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一个z = 4.42的相互作用Lyman Break星系的静止标架紫外-近红外观测

Rest-Frame Ultraviolet to Near Infrared Observations of an Interacting Lyman Break Galaxy at z = 4.42

Joshua D. Younger, Jia-Sheng Huang, Giovanni G. Fazio, Thomas J. Cox, Kamson Lai, Philip F. Hopkins, Lars Hernquist, Casey J. Papovich, Luc Simard, Lihwai Lin, … 展开作者

Joshua D. Younger, Jia-Sheng Huang, Giovanni G. Fazio, Thomas J. Cox, Kamson Lai, Philip F. Hopkins, Lars Hernquist, Casey J. Papovich, Luc Simard, Lihwai Lin, Yi-Wen Cheng, Haojin Yan, Dusan Keres, Alice E. Shapley

摘要:

我们提出了一个相互作用的Lyman break星系在红移z=4.42,最高的红移合并系统,清楚地解决潮汐功能的休息帧紫外到近红外光谱能量分布。这个系统中的两个物体- HDF-G4和它先前未被识别的伴星-都是B_{435}带的丢失者,具有相似的V_{606} - i_{775}和i_{775} - z_{850}颜色,并且相隔1”,在z=4.42时对应于7 kpc的投影核间距;所有这些都表明了一个相互作用的系统。与恒星星族模型的拟合表明,该恒星的质量为M_ \star = 2.6 \times 10^{10} M_ \odot,年龄为τ_ \star = 720 My,恒星形成历史为指数型,e折叠时间为τ_0 = 440 My。使用这些导出的恒星星族作为约束条件,我们使用流体动力学模拟的HDF-G4系统的模型,并发现它可能会演变成一个类星体的z \sim 3.5,和一个静态的,紧凑的球状体的z \sim 2.5类似于在z > 2观察到的。而且,这样一个天体的存在支持星系形成模型,其中主要的合并驱动了球体和黑洞的高红移积累。

英文摘要:

We present the rest-frame ultraviolet through near infrared spectral energy distribution for an interacting Lyman break galaxy at a redshift z=4.42, the highest redshift merging system known with clearly resolved tidal features. The two objects in this system - HDF-G4 and its previously unidentified companion - are both B_{435} band dropouts, have similar V_{606}-i_{775} and i_{775}-z_{850} colors, and are separated by 1", which at z=4.42 corresponds to 7 kpc projected nuclear separation; all indicative of an interacting system. Fits to stellar population models indicate a stellar mass of M_\star = 2.6\times 10^{10} M_\odot, age of τ_\star = 720 My, and exponential star formation history with an e-folding time τ_0 = 440 My. Using these derived stellar populations as constraints, we model the HDF-G4 system using hydrodynamical simulations, and find that it will likely evolve into a quasar by z\sim3.5, and a quiescent, compact spheroid by z\sim 2.5 similar to those observed at z > 2. And, the existence of such an object supports galaxy formation models in which major mergers drive the high redshift buildup of spheroids and black holes.

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