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星系中气体的演化

Evolution of Gas in Galaxies

Lister Staveley-Smith

摘要:

SKA将是研究星系气体含量演变的独特仪器。建议深(~8 Msec)的“双波束”调查模拟使用最近更新的规格SKA的灵敏度和调查速度。在红移21厘米的谱线上可以探测到近10^7个星系,大多数星系的红移超过2。这将使有关宇宙HI密度和HI质量函数到z = 3的演化的声明变得有信心,对应于11 Gyr的回顾时间。然而,质量与z = 0的最高质量星系相同的星系或星系群,如果存在的话,将在红移为6时被探测到。研究HI演化的理想仪器,在临界频率范围200-500 MHz,或A/T> 2 × 10^4 m^2/K时,其瞬时灵敏度至少要比目前的规格高两倍。SKA的能力将与ALMA高度互补,ALMA将能够在相同的红移范围内研究分子气体成分的演变。

英文摘要:

The SKA will be a unique instrument with which to study the evolution of the gas content of galaxies. A proposed deep (~8 Msec) 'pencil-beam' survey is simulated using recently updated specifications for SKA sensitivity and survey speed. Almost 10^7 galaxies could be detected in the redshifted 21cm line, most at redshifts in excess of two. This will enable confident statements to be made about the evolution of the cosmic HI density and the HI mass function to z=3, corresponding to a lookback time of 11 Gyr. However, galaxies or groups of galaxies with masses the same as the most HI-massive galaxies at z=0 will be detectable at redshifts of 6, if they exist. The ideal instrument for studying HI evolution would have an instantaneous sensitivity at least a factor of two higher than current specifications in the critical frequency range 200-500 MHz, or A/T > 2x10^4 m^2/K. The capabilities of the SKA will be highly complementary to ALMA which will be able to study the evolution of the molecular gas component over the same redshift range.

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