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利用超强MgII类星体吸收线识别z ~ 0.7星暴星系的大尺度外流

Large scale outflows from z ~ 0.7 starburst galaxies identified via ultra-strong MgII quasar absorption lines

Daniel B. Nestor, Benjamin D. Johnson, Vivienne Wild, Brice Ménard, David A. Turnshek, Sandhya Rao, Max Pettini

摘要:

恒星形成驱动的外流是星系演化理论处理中的一个临界现象,尽管观测在宇宙学时间尺度上追踪它们的能力有限。如果在背景类星体的光谱中检测到的最强MgII吸收线系统出现在这样的外流中,“超强”MgII(USMgII)吸收剂将在宇宙时间的巨大基线上识别出大量的星系风,其方式与星系的发光特性无关。为此,我们提出了第一个详细的成像和光谱研究领域的两个USMgII吸收剂系统从统计吸收剂目录中挑选,理解的物理过程,导致定义这样的系统的大速度传播的目标。每个场包含两个明亮的发射线星系,其红移与吸收线星系的红移相似(dv < 300 km/s)。从观测到的OII和Hb线通量的瞬时恒星形成率(SFR)的下限,以及从光谱模板拟合的恒星质量表明,在z~0.7处,它们的质量是最高的。此外,它们的4000 A的破裂和巴耳末吸收强度意味着它们最近经历了(~0.01 - 1 Gyr)的恒星爆发。伴随出现的两种罕见现象--星爆和USMgII吸收体--强烈暗示了一种因果关系。我们认为这些数据和USMgII吸收剂一般在各种流行的模型的背景下,并得出结论,银河系外流一般是必要的,以考虑吸收的速度范围。我们赞成星爆驱动外流潮汐剥离气体从一个主要的相互作用,引发了星爆作为能源的大多数系统。最后,我们讨论了这些结果的影响,并推测这些系统的整体贡献的全球SFR密度在z~0.7。

英文摘要:

(Abridged) Star formation-driven outflows are a critical phenomenon in theoretical treatments of galaxy evolution, despite the limited ability of observations to trace them across cosmological timescales. If the strongest MgII absorption-line systems detected in the spectra of background quasars arise in such outflows, "ultra-strong" MgII (USMgII) absorbers would identify significant numbers of galactic winds over a huge baseline in cosmic time, in a manner independent of the luminous properties of the galaxy. To this end, we present the first detailed imaging and spectroscopic study of the fields of two USMgII absorber systems culled from a statistical absorber catalog, with the goal of understanding the physical processes leading to the large velocity spreads that define such systems. Each field contains two bright emission-line galaxies at similar redshift (dv < 300 km/s) to that of the absorption. Lower-limits on their instantaneous star formation rates (SFR) from the observed OII and Hb line fluxes, and stellar masses from spectral template fitting indicate specific SFRs among the highest for their masses at z~0.7. Additionally, their 4000A break and Balmer absorption strengths imply they have undergone recent (~0.01 - 1 Gyr) starbursts. The concomitant presence of two rare phenomena - starbursts and USMgII absorbers - strongly implies a causal connection. We consider these data and USMgII absorbers in general in the context of various popular models, and conclude that galactic outflows are generally necessary to account for the velocity extent of the absorption. We favour starburst driven outflows over tidally-stripped gas from a major interaction which triggered the starburst as the energy source for the majority of systems. Finally, we discuss the implications of these results and speculate on the overall contribution of such systems to the global SFR density at z~0.7.

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