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z=3.3时L>L* Lyman break星系电离光子的低逃逸率

A low escape fraction of ionizing photons of L>L* Lyman break galaxies at z=3.3

K. Boutsia, A. Grazian, E. Giallongo, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, M. Castellano, G. Zamorani, M. Mignoli, E. Vanzella, F. Fiore, S. J. Lilly, S. Gallozzi, V. Tes… 展开作者

K. Boutsia, A. Grazian, E. Giallongo, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, M. Castellano, G. Zamorani, M. Mignoli, E. Vanzella, F. Fiore, S. J. Lilly, S. Gallozzi, V. Testa, D. Paris, P. Santini

摘要:

我们提出了一个上限的电离辐射的相对逃逸分数(f_{esc} ^{rel})在z~3.3使用的样品11莱曼Break Galerkin(LBG)与深成像在U波段获得的大双目相机,安装在主焦点的大双目望远镜。我们从3个独立的场中选出了11个红移在3.27<z<3.35范围内的LBG。我们将我们的源在R和U波段的图像叠加起来,这分别对应于1500 nm和900 nm的有效静止帧波长,在1 sigma处获得>=30.7(AB)mag的U波段图像的极限。我们推导出f_{esc} ^{rel}~ 5%的1 σ上限,这是迄今为止在z~3.3处在文献中发现的最低值之一。假设我们从样本中得到的逃逸分数的上限对所有星系都成立,那么我们得到的氢电离率(Gamma_{-12} <0.3 s^{-1})不足以保持IGM的电离,需要微弱的活动星系核对紫外背景有很大的贡献。由于我们的样品显然在尺寸上仍然有限,因此需要在相似或甚至更大的深度处的更大的z~3 LBG样品以在更坚实的统计基础上确认这些结果。

英文摘要:

We present an upper limit for the relative escape fraction (f_{esc}^{rel}) of ionizing radiation at z~3.3 using a sample of 11 Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs) with deep imaging in the U band obtained with the Large Binocular Camera, mounted on the prime focus of the Large Binocular Telescope. We selected 11 LBGs with secure redshift in the range 3.27<z<3.35, from 3 independent fields. We stacked the images of our sources in the R and U band, which correspond to an effective rest-frame wavelength of 1500Åand 900Årespectively, obtaining a limit in the U band image of >=30.7(AB)mag at 1 sigma. We derive a 1 sigma upper limit of f_{esc}^{rel}~5%, which is one of the lowest values found in the literature so far at z~3.3. Assuming that the upper limit for the escape fraction that we derived from our sample holds for all galaxies at this redshift, the hydrogen ionization rate that we obtain (Gamma_{-12}<0.3 s^{-1}) is not enough to keep the IGM ionized and a substantial contribution to the UV background by faint AGNs is required. Since our sample is clearly still limited in size, larger z~3 LBG samples, at similar or even greater depths are necessary to confirm these results on a more firm statistical basis.

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