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0.7<z<1.9以上的全球恒星形成率密度

Global Star Formation Rate Density over 0.7<z<1.9

Hyunjin Shim, James Colbert, Harry Teplitz, Alaina Henry, Mattew Malkan, Patrick McCarthy, Lin Yan

摘要:

利用哈勃空间望远镜近红外相机和多目标摄谱仪(HST-NICMOS)棱镜光谱观测中发现的发射线选择星系,确定了0.7<z<1.9的全球恒星形成率密度。在整个HST周期12和13的纯平行模式观察,我们的调查涵盖了~104弧分2,我们选择了80个星系可能红移哈发射线。在某些情况下,还检测到稍弱的[OIII]二重态发射。发射线星系样本的Ha光度范围为4.4 x 10^41 < L(Ha)< 1.5 x 10^43 erg/s。在这个范围内,光度函数可以用谢克特函数很好地描述,其中phi* =(4.24 \pm 3.55)x 10^-3 Mpc^-3,L* =(2.88 \pm 1.58)x 10^42 erg/s,α = -1.39 \pm 0.43。我们得到的体积平均恒星形成率密度为0.138 \pm 0.058 Msun/yr/Mpc 3在z=1.4没有消光校正。再细分红移范围,我们发现恒星形成率密度为0.088 \pm 0.056 Msun/yr/Mpc 3(z=1.1)和0.265 \pm 0.174 Msun/yr/Mpc 3(z=1.6)。当应用相同的平均消光修正时,整体恒星形成率密度与以前使用Ha的研究一致,证实恒星形成的宇宙峰发生在z>1.5。

英文摘要:

We determine the global star formation rate density at 0.7<z<1.9 using emission-line selected galaxies identified in Hubble Space Telescope Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph (HST-NICMOS) grism spectroscopy observations. Observing in pure parallel mode throughout HST Cycles 12 and 13, our survey covers ~104 arcmin2 from which we select 80 galaxies with likely redshifted Ha emission lines. In several cases, a somewhat weaker [OIII] doublet emission is also detected. The Ha luminosity range of the emission-line galaxy sample is 4.4 x 10^41 < L(Ha) < 1.5 x 10^43 erg/s. In this range, the luminosity function is well described by a Schechter function with phi* = (4.24\pm3.55) x 10^-3 Mpc^-3, L* = (2.88\pm1.58) x 10^42 erg/s, and alpha = -1.39\pm0.43. We derive a volume-averaged star formation rate density of 0.138\pm0.058 Msun/yr/Mpc3 at z=1.4 without an extinction correction. Subdividing the redshift range, we find star formation rate densities of 0.088\pm0.056 Msun/yr/Mpc3 at z=1.1 and 0.265\pm0.174 Msun/yr/Mpc3 at z=1.6. The overall star formation rate density is consistent with previous studies using Ha when the same average extinction correction is applied, confirming that the cosmic peak of star formation occurs at z>1.5.

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