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沿J1337 +3152的视线在z>3处检测21 cm、H2和氘吸收

Detection of 21-cm, H2 and Deuterium absorption at z>3 along the line-of-sight to J1337+3152

R. Srianand, N. Gupta, P. Petitjean, P. Noterdaeme, C. Ledoux

摘要:

我们报道了在相同的DLA系统(log N(HI)=21.36+-0.10)中在zabs=3.17447处对SDSSJ 133724 +315254(z=3.174)的21-cm和H2吸收线的检测。我们估计气体的自旋温度为Ts~600 K,介于冷中性介质和暖中性介质的预期值之间。这表明HI吸收源自不同相的混合物。总分子分数很低,f=10^-7,H2转动能级的布居不平衡。α元素的平均丰度为[S/H]=-1.45。N和Fe相对于α-元素的丰度分别低约1.0 dex和0.5 dex。利用光电离模型,我们得出结论,气体位于超过270千秒差距远离类星体。当21厘米吸收线的位置与H_2速度剖面重合时,它们的质心彼此偏移2.7 ± 1.0公里/秒。然而,最强金属吸收分量的位置在0.5 km/s内与21 cm吸收线的位置相匹配。由此,我们限制了基本常数x= α ^2 Gp/mu,Δ x/x=-(1.7+-1.7 x10 ^-6.该系统是独特的,因为我们可以同时使用H2线对mu进行独立约束。然而,只能看到维尔纳带吸收线,灵敏度系数的范围太窄,无法提供严格的约束:Δ mu/mu <= 4.0 × 10 ^-4。VLT/UVES光谱揭示了另一个DLA,zabs=3.16768,log N(HI)=20.41+-0.15和低金属度,[Si/H]=-2.68+-0.11。在此系统中,我们得到logN(DI)/N(HI)=-(4.93+-0.15)。这比WMAP 5年数据中Omega_b最佳拟合值的预期值小2倍。这证实了即使在非常低的金属丰度下也存在氘的吸收。[删节]

英文摘要:

We report the detection of 21-cm and H2 absorption lines in the same DLA system (log N(HI)=21.36+-0.10) at zabs=3.17447 towards SDSSJ133724+315254 (z=3.174). We estimate the spin temperature of the gas to be, Ts~600 K, intermediate between the expected values for cold and warm neutral media. This suggests that the HI absorption originates from a mixture of different phases. The total molecular fraction is low, f=10^-7, and H2 rotational level populations are not in equilibrium. The average abundance of the alpha-elements is, [S/H]=-1.45. N and Fe are found underabundant with respect to alpha-elements by ~1.0 dex and ~0.5 dex respectively. Using photoionization models we conclude that the gas is located more than 270 kpc away from the QSO. While the position of 21-cm absorption line coincides with the H2 velocity profile, their centroid are shifted by 2.7+-1.0 km/s from each other. However, the position of the strongest metal absorption component matches the position of the 21-cm absorption line within 0.5 km/s. From this, we constrain the variation of the combination of fundamental constants x=alpha^2 Gp/mu, Delta x/x=-(1.7+-1.7)x10^-6. This system is unique as we can at the same time have an independent constrain on mu using H2 lines. However only Werner band absorption lines are seen and the range of sensitivity coefficients is too narrow to provide a stringent constraint: Delta mu/mu <= 4.0x10^-4. The VLT/UVES spectrum reveals another DLA at zabs=3.16768 with log N(HI)=20.41+-0.15 and low metallicity, [Si/H]=-2.68+-0.11. We derive log N(DI)/N(HI)=-(4.93+-0.15) in this system. This is a factor of two smaller than the value expected from the best fitted value of Omega_b from the WMAP 5 yr data. This confirms the presence of astration of deuterium even at very low metallicity. [abridged]

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