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Z~2处K选星形成星系的成星率和金属丰度

Star Formation Rates and Metallicities of K-selected Star Forming Galaxies at z~2

Masao Hayashi, Kentaro Motohara, Kazuhiro Shimasaku, Masato Onodera, Yuka Katsuno Uchimoto, Nobunari Kashikawa, Makiko Yoshida, Sadanori Okamura, Chun Ly, Matthew A. Malkan

摘要:

我们介绍了斯巴鲁深场中15个K(AB)<23的恒星形成BzK星系(sBzKs)的光谱学,其中Halpha和一些其他发射线在0.9至2.3微米的光谱中被检测到,分辨率为R=500。使用Halpha光度,我们得到恒星形成率(SFR),然后比SFR(SSFR)除以恒星质量,这是来自SED拟合BVRi 'z'K测光。研究发现,具有较高恒星质量的sBzKs具有较大的SFR。恒星质量与SSFR之间存在负相关关系,这与前人对z~2星系的研究结果一致。这意味着恒星质量的较大增长发生在质量较小的星系中。此外,气相氧丰度,12+log(O/H),来自NII(λ 6584)的比率,以Halpha使用N2指数的方法。我们发现恒星质量与氧丰度之间存在着相关性,即质量越大的sBzK越富金属,这与紫外选择的z~2星系的关系在性质上是一致的。然而,sBzKs的金属丰度比具有类似恒星质量的UV选择星系高约0.2 dex,考虑到小的不确定性,这是显着的。我们样本中的sBzKs具有比紫外选择星系更红的R-K颜色。这种氧丰度的星系颜色依赖性可能是由在z~2处具有较高金属丰度的较老或较尘埃的星系引起的。

英文摘要:

We present spectroscopy of 15 star-forming BzK galaxies (sBzKs) with K(AB)<23 in the Subaru Deep Field, for which Halpha and some other emission lines are detected in 0.9 to 2.3 micron spectra with a resolution of R=500. Using Halpha luminosities, we obtain star formation rates (SFRs), and then specific SFRs (SSFRs) dividing SFRs by stellar masses, which are derived from SED fitting to BVRi'z'K photometry. It is found that sBzKs with higher stellar masses have larger SFRs. A negative correlation is seen between stellar mass and SSFR, which is consistent with the previous results for z~2 galaxies. This implies that a larger growth of stellar mass occurs in less massive galaxies. In addition, gas-phase oxygen abundances, 12+log(O/H), are derived from the ratio of NII(lambda 6584) to Halpha using the N2 index method. We have found a correlation between stellar mass and oxygen abundance in the sense that more massive sBzKs tend to be more metal rich, which is qualitatively consistent with the relation for UV-selected z~2 galaxies. However, the metallicity of the sBzKs is ~0.2 dex higher than that of UV-selected galaxies with similar stellar masses, which is significant considering the small uncertainties. The sBzKs in our sample have redder R-K colors than the UV-selected galaxies. This galaxy color-dependence in the oxygen abundance may be caused by older or dustier galaxies having higher metallicities at z~2.

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