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[O II ] λ 3727在z ~ 1处的光度函数

The [O II] lambda 3727 Luminosity Function at z ~ 1

Guangtun Zhu, John Moustakas, Michael R. Blanton

摘要:

我们使用DEEP 2星系红移巡天观测到的~ 14,000个星系的高分辨率光谱测量了[OII]lambda 3727光度函数在0.75<z<1.45处的演化。我们发现当亮度大于L_{OII} =10^{42} erg s^(-1)时,光度函数可用斜率为α~-3的幂律dN/dL ~ L^α来表示。在z ~ 1.35和z ~ 0.84之间,高于这个光度的[OII]发射星系的数密度下降了2.5倍。在没有数密度演化的极限下,特征[OII]光度L^*_[OII](定义为空间密度等于10^{-3.5} dex^{-1} Mpc^{-3}时的光度)在相同的红移间隔内下降了约1.8倍。假设L_[OII]与恒星形成率(SFR)成正比,并且在固定[OII]光度下,星系中典型尘埃衰减的变化可以忽略不计,则测量到的L^*_[OII]的下降意味着在这一时期,星系中恒星形成量每Gyr减少约25%。采用-1.3 \pm 0.2的弱端幂律斜率,通过对观测到的[OII]光度函数进行积分,得到了以z~1为中心的4个红移面元的共动SFR密度,并利用L_[OII]和SFR之间的局部经验校准,从统计上解释了星系间尘埃衰减和金属丰度的变化。我们发现,我们估计的SFR密度在z~1是一致的,与以前的测量的基础上,各种独立的SFR指标。

英文摘要:

We measure the evolution of the [OII]lambda 3727 luminosity function at 0.75<z<1.45 using high-resolution spectroscopy of ~14,000 galaxies observed by the DEEP2 galaxy redshift survey. We find that brighter than L_{OII}=10^{42} erg s^(-1) the luminosity function is well-represented by a power law dN/dL ~ L^α with slope α~ -3. The number density of [OII] emitting galaxies above this luminosity declines by a factor of >~2.5 between z ~ 1.35 and z ~ 0.84. In the limit of no number-density evolution, the characteristic [OII] luminosity, L^*_[OII], defined as the luminosity where the space density equals 10^{-3.5} dex^{-1} Mpc^{-3}, declines by a factor of ~1.8 over the same redshift interval. Assuming that L_[OII] is proportional to the star-formation rate (SFR), and negligible change in the typical dust attenuation in galaxies at fixed [OII] luminosity, the measured decline in L^*_[OII] implies a ~25% per Gyr decrease in the amount of star formation in galaxies during this epoch. Adopting a faint-end power-law slope of -1.3\pm0.2, we derive the comoving SFR density in four redshift bins centered around z~1 by integrating the observed [OII] luminosity function using a local, empirical calibration between L_[OII] and SFR, which statistically accounts for variations in dust attenuation and metallicity among galaxies. We find that our estimate of the SFR density at z~1 is consistent with previous measurements based on a variety of independent SFR indicators.

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