在z<2.5时C IV质量密度的增加
The rise of the C IV mass density at z<2.5
摘要:
星系际介质中金属含量的宇宙演化对星系外流的性质和紫外背景的性质提出了严格的限制。本文基于1500多条C IV谱线的样本,在1.5 < z < 4的区间内,提出了一种新的C IV质量密度红移演化的测量方法--Omega_CIV.这个样品比以前样品在z<2.5范围内覆盖的吸收红移路径增加了一倍多。结果表明,Omega_CIV向较低的红移方向显著增加,与先前描绘的常数行为不同。
英文摘要:
The cosmic evolution of the metal content of the intergalactic medium puts stringent constraints on the properties of galactic outflows and on the nature of UV background. In this paper, we present a new measure of the redshift evolution of the mass density of C IV, Omega_CIV, in the interval 1.5 < z < 4 based on a sample of more than 1500 C IV lines with column densities 10^{12} < N(CIV) < 10^{15} cm^{-2}. This sample more than doubles the absorption redshift path covered in the range z<2.5 by previous samples. The result shows a significant increase of Omega_CIV towards the lower redshifts at variance with the previously pictured constant behaviour.
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