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z = 2.1的Ly-alpha发射星系:来自光谱能量分布拟合的恒星质量,尘埃和恒星形成历史

Ly-alpha Emitting Galaxies at z = 2.1: Stellar Masses, Dust and Star Formation Histories from Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting

Lucia Guaita, Viviana Acquaviva, Nelson Padilla, Eric Gawiser, Nicholas Bond, Robin Ciardullo, Ezequiel Treister, Peter Kurczynski, Caryl Gronwall, Paulina Lira, Kevin Schawinski

摘要:

我们研究了在ECDF-S超深窄带MUSYC图像中发现的216个z~2.1 LAEs的物理性质。我们使用Charlot & Bruzual模板拟合它们的堆叠光谱能量分布(SED)。我们考虑恒星形成的历史参数的e-折叠时间参数τ,允许指数下降(τ> 0),指数增加(τ <0),和恒定的恒星形成率。这些LAE的特征在于最佳拟合参数和68%置信区间log(M_*/M_sun)= 8.6 [8.4 - 9.1],E(B-V)= 0.22 [0.00 - 0.31],tau =-0.02 [(-4)-18] Gyr和age_SF = 0.018 [0.009 - 3] Gyr。因此,我们获得了强大的测量低恒星质量和尘埃含量,但我们不能把有意义的限制LAES的年龄或恒星形成的历史。我们还计算了瞬时SFR为35 [0.003 - 170] M_sun/yr,其在观测前的过去1亿年的平均值为_100 = 4 [2 - 30] M_sun/yr。<SFR>当我们比较相同恒星形成历史的结果时,z~2.1的LAEs比z~3.1的LAEs更尘埃,并且表现出更高的瞬时SFR,而两个样品的观测恒星质量似乎是一致的。LAEs似乎占据了z~2的恒星形成星系分布的低质量端。我们对根据光度特性选择的几个子样本进行SED拟合,发现在z~2.1处的LAE子样本表现出非均匀特性。IRAC亮、UV亮和红色LAE具有最大的恒星质量和尘埃红化。UV-微弱、IRAC-微弱和高等效宽度LAE子样本的质量较小(&lt;10^9太阳质量),尘埃较少,E(B-V)与零一致。

英文摘要:

We study the physical properties of 216 z ~ 2.1 LAEs discovered in an ultra-deep narrow-band MUSYC image of the ECDF-S. We fit their stacked Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) using Charlot & Bruzual templates. We consider star formation histories parametrized by the e-folding time parameter tau, allowing for exponentially decreasing (tau>0), exponentially increasing (tau<0), and constant star formation rates. These LAEs are characterized by best fit parameters and 68% confidence intervals of log(M_*/M_sun)=8.6[8.4-9.1], E(B-V)=0.22[0.00-0.31], tau=-0.02[(-4)-18] Gyr, and age_ SF=0.018[0.009-3] Gyr. Thus, we obtain robust measurements of low stellar mass and dust content, but we cannot place meaningful constraints on the age or star formation history of the LAEs. We also calculate the instantaneous SFR to be 35[0.003-170] M_sun/yr, with its average over the last 100 Myr before observation giving <SFR>_100=4[2-30] M_sun/yr. When we compare the results for the same star formation history, LAEs at z~2.1 are dustier and show higher instantaneous SFRs than z~3.1 LAEs, while the observed stellar masses of the two samples seem consistent. LAEs appear to occupy the low-mass end of the distribution of star forming galaxies at z~2. We perform SED fitting on several sub-samples selected based on photometric properties and find that LAE sub-samples at z~2.1 exhibit heterogeneous properties. The IRAC-bright, UV-bright and red LAEs have the largest stellar mass and dust reddening. The UV-faint, IRAC-faint, and high equivalent width LAE sub-samples appear less massive (<10^9 M_sun) and less dusty, with E(B-V) consistent with zero.

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