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利用高分辨率MERLIN射电观测约束z~2质量星系中的恒星形成和AGN

Constraining Star Formation and AGN in z~2 Massive Galaxies using High Resolution MERLIN Radio Observations

Caitlin M. Casey, Scott C. Chapman, Tom W. B. Muxlow, Rob J. Beswick, David M. Alexander, Christopher J. Conselice

摘要:

本文报道了两个高红移(z~2)源RGJ 123623(HDF 147)和RGJ 123617(HDF 130)的高空间分辨率MERLIN 1.4GHz射电观测结果。它们根据静止坐标系的紫外光谱进行星暴分类。然而,它们的射电形态非常紧凑(分别<80 mas和<65 mas),要求射电光度由活动星系核(AGN)而不是星爆主导。近红外成像(HST NICMOS F160 W)显示了大尺度(R_(12)~0.75”,直径~ 12 kpc),与测光点(通过中红外光学)拟合的SED显示了大质量(~ 5 × 10 ^(11)M_sun)、古老(少量Gyr)的恒星星族。这两个源在观测到的24微米处的通量密度都很低,在观测到的70微米和850微米处都没有被探测到,这表明星际尘埃的质量很低。它们在超深的2 Ms钱德拉数据中也没有被正式检测到,这表明任何AGN活动都可能本质上很弱。我们认为这两个星系都演化出了恒星星族、低恒星形成率和低吸积率的大质量黑洞(10^(8.6)M_sun),其射电光度很弱(几倍)。在z=1.99的星系密度过高的情况下,在HDF 130附近发现了一个类似星系团的环境,这加强了星系团导致星系群更快速演化的说法。这些观测结果表明,高分辨率射电(MERLIN)可以成为诊断z~2处不同星系群活动星系核的极好工具。

英文摘要:

We present high spatial resolution MERLIN 1.4GHz radio observations of two high redshift (z~2) sources, RGJ123623 (HDF147) and RGJ123617 (HDF130), selected as the brightest radio sources from a sample of submillimetre-faint radio galaxies. They have starburst classifications from their rest-frame UV spectra. However, their radio morphologies are remarkably compact (<80mas and <65mas respectively), demanding that the radio luminosity be dominated by Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) rather than starbursts. Near-IR imaging (HST NICMOS F160W) shows large scale sizes (R_(1/2)~0.75", diameters ~12kpc) and SED fitting to photometric points (optical through the mid-IR) reveals massive (~5x10^(11) M_sun), old (a few Gyr) stellar populations. Both sources have low flux densities at observed 24um and are undetected in observed 70um and 850um, suggesting a low mass of interstellar dust. They are also formally undetected in the ultra-deep 2Ms Chandra data, suggesting that any AGN activity is likely intrinsically weak. We suggest both galaxies have evolved stellar populations, low star formation rates, and low accretion rates onto massive black holes (10^(8.6) M_sun) whose radio luminosity is weakly beamed (by factors of a few). A cluster-like environment has been identified near HDF130 by an over-density of galaxies at z=1.99, reinforcing the claim that clusters lead to more rapid evolution in galaxy populations. These observations suggest that high-resolution radio (MERLIN) can be a superb diagnostic tool of AGN in the diverse galaxy populations at z~2.

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