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阻尼Lyman α系统的运动学特征:用D指数筛选高柱密度HI吸收体

The kinematic signature of damped Lyman alpha systems: Using the D-index to screen for high column density HI absorbers

Sara L. Ellison, Michael T. Murphy, Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky

摘要:

使用21个阻尼莱曼α系统(DLAs)和35个子DLAs的样本,我们从MgII λ 2796剖面的高分辨率光谱评估D指数= EW / Delta v × 1000。这个样本代表了DLA D指数统计数据的增加,比Ellison(2006)使用的样本增加了四倍。我们调查各种技术来定义的速度扩散(Δ V)的MgII线,以确定最佳的D-指数的DLAs的识别。DLA识别的成功率为50 - 55%,取决于所使用的速度限制,当Fe II的柱密度包括在D指数计算中时,提高了几个百分点。我们推荐的参数集被认为是最稳健的,具有高DLA识别率(57%)和低DLA遗漏率(6%)的组合,并最干净地分离DLA和子DLA(Kolmogorov-Smirnov概率0.5%)。这些统计数据表明,D指数是选择低红移DLA候选者的最有效的技术:比单独基于Mg II和Fe II的等效宽度选择DLA效率高65%。我们还研究了分辨率对确定子DLAs的N(HI)的影响。我们卷积阶梯光谱的分DLA的利亚配置文件与高斯典型的光谱分辨率的仪器上的哈勃太空望远镜和比较最佳的拟合N(HI)值在两个分辨率。我们发现,拟合HI柱密度是系统高估了~ 0.1倍,在中等分辨率的光谱相比,最好的拟合原始阶梯光谱。这种偏移是由于附近Lya云的混合造成的,Lya云包含在低分辨率的阻尼机翼拟合中。

英文摘要:

Using a sample of 21 damped Lyman alpha systems (DLAs) and 35 sub-DLAs, we evaluate the D-index = EW / Delta v x 1000 from high resolution spectra of the MgII lambda 2796 profile. This sample represents an increase in sub-DLA D-index statistics by a factor of four over the sample used by Ellison (2006). We investigate various techniques to define the velocity spread (Delta v) of the MgII line to determine an optimal D-index for the identification of DLAs. The success rate of DLA identification is 50 -- 55%, depending on the velocity limits used, improving by a few percent when the column density of FeII is included in the D-index calculation. We recommend the set of parameters that is judged to be most robust, have a combination of high DLA identification rate (57%) and low DLA miss rate (6%) and most cleanly separate the DLAs and sub-DLAs (Kolmogorov-Smirnov probability 0.5%). These statistics demonstrate that the D-index is the most efficient technique for selecting low redshift DLA candidates: 65% more efficient than selecting DLAs based on the equivalent widths of MgII and FeII alone. We also investigate the effect of resolution on determining the N(HI) of sub-DLAs. We convolve echelle spectra of sub-DLA Lya profiles with Gaussians typical of the spectral resolution of instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope and compare the best fit N(HI) values at both resolutions. We find that the fitted HI column density is systematically over-estimated by ~ 0.1 dex in the moderate resolution spectra compared to the best fits to the original echelle spectra. This offset is due to blending of nearby Lya clouds that are included in the damping wing fit at low resolution.

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