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z=4.76亚毫米星系中[ CII ]辐射的增强

Enhanced [CII] emission in a z=4.76 submillimetre galaxy

Carlos De Breuck, Roberto Maiolino, Paola Caselli, Kristen Coppin, Steve Hailey-Dunsheath, Tohru Nagao

摘要:

利用Atacama探路者实验对z=4.76的亚毫米星系LESS J033229.4-275619中的亮[CII]辐射进行了探测。这代表了最高的红移[CII]检测在submm选择,恒星形成为主的系统。AGN对[CII]和远红外(FIR)光度的贡献很小。我们发现,由[CII]导出的原子质量与由CO导出的分子质量相当。[CII]、CO和FIR的光度之比意味着在kpc尺度的星暴中,辐射场强度G_0约为10^3,密度约为10^4 cm^-3,正如在局域和高红移星暴中所看到的那样。高的L_[CII]/L_FIR= 2.4 × 10 ^-3和非常高的L_[CII]/L_CO(1-0)~ 10^4使人联想到低金属丰度的矮星系,这表明最高红移的恒星形成星系也可能具有低金属丰度的特征。我们讨论了减少金属丰度的气体储层的研究的影响,并得出结论,特别是在非常高的红移,[CII]可能是一个更强大和可靠的星际物质比CO示踪剂。

英文摘要:

We present the detection of bright [CII] emission in the z=4.76 submillimetre galaxy LESS J033229.4-275619 using the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment. This represents the highest redshift [CII] detection in a submm selected, star-formation dominated system. The AGN contributions to the [CII] and far-infrared (FIR) luminosities are small. We find an atomic mass derived from [CII] comparable to the molecular mass derived from CO. The ratio of the [CII], CO and FIR luminosities imply a radiation field strength G_0~10^3 and a density ~10^4 cm^-3 in a kpc-scale starburst, as seen in local and high redshift starbursts. The high L_[CII]/L_FIR=2.4x10^-3 and the very high L_[CII]/L_CO(1-0) ~ 10^4 are reminiscent of low metallicity dwarf galaxies, suggesting that the highest redshift star-forming galaxies may also be characterised by lower metallicities. We discuss the implications of a reduced metallicity on studies of the gas reservoirs, and conclude that especially at very high redshift, [CII] may be a more powerful and reliable tracer of the interstellar matter than CO.

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