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在COSMOS 2平方度场中z=4.86处的Ly α发射体的光度特性

Photometric properties of Ly alpha emitters at z=4.86 in the COSMOS 2 square degree field

Y. Shioya, Y. Taniguchi, S. S. Sasaki, T. Nagao, T. Murayama, T. Saito, Y. Ideue, A. Nakajima, K. L. Matsuoka, J. Trump, N. Z. Scoville, D. B. Sanders, B. Mobas… 展开作者

Y. Shioya, Y. Taniguchi, S. S. Sasaki, T. Nagao, T. Murayama, T. Saito, Y. Ideue, A. Nakajima, K. L. Matsuoka, J. Trump, N. Z. Scoville, D. B. Sanders, B. Mobasher, H. Aussel, P. Capak, J. Kartaltepe, A. Koekemoer, C. Carilli, R. S. Ellis, B. Garilli, M. Giavalisco, M. G. Kitzbichler, C. Impey, O. LeFevre, E. Schinnerer, V. Smolcic

摘要:

本文介绍了利用斯巴鲁望远镜上的Suprime-Cam对宇宙演化巡天(COSMOS)场进行的光学窄带(λ_c=7126埃,Δ λ =73埃)和宽带(B,V,r ',i'和z ')观测的结果。我们在1.83 ° ^2的连续测区上发现了79个z=4.86的LAE候选者,Ly α线通量为1.47 x 10^-17尔格·s^-1·cm^-2。当α =-1.5(固定)时,我们得到了Ly α光度函数,其最佳拟合Schechter参数为log L^*=42.9^+0.5_-0.3尔格·s^-1和phi^* = 1.2^+8.0_-1.1 x 10^-4 Mpc^-3。LAE样本的两点关联函数为xi(r)=(r/4.4^+5.7_-2.9 Mpc)^-1.90+/-0.22。为了研究场与场之间Ly α发射体性质的变化,我们将调查区域分成9个瓦片,每个瓦片为0.5^circ x 0.5^circ。我们发现,数密度变化的一个因素~ 2,从字段到字段具有很高的统计意义。然而,当我们将场划分为四个图块时,每个图块为0.7^circ x 0.7^circ,我们没有发现显著的场间方差。我们的结论是,至少需要0.5 deg^2的调查区域来获得z~5处LAEs的平均性质,并且我们的调查区域足够宽,可以克服宇宙方差。

英文摘要:

We present results of a survey for Ly alpha emitters at z=4.86 based on optical narrowband (lambda_c=7126 angstrom, Delta lambda=73 angstrom) and broadband (B, V, r', i', and z') observations of the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) field using Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope. We find 79 LAE candidates at z=4.86 over a contiguous survey area of 1.83 deg^2, down to the Ly alpha line flux of 1.47 x 10^-17 ergs s^-1 cm^-2. We obtain the Ly alpha luminosity function with a best-fit Schechter parameters of log L^*=42.9^+0.5_-0.3 ergs s^-1 and phi^* = 1.2^+8.0_-1.1 x 10^-4 Mpc^-3 for alpha=-1.5 (fixed). The two-point correlation function for our LAE sample is xi(r) = (r/4.4^+5.7_-2.9 Mpc)^-1.90+/-0.22. In order to investigate the field-to-field variations of the properties of Ly alpha emitters, we divide the survey area into nine tiles of 0.5^circ x 0.5^circ each. We find that the number density varies with a factor of ~ 2 from field to field with high statistical significance. However, we find no significant field-to-field variance when we divide the field into four tiles with 0.7^circ x 0.7^circ each. We conclude that at least 0.5 deg^2 survey area is required to derive averaged properties of LAEs at z~5, and our survey field is wide enough to overcome the cosmic variance.

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