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用碳增强阻尼Lyman-α体系探测布居III核合成的一个新候选者

A new candidate for probing Population III nucleosynthesis with carbon-enhanced damped Lyman-alpha systems

Ryan Cooke, Max Pettini, Michael Murphy

摘要:

我们报告了一个非常贫金属的阻尼莱曼α系统(DLA)的鉴定,在z_abs = 3.067295,是适度的碳增强,与铁丰度约1/700太阳([Fe/H] = -2.84)和[C,O/Fe] ~+0.6。这种丰度模式很可能是大质量恒星核合成的结果。在17条金属吸收线的基础上,我们得到了DLA的动力学温度的2 σ上限T_DLA <= 4700 K,这与DLA在此红移和金属丰度下的自旋温度估计范围大致一致。虽然最佳拟合的丰度模式显示了第三星族核合成的预期特征,但高质量第二星族恒星的模型几乎也可以匹配丰度模式。我们讨论了目前的局限性,在区分这两种情况下,在确定人口III恒星的残余物,预计从即将到来的一代30米级望远镜的显着改善。

英文摘要:

We report the identification of a very metal-poor damped Lyman-alpha system (DLA) at z_abs = 3.067295 that is modestly carbon-enhanced, with an iron abundance of ~1/700 solar ([Fe/H] = -2.84) and [C,O/Fe] ~ +0.6. Such an abundance pattern is likely to be the result of nucleosynthesis by massive stars. On the basis of 17 metal absorption lines, we derive a 2 sigma upper limit on the DLA's kinetic temperature of T_DLA <= 4700 K, which is broadly consistent with the range of spin temperature estimates for DLAs at this redshift and metallicity. While the best-fitting abundance pattern shows the expected hallmarks of Population III nucleosynthesis, models of high-mass Population II stars can match the abundance pattern almost as well. We discuss current limitations in distinguishing between these two scenarios and the marked improvement in identifying the remnants of Population III stars expected from the forthcoming generation of 30-metre class telescopes.

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