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富金属阻尼莱曼α吸收体的星系对应物- I:z=2.35 DLA朝向Q2222-0946的情况

Galaxy Counterparts of metal-rich Damped Lyman-alpha Absorbers - I: The case of the z=2.35 DLA towards Q2222-0946

J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Laursen, C. Ledoux, A. K. Durgapal, P. Møller, P. Goldoni, B. Gullberg, L. Kaper, J. Maund, P. Noterdaeme, G. Ostlin, M. L. Strandet, S. Toft… 展开作者

J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Laursen, C. Ledoux, A. K. Durgapal, P. Møller, P. Goldoni, B. Gullberg, L. Kaper, J. Maund, P. Noterdaeme, G. Ostlin, M. L. Strandet, S. Toft, P. M. Vreeswijk, T. Zafar

摘要:

我们已经开始了一项调查,使用新委托的X-shooter摄谱仪,以目标候选人相对丰富的金属阻尼莱曼α吸收剂(DLAs)。X-shooter的光谱覆盖范围使我们不仅可以搜索莱曼α发射,还可以搜索静止帧光学发射线。我们已经选择了其中最强的静止帧光学线([OII]、[OIII]、Hbeta和Halpha)落在NIR大气传输带中的DLA。在这第一篇论文所产生的调查,我们报告发现的星系对应的z_abs = 2.354 DLA对z=2.926类星体Q2222$-0946。这个DLA是迄今为止在可比的红移下研究的最富金属的z>2 DLA之一,并且有证据表明尘埃颗粒上的难熔元素大量耗尽。我们测得Zn II、Si II、Ni II、Mn II和Fe II的金属丰度分别为-0.46+/-0.07、-0.51+/-0.06、-0.85+/-0.06、-1.23+/-0.06和-0.99+/-0.06。该星系在莱曼α,[OIII] A4959,5007 Halpha发射线中被探测到,碰撞参量约为0.8弧秒(6千秒差距,z_abs = 2.354)。我们推断恒星的形成速率为10 M_sun/年,这是一个下限,因为可能存在狭缝损失。与最近确定的z=2.2星系的H α光度函数相比,DLA星系的光度为L~0.1L^*_H α。发射线比为4.0(Lyalpha/Halpha)和1.2([OIII]/Halpha)。Lyalpha线显示了共振散射效应的明显证据,即不对称的红移(相对于系统红移)分量和弱得多的蓝移分量。蓝移分量相对较弱这一事实表明银河风的存在。这个DLA星系对应物的性质与富含金属的DLA与最明亮的DLA星系对应物相关联的预测是一致的。

英文摘要:

We have initiated a survey using the newly commissioned X-shooter spectrograph to target candidate relatively metal-rich damped Lyman-alpha absorbers (DLAs). The spectral coverage of X-shooter allows us to search for not only Lyman-alpha emission, but also rest-frame optical emission lines. We have chosen DLAs where the strongest rest-frame optical lines ([OII], [OIII], Hbeta and Halpha) fall in the NIR atmospheric transmission bands. In this first paper resulting from the survey, we report on the discovery of the galaxy counterpart of the z_abs = 2.354 DLA towards the z=2.926 quasar Q2222$-0946. This DLA is amongst the most metal-rich z>2 DLAs studied so far at comparable redshifts and there is evidence for substantial depletion of refractory elements onto dust grains. We measure metallicities from ZnII, SiII, NiII, MnII and FeII of -0.46+/-0.07, -0.51+/-0.06, -0.85+/-0.06, -1.23+/-0.06, and -0.99+/-0.06, respectively. The galaxy is detected in the Lyman-alpha, [OIII] lambda4959,5007 Halpha emission lines at an impact parameter of about 0.8 arcsec (6 kpc at z_abs = 2.354). We infer a star-formation rate of 10 M_sun yr^-1, which is a lower limit due to the possibility of slit-loss. Compared to the recently determined Halpha luminosity function for z=2.2 galaxies the DLA-galaxy counterpart has a luminosity of L~0.1L^*_Halpha. The emission-line ratios are 4.0 (Lyalpha/Halpha) and 1.2 ([OIII]/Halpha). The Lyalpha line shows clear evidence for resonant scattering effects, namely an asymmetric, redshifted (relative to the systemic redshift) component and a much weaker blueshifted component. The fact that the blueshifted component is relatively weak indicates the presence of a galactic wind. The properties of the galaxy counterpart of this DLA is consistent with the prediction that metal-rich DLAs are associated with the most luminous of the DLA-galaxy counterparts.

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