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高红移处的HD分子:朝向Q 1232+082的z=2.3377处的吸收系统

HD molecules at high redshift: The absorption system at z=2.3377 towards Q 1232+082

A. V. Ivanchik, P. Petitjean, S. A. Balashev, R. Srianand, D. A. Varshalovich, C. Ledoux, P. Noterdaeme

摘要:

本文详细分析了在z_abs=2.3377的阻尼莱曼α(DLA)系统中探测到的类星体Q1232+082的H_2和HD吸收线。我们发现,这个干预云有一个覆盖因子小于单位,只覆盖部分类星体广泛的发射线区域。在饱和H_2线和光学细HD线处的零通量水平需校正约10%。我们精确地确定了HD和CI谱线的多普勒参数(b = 1.86+/-0.20 km/s)。我们发现N(HD)/N(H_2)=(7.1 +3.7 -2.2 x10 ^-5)的比值明显高于在银河系分子云中观测到的值。化学模型表明,在分子云中心部分的物理条件下,氘和氢主要以分子形式存在。假设这是真的,我们得到D/H =(3.6 + 1.9 - 1.1)× 10 ^-5。这意味着宇宙的重子密度为Ω_bh^2 =(0.0182 + 0.0047 - 0.0042)。这个值与CMBR观测值以及低金属丰度类星体吸收线系统D/H原子比观测值在1σ以内一致。因此,在高红移下观测HD是一种很有前途的独立的方法来约束Ω b。这一观察结果也表明氘的吸收系数很低。这可以被解释为原始气体强烈流入相关星系的结果。

英文摘要:

We present a detailed analysis of the H_2 and HD absorption lines detected in the Damped Lyman-alpha (DLA) system at z_abs=2.3377 towards the quasar Q1232+082. We show that this intervening cloud has a covering factor smaller than unity and covers only part of the QSO broad emission line region. The zero flux level has to be corrected at the position of the saturated H_2 and optically thin HD lines by about 10%. We accurately determine the Doppler parameter for HD and CI lines (b = 1.86+/-0.20 km/s). We find a ratio N(HD)/N(H_2)=(7.1 +3.7 -2.2)x10^-5 that is significantly higher than what is observed in molecular clouds of the Galaxy. Chemical models suggest that in the physical conditions prevailing in the central part of molecular clouds, deuterium and hydrogen are mostly in their molecular forms. Assuming this is true, we derive D/H = (3.6 +1.9 -1.1)x10^-5. This implies that the corresponding baryon density of the Universe is Ω_b h^2 = (0.0182 +0.0047 -0.0042). This value coincides within 1σwith that derived from observations of the CMBR as well as from observations of the D/H atomic ratio in low-metallicity QSO absorption line systems. The observation of HD at high redshift is therefore a promising independent method to constrain Ω_b. This observation indicates as well a low astration factor of deuterium. This can be interpreted as the consequence of an intense infall of primordial gas onto the associated galaxy.

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