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斯巴鲁深场z = 1-3恒星形成星系的普查

A Census of Star-Forming Galaxies at z = 1-3 in the Subaru Deep Field

Chun Ly, Matthew A. Malkan, Masao Hayashi, Kentaro Motohara, Nobunari Kashikawa, Kazuhiro Shimasaku, Tohru Nagao, Celestine Grady

摘要:

几种紫外和近红外颜色选择方法已经识别出z = 1-3的星系。由于每种方法都存在选择偏差,因此我们在斯巴鲁Deep Field中同时应用了三种领先的技术(Lyman break,BX/BM和BzK选择)。这个场在20个波段(1500 nm ~ 2.2 UNFm)上对~53,000个星系有可靠的测光红移(Δz/(1 + z)= 0.02--0.09)。BzK、LBG和BX/BM样品分别受到6%、8%和20%的z<1的干扰物的污染。在最敏感的红移附近(恒星形成BzK的z~1.9,z~2 LBG的z~1.8,BM的z~1.6,BX的z~2.3),每种技术都能找到三种方法普查的60-80%。此外,每种颜色技术与另一种方法共享75-96%的星系,这与以前采用相同的星等和颜色标准的研究一致。结合这三个样本给出了一个全面的普查,其中包括约90%的z-phot = 1-3星系,使用类似于以前的研究的标准星等限制。实际上,我们发现,在颜色选择普查中,在z = 1-2.5的星系中,81-90%的星系可以通过BzK选择和UV技术(z~ 2LBG或BX和BM)的结合而被选中。平均星系恒星质量,红化和SFR都系统地减少从sBzK人口的LBG,BX/BM。当K_AB <= 24时,组合的颜色选择产生的宇宙SFR总密度为0.18 $\pm$ 0.03 M_sun yr^{-1} Mpc^{-3}。我们发现,65%的恒星形成是在E(B-V)> 0.25等的星系中,尽管它们的数量只有普查的四分之一。

英文摘要:

Several UV and near-infrared color selection methods have identified galaxies at z = 1-3. Since each method suffers from selection biases, we have applied three leading techniques (Lyman break, BX/BM, and BzK selection) simultaneously in the Subaru Deep Field. This field has reliable (Δz/(1 + z) = 0.02--0.09) photometric redshifts for ~53,000 galaxies from 20 bands (1500Å--2.2μm). The BzK, LBG, and BX/BM samples suffer contamination from z<1 interlopers of 6%, 8%, and 20%, respectively. Around the redshifts where it is most sensitive (z~1.9 for star-forming BzK, z~1.8 for z~2 LBGs, z~1.6 for BM, and z~2.3 for BX), each technique finds 60-80% of the census of the three methods. In addition, each of the color techniques shares 75-96% of its galaxies with another method, which is consistent with previous studies that adopt identical criteria on magnitudes and colors. Combining the three samples gives a comprehensive census that includes ~90% of z-phot = 1-3 galaxies, using standard magnitude limits similar to previous studies. In fact, we find that among z = 1-2.5 galaxies in the color selection census, 81-90% of them can be selected by just combining the BzK selection with one of the UV techniques (z~2 LBG or BX and BM). The average galaxy stellar mass, reddening and SFRs all decrease systematically from the sBzK population to the LBGs, and to the BX/BMs. The combined color selections yield a total cosmic SFR density of 0.18 $\pm$ 0.03 M_sun yr^{-1} Mpc^{-3} for K_AB <= 24. We find that 65% of the star formation is in galaxies with E(B-V) > 0.25 mag, even though they are only one-fourth of the census by number.

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