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z = 1.26大质量演化星系的光学-近红外光谱

Optical to Near-IR Spectrum of a Massive Evolved Galaxy at z = 1.26

Y. Matsuoka, B. A. Peterson, S. Oyabu, K. Kawara, N. Asami, H. Sameshima, N. Ienaka, T. Nagayama, M. Tamura

摘要:

我们提出的光学近红外(IR)光谱的星系TSPS J1329-0957,一个红色和明亮的成员的类极红物体(ERO)在z = 1.26。这个星系是在我们正在南部天空进行的东京-斯特罗姆洛测光调查(TSPS)过程中发现的。光谱观测是用安装在Gemini-South望远镜上的Gemini多目标光谱仪(GMOS)和Gemini近红外光谱仪(GNIRS)进行的。0.6 - 2.3 μ m的宽波长覆盖范围为ERO的性质提供了有用的线索,而大多数公布的光谱仅限于较窄的光谱范围,这是由在大型调查中需要有效的红移测定所决定的。我们比较我们的光谱与最近的大型调查中获得的几个光学复合光谱,并与恒星星族合成模型。利用近红外宽带数据,而不是光谱数据,在推导星系的属性的有效性也进行了研究。我们发现TSPS J1329-0957形成于宇宙年龄为2 - 3 Gyr时,随后被动演化成为z = 1 - 2宇宙中最大质量的星系之一。它的早期类型和估计的恒星质量M* = 10^{11.5} Msun清楚地表明,这个星系是本宇宙中最明亮的椭圆星系和球状星系的直接祖先。

英文摘要:

We present the optical to near-infrared (IR) spectrum of the galaxy TSPS J1329-0957, a red and bright member of the class of extremely red objects (EROs) at z = 1.26. This galaxy was found in the course of the Tokyo-Stromlo Photometry Survey (TSPS) which we are conducting in the southern sky. The spectroscopic observations were carried out with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) and the Gemini Near Infra-Red Spectrograph (GNIRS) mounted on the Gemini-South telescope. The wide wavelength coverage of 0.6 - 2.3 um provides useful clues as to the nature of EROs while most published spectra are limited to a narrower spectral range which is dictated by the need for efficient redshift determination in a large survey. We compare our spectrum with several optical composite spectra obtained in recent large surveys, and with stellar population synthesis models. The effectiveness of using near-IR broad-band data, instead of the spectral data, in deriving the galaxy properties are also investigated. We find that TSPS J1329-0957 formed when the universe was 2 - 3 Gyr old, and subsequently evolved passively to become one of the most massive galaxies found in the z = 1 - 2 universe. Its early type and estimated stellar mass of M* = 10^{11.5} Msun clearly point to this galaxy being a direct ancestor of the brightest elliptical and spheroidal galaxies in the local universe.

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