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29个超铝红外探测器中~(12)CO J=1-->0的红移搜索接收观测

The Redshift Search Receiver Observations of 12CO J=1-->0 in 29 Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies

Aeree Chung, Gopal Narayanan, Min S. Yun, Mark Heyer, Neal R. Erickson

摘要:

本文介绍了利用五院射电天文台14米望远镜的红移搜索接收机(RSR)对超亮红外星系(ULIRGs)进行的~(12)CO J=1->0观测。RSR是一种新型的双光束双偏振接收机,配备了超宽带光谱仪后端,正在作为大型毫米波望远镜的设施接收机建造。我们的样本由29个红移范围为0.04-0.11的ULIRGs组成,其中包括10个没有12 CO测量的天体。我们已经检测到27个系统(检测率为93%),包括9个首次在CO中检测到的ULIRG。我们的研究使具有CO测量的局部ULIRG的数量增加了约15%。CO线光度L '_CO与远红外光度L_FIR有很好的相关性,遵循其他本地ULIRGs的一般趋势。然而,与以前的调查相比,我们更深入地探讨了低CO光度端的ULIRG人口作为一个单一的研究,包括一些CO微弱的对象在样本中。结果发现:(1)ULIRG星族与局域类星体在L_FIR-L '_CO(“恒星形成效率”)空间中的过渡更为平滑;(2)L_FIR-L'_CO通量比的范围比以前报道的更宽(~60--1000 L_sun/[K km/s/pc^2])。在我们的新调查中,我们还发现了少数具有极端L_FIR/L '_CO的ULIRG,这是已知罕见的。中红外颜色和无线电过剩的56个本地ULIRGs作为一个功能的FIR到CO流量比的检查和比较与螺旋/星暴星系和低Z类星体。在本文中,我们使用一个大样本的本地ULIRGs,探讨其目前的电源和潜在的类星体演化的起源。

英文摘要:

We present 12CO J=1-->0 observations of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) obtained using the Redshift Search Receiver (RSR) on the 14-m telescope of the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory. The RSR is a novel, dual-beam, dual-polarization receiver equipped with an ultra-wideband spectrometer backend that is being built as a facility receiver for the Large Millimeter Telescope. Our sample consists of 29 ULIRGs in the redshift range of 0.04-0.11, including 10 objects with no prior 12CO measurements. We have detected 27 systems (a detection rate of 93%), including 9 ULIRGs that are detected in CO for the first time. Our study has increased the number of local ULIRGs with CO measurements by ~15%. The CO line luminosity L'_CO, correlates well with far-infrared luminosity L_FIR, following the general trend of other local ULIRGs. However, compared to previous surveys we probe deeper into the low CO luminosity end of ULIRG population as a single study by including a number of CO faint objects in the sample. As a result, we find 1) a smoother transition between the ULIRG population and local QSOs in L_FIR-L'_CO ("star formation efficiency") space, and 2) a broader range of L_FIR/L'_CO flux ratio (~60--1000 L_sun/[K km/s/pc^2]) than previously reported. In our new survey, we also have found a small number of ULIRGs with extreme L_FIR/L'_CO which had been known to be rare. The mid-IR color and radio-excess of 56 local ULIRGs as a function of FIR-to-CO flux ratio is examined and compared with those of spirals/starburst galaxies and low-z QSOs. In this paper, using a large sample of local ULIRGs we explore the origin of their current power source and potential evolution to QSOs.

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