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HS 1700+64中z=2.30原簇中的过量AGN活性

Excess AGN Activity in the z=2.30 Protocluster in HS 1700+64

J. A. Digby-North, K. Nandra, E. S. Laird, C. C. Steidel, A. Georgakakis, M. Bogosavljević, D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley, N. A. Reddy, J. Aird

摘要:

本文介绍了类星体HS 1700+643场中一个z=2.30的原星团的光谱、窄带和X射线观测结果。利用BX/MD星系的一个样本,这是选择在z~2.2-2.7的休息帧的紫外颜色,我们发现,有5个原星系团活动星系核已被确定的特征发射线在其光学/近红外光谱,这代表了一个增强的领域显着的~ 98.5%的置信度。利用~200 ksChandra/ACIS-I对该区域的观测,我们共探测到161个X射线点源,泊松假概率极限为4 × 10 ^{-6},并确定了其中8个BX/MD星系。其中两个是光谱证实的原星系团成员,也被归类为发射线活动星系核。当与一个类似的选择现场样本相比,分析表明,这也是一个增强的X射线选择BX/MD活动星系核的领域,显着的99%的置信度。深Lya窄带成像显示,共有4/123 Lya发射器(LAEs)被发现与X射线源有关,其中两个已确认的原星系团成员和一个极有可能的成员。我们没有发现一个显着的增强活动星系核的活动在这个LAE样本的领域(结果显着,只有87%的信心)。对于Z=2.30时L_{2-10 keV} > 4.6 × 10 ^{43} erg s^{-1}的原星系团活动星系核,BX/MD和LAE样品的X射线放射活动星系核分数分别为6.9_{-4.4}^{+9.2}和2.9_{-1.6}^{+2.9} %。这些发现与Lehmer et al.(2009)在SSA 22场中发现的z=3.09原星团的结果相似,都表明活动星系核活动在z>2的稠密环境中更有利。

英文摘要:

We present the results of spectroscopic, narrow-band and X-ray observations of a z=2.30 protocluster in the field of the QSO HS 1700+643. Using a sample of BX/MD galaxies, which are selected to be at z~2.2-2.7 by their rest-frame ultraviolet colours, we find that there are 5 protocluster AGN which have been identified by characteristic emission-lines in their optical/near-IR spectra; this represents an enhancement over the field significant at ~98.5 per cent confidence. Using a ~200 ks Chandra/ACIS-I observation of this field we detect a total of 161 X-ray point sources to a Poissonian false-probability limit of 4x10^{-6} and identify 8 of these with BX/MD galaxies. Two of these are spectroscopically confirmed protocluster members and are also classified as emission-line AGN. When compared to a similarly selected field sample the analysis indicates this is also evidence for an enhancement of X-ray selected BX/MD AGN over the field, significant at ~99 per cent confidence. Deep Lya narrow-band imaging reveals that a total of 4/123 Lya emitters (LAEs) are found to be associated with X-ray sources, with two of these confirmed protocluster members and one highly likely member. We do not find a significant enhancement of AGN activity in this LAE sample over that of the field (result significant at only 87 per cent confidence). The X-ray emitting AGN fractions for the BX/MD and LAE samples are found to be 6.9_{-4.4}^{+9.2} and 2.9_{-1.6}^{+2.9} per cent, respectively, for protocluster AGN with L_{2-10 keV}>4.6x10^{43} erg s^{-1} at z=2.30. These findings are similar to results from the z=3.09 protocluster in the SSA 22 field found by Lehmer et al. (2009), in that both suggest AGN activity is favoured in dense environments at z>2.

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