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HUDF中的z~7 Galerkin:第一纪元WFC3/IR结果

z~7 Galaxies in the HUDF: First Epoch WFC3/IR Results

P. A. Oesch, R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, C. M. Carollo, M. Franx, I. Labbe, D. Magee, M. Stiavelli, M. Trenti, P. G. van Dokkum

摘要:

本文介绍了利用哈勃空间望远镜新安装的WFC 3/IR相机观测到的16个z~7的z-drop星系。我们的分析是基于HUDF 09计划的第一个历元数据,该计划涵盖了哈勃超深场的60个Y,J和H观测轨道。这些引人注目的数据覆盖了4.7弧分^[2],是有史以来拍摄的最深的近红外图像,达到了~29等AB(5西格玛)。利用Lyman Break技术,利用(z-Y)和(Y-J)色对16个z~6.5-7.5星系进行了识别。它们的星等J = 26.0-29.0(AB),平均视半光半径约为0.16弧秒(<1千秒差距),并且呈现非常蓝的颜色(有些甚至β <-2.5),特别是在低光度时。WFC 3/IR数据证实了先前的NICMOS检测,表明在z~7处的丢弃选择是非常可靠的。我们的数据允许第一次确定的z~7光度函数的暗弱端斜率,达到M_UV ~-18,一个完整的星等比以前的测量更暗。当把phi*=1.4e-3/Mpc^3/mag固定为先前在z~6处测量的值时,我们发现最佳拟合值α =-1.77+-0.20,特征光度M_*=-19.91+-0.09。这个陡峭的斜率与z~2-6处的相似,表明低光度星系有可能提供足够的流量来重建宇宙。这些新图像的非凡深度和分辨率为JWST的未来力量提供了见解。

英文摘要:

We present a sample of 16 robust z~7 z-drop galaxies detected by the newly installed WFC3/IR camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. Our analysis is based on the first epoch data of the HUDF09 program covering the Hubble Ultra Deep Field with 60 orbits of Y, J, and H observations. These remarkable data cover 4.7 arcmin^2 and are the deepest NIR images ever taken, reaching to ~29 mag AB (5 sigma). The 16 z~6.5-7.5 galaxies have been identified based on the Lyman Break technique utilizing (z-Y) vs. (Y-J) colors. They have magnitudes J = 26.0-29.0 (AB), an average apparent half-light radius of ~0.16 arcsec (<~1 kpc), and show very blue colors (some even beta<~-2.5), in particular at low luminosities. The WFC3/IR data confirms previous NICMOS detections indicating that the dropout selection at z~7 is very reliable. Our data allow a first determination of the faint end slope of the z~7 luminosity function, reaching down to M_UV ~ -18, a full magnitude fainter than previous measurements. When fixing phi*=1.4e-3/Mpc^3/mag to the value previously measured at z~6, we find a best-fit value of alpha=-1.77+-0.20, with a characteristic luminosity of M_*=-19.91+-0.09. This steep slope is similar to what is seen at z~2-6 and indicates that low luminosity galaxies could potentially provide adequate flux to reionize the universe. The remarkable depth and resolution of these new images provide insights into the coming power of JWST.

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