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横向邻近效应的探测:明亮类星体的辐射反馈

Detection of the Transverse Proximity Effect: Radiative Feedback from Bright QSOs

T. S. Goncalves, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini

摘要:

测量星系际介质对电离辐射冲击波的响应可以推断介质的物理性质,原则上可以推断辐射源的寿命和各向同性。如果辐射源靠近明亮背景类星体的视线,则可以进行最灵敏的这种测量。我们提出的结果基于深Keck/HIRES观测的类星体三重态KP 76,KP 77和KP 78在z ~2.5,与2-3弧分的天空平面上的分离。使用准确的系统红移的类星体从近红外光谱,我们量化的IGM气体的状态在邻近地区,预期的电离通量从前景类星体超过了10-200倍的元银河系背景,假设恒定和各向同性的发射。基于与检测HI,CIV,和OVI的吸收系统的不寻常的电离特性,我们得出结论,该气体已被显着影响的紫外辐射附近的类星体。借助于对前景类星体附近星系密度的观测,我们讨论了几种可能解释为什么横向邻近效应未能探测到它的效应。我们的观测表明,KP 76和KP 77的亮度在时间尺度上分别保持与当前值相当,Δ t > 2500万年和1600万年<Δ t <3300万年-没有证据表明,在这些间隔期间,来自任何一个类星体的紫外辐射都是显著各向异性的。

英文摘要:

Measuring the response of the intergalactic medium to a blast of ionizing radiation allows one to infer the physical properties of the medium and, in principle, the lifetime and isotropy of the radiating source. The most sensitive such measurements can be made if the source of radiation is near the line of sight to a bright background QSO. We present results based on deep Keck/HIRES observations of the QSO triplet KP76, KP77 and KP78 at z ~2.5, with separations of 2-3 arcmin on the plane of the sky. Using accurate systemic redshifts of the QSOs from near-IR spectroscopy, we quantify the state of the IGM gas in the proximity regions where the expected ionizing flux from the foreground QSOs exceeds that of the metagalactic background by factors of 10-200, assuming constant and isotropic emission. Based on the unusual ionization properties of the absorption systems with detected HI, CIV, and OVI, we conclude that the gas has been significantly affected by the UV radiation from the nearby QSOs. Aided by observations of the galaxy density near the foreground QSOs, we discuss several effects that may explain why the transverse proximity effect has eluded most previous attempts to detect it. Our observations suggest that the luminosities of KP76 and KP77 have remained comparable to current values over timescales of, respectively, Delta t > 25 Myr and 16 Myr < Delta t < 33 Myr - consistent with typical QSO lifetimes estimated from independent, less-direct methods. There is no evidence that the UV radiation from either QSO was significantly anisotropic during these intervals.

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