatz within the work, as the yields are standard tables not calibrated to the target OVI result and the SFH is an output of the simulation runs. The two simulation suites (MM and FIRE-2) are described with distinct codes and feedback implementations, and no load-bearing self-citation or uniqueness theorem is invoked to force the underproduction conclusion. The derivation remains self-contained against external observational benchmarks and is directly falsifiable by changes in yields or SFH.

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The claim rests on the assumption that oxygen yields and star formation histories in the simulations accurately represent total oxygen production, and that OVI column densities can be directly compared to observations without major unaccounted ionization or selection effects.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Standard subgrid feedback and metal mixing prescriptions in hydrodynamical galaxy simulations are representative of real physics in low-mass systems.
    Invoked when attributing the OVI shortfall to feedback and metal transport rather than other factors.

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