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10个新的亚DLAs和Z < 1.5的强Lyman极限体系的化学组成

The chemical compositions of 10 new sub-DLAs and strong Lyman-limit systems at z < 1.5

Joseph D. Meiring, Varsha P. Kulkarni, James T. Lauroesch, Celine Peroux, Pushpa Khare, Donald G. York, Arlin P. S. Crotts

摘要:

利用6.5m Magellan II Clay望远镜上的MIKE摄谱仪对8个亚阻尼莱曼α吸收体和2个z < 1.5的强莱曼极限体系进行了中等分辨率的观测。这些观测是作为一个正在进行的项目的一部分,以确定z < 1.5类星体吸收线系统(QSOALS)的丰度,重点是亚DLA系统。这些观察结果将z < 1.5亚DLA中的Zn测量的样本增加了约50%。检测Mg I、Mg II、Al II、Al III、Ca II、Mn II、Fe II和Zn II的线,并测定柱密度。在其中两个系统中检测到相对未贫化的元素和气相金属丰度的示踪剂Zn II,[Zn/H]=-0.05 \pm 0.12和[Zn/H]>+0.86。然而,后一个系统是N(H I)<18.8的弱系统,因此可能需要对丰度进行显著的电离校正。在所有系统中都检测到Fe II线,平均Fe丰度<[Fe/H]>=-0.68,高于DLA系统在这些红移处的典型Fe丰度。这种高的平均值[Fe/H]可能是由于较少的铁消耗到尘埃颗粒,或在这些系统中的丰度较高。我们还讨论了这些吸收体的相对丰度。具有高金属丰度的系统显示高的[Mn/Fe]和[Zn/Fe]比率,如先前在另一个亚DLA中所见。这些较高的[Mn/Fe]值可能是由于铁严重耗尽到颗粒,未混合的气体,或本质上非太阳丰度模式。基于Cloudy模型,我们不希望电离效应导致这种现象。

英文摘要:

We present chemical abundance measurements from medium resolution observations of 8 sub-damped Lyman-alpha absorber and 2 strong Lyman-limit systems at z < 1.5 observed with the MIKE spectrograph on the 6.5m Magellan II Clay telescope. These observations were taken as part of an ongoing project to determine abundances in z < 1.5 quasar absorption line systems (QSOALS) focusing on sub-DLA systems. These observations increase the sample of Zn measurements in z < 1.5 sub-DLAs by ~50%. Lines of Mg I, Mg II, Al II, Al III, Ca II, Mn II, Fe II, and Zn II were detected and column densities were determined. Zn II, a relatively undepleted element and tracer of the gas phase metallicity is detected in two of these systems, with [Zn/H]=-0.05\pm0.12 and [Zn/H]>+0.86. The latter system is however a weak system with N(H I)<18.8, and therefore may need significant ionisation corrections to the abundances. Fe II lines were detected in all systems, with an average Fe abundance of <[Fe/H]>=-0.68, higher than typical Fe abundances for DLA systems at these redshifts. This high mean [Fe/H] could be due to less depletion of Fe onto dust grains, or to higher abundances in these systems. We also discuss the relative abundances in these absorbers. The systems with high metallicity show high ratios of [Mn/Fe] and [Zn/Fe], as seen previously in another sub-DLA. These higher values of [Mn/Fe] could be a result of heavy depletion of Fe onto grains, unmixed gas, or an intrinsically non-solar abundance pattern. Based on Cloudy modeling, we do not expect ionisation effects to cause this phenomenon.

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