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星系形成层次中的莱曼α发射体II。UV连续光谱光度函数与等效宽度分布

Lyman Alpha Emitters in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation II. UV Continuum Luminosity Function and Equivalent Width Distribution

Masakazu A. R. Kobayashi, Tomonori Totani, Masahiro Nagashima

摘要:

在星系形成的分级成团模型框架下,对Lyman α发射体的紫外连续发光函数(UV LF)和Lya等效宽度(EW)分布进行了理论预测.在我们之前的研究中,通过拟合观测到的z=5.7的Lya LF来确定LAEs的模型参数,拟合结果表明,尘埃对Lya光子的消光效应明显小于紫外连续光子的消光效应,暗示了尘埃在星际介质中的分布。然后,我们比较了紫外低频和EW分布的预测与z ~ 3-6的各种观测,不允许更多的自由参数,并注意在每次调查中LAEs的选择条件。我们发现预测的紫外LF和EW分布与观测数据非常一致,特别是,我们的模型自然地再现了大型EW LAE(> 240 A)的存在,而没有引入Pop III星或头重脚轻的初始质量函数。我们发现,无论是恒星星族(年轻的年龄和低金属丰度)和灭绝的cluerous尘埃的关键,以重现大EW LAEs。我们的模型和最近的观测结果之间的定量协议EW和灭绝之间的正相关性,进一步加强了证据EW增强cloudfully。观测到的趋势,即较亮的LAEs在紫外连续往往有较小的平均EW也重现,和cluerous尘埃是扮演重要角色,这一趋势。在我们以前的研究中,我们提出了星系际介质对Lya发射的透射率从z ~ 6到7通过拟合Lya LF而迅速减小,并且通过与z ~ 6.6处的UV LF和EW分布的比较,定量地加强了这一证据。

英文摘要:

We present theoretical predictions of UV continuum luminosity function (UV LF) and Lya equivalent width (EW) distribution of Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs) in the framework of the hierarchical clustering model of galaxy formation. The model parameters about LAEs were determined by fitting to the observed Lya LF at z=5.7 in our previous study, and the fit indicates that extinction of Lya photons by dust is significantly less effective than that of UV continuum photons, implying clumpy dust distribution in interstellar medium. We then compare the predictions about UV LFs and EW distributions with a variety of observations at z ~ 3-6, allowing no more free parameters and paying careful attention to the selection conditions of LAEs in each survey. We find that the predicted UV LFs and EW distributions are in nice agreement with observed data, and especially, our model naturally reproduces the existence of large EW LAEs (> 240 A) without introducing Pop III stars or top-heavy initial mass function. We show that both the stellar population (young age and low metallicity) and extinction by clumpy dust are the keys to reproduce large EW LAEs. The evidence of EW enhancement by clumpy dust is further strengthened by the quantitative agreement between our model and recent observations about a positive correlation between EW and extinction. The observed trend that brighter LAEs in UV continuum tend to have smaller mean EW is also reproduced, and the clumpy dust is playing an important role again for this trend. We suggested in our previous study that the transmission of intergalactic medium for Lya emission rapidly decreases from z ~ 6 to 7 by the fitting to Lya LFs, and this evidence is quantitatively strengthened by the comparison with the UV LF and EW distribution at z ~ 6.6.

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