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驱动早期宇宙中大质量星系的气态演化

Driving the Gaseous Evolution of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe

Dominik A. Riechers

摘要:

在过去几年里,对分子星际介质的研究取得了巨大进展,这种介质为恒星的形成和星系中宇宙学距离上的超大质量黑洞的生长提供了燃料。基于在z=1至6.4的>120个星系中检测到分子气体,我们已经详细了解了星系中这种物质的数量和物理性质如何与其当前的恒星形成率在星系种群范围内联系起来。在高空间分辨率的气体动力学和形态学的研究,使我们能够区分在不同阶段沿“合并序列”和盘星系的气体丰富的合并。对z>5的最大质量的富气体星暴星系的观测,提供了对宇宙环境对现今大质量球状星系早期生长的作用的深入了解。大面积的亚毫米巡天发现了一个罕见的极远红外发光的富含气体的高红移天体,其中主要是强透镜的大质量星暴星系。这些发现极大地提高了我们对分子气体在大质量星系演化过程中的作用的理解。

英文摘要:

Studies of the molecular interstellar medium that fuels star formation and supermassive black hole growth in galaxies at cosmological distances have undergone tremendous progress over the past few years. Based on the detection of molecular gas in >120 galaxies at z=1 to 6.4, we have obtained detailed insight on how the amount and physical properties of this material in a galaxy are connected to its current star formation rate over a range of galaxy populations. Studies of the gas dynamics and morphology at high spatial resolution allow us to distinguish between gas-rich mergers in different stages along the "merger sequence" and disk galaxies. Observations of the most massive gas-rich starburst galaxies out to z>5 provide insight into the role of cosmic environment for the early growth of present-day massive spheroidal galaxies. Large-area submillimeter surveys have revealed a rare population of extremely far-infrared-luminous gas-rich high-redshift objects, which is dominated by strongly lensed, massive starburst galaxies. These discoveries have greatly improved our understanding of the role of molecular gas in the evolution of massive galaxies through cosmic time.

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