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z=2.23,1.47,0.84&0.40的大Hα巡天:来自HiZELS的恒星形成星系的11 Gyr演化

A large Hα survey at z=2.23, 1.47, 0.84 & 0.40: the 11 Gyr evolution of star-forming galaxies from HiZELS

David Sobral, Ian Smail, Philip N. Best, James E. Geach, Yuichi Matsuda, John P. Stott, Michele Cirasuolo, Jaron Kurk

摘要:

本文介绍了新的深和宽窄带调查进行了UKIRT,斯巴鲁和VLT;在z=0.40、0.84、1.47和2.23处选择H-α(Ha)发射体的大型稳健样本的综合努力(对应于4.2、7.0、9.2和10.6 Gyrs的回看时间)在COSMOS和UDS场中以均匀的方式超过~2 deg^2。深Ha调查首次达到~3M_sun/yr,z=2.2,而广泛的区域和覆盖两个独立的领域允许大大克服宇宙方差。分别在z=0.40、0.84、1.47和2.23处均匀选择了1742、637、515和807个Ha发射体,并用于确定Ha光度函数及其演化。在z=0-2.23范围内,弱端斜率为-1.60+-0.08,表明没有演化。SF星系的特征光度L* 随log[L*(z)]=0.45z+log[L*(z=0)]显著变化。这是第一次使用Ha在z=0.4-2.23的单一均匀测量中追踪SF活动。总的来说,在Ha中看到的演化与使用其他恒星形成示踪剂(如FIR和UV)的非均匀汇编所看到的演化非常一致,共同指向最后11个Gyrs中的大部分演化是由从z~0到z~2.2的强烈光度增加驱动的。我们的统一分析揭示了宇宙的Ha星形成历史,可以简单地用log(SFRD)=-2.1/(1+z)(z<2.23)来参数化。Ha恒星形成历史的形状和归一化与恒星质量密度增长的测量结果一致,证实了我们的Ha分析追踪了宇宙中大部分恒星形成的z~2.2。自z~2.2以来的恒星形成活动占到了今天当地观测到的总恒星质量密度的95%(其中一半聚集在z=1.2-2.2之间,其余的是z<1.2)。

英文摘要:

This paper presents new deep and wide narrow-band surveys undertaken with UKIRT, Subaru and the VLT; a combined effort to select large, robust samples of H-alpha (Ha) emitters at z=0.40, 0.84, 1.47 and 2.23 (corresponding to look-back times of 4.2, 7.0, 9.2 and 10.6 Gyrs) in a uniform manner over ~2 deg^2 in the COSMOS and UDS fields. The deep Ha surveys reach ~3M_sun/yr out to z=2.2 for the first time, while the wide area and the coverage over two independent fields allow to greatly overcome cosmic variance. A total of 1742, 637, 515 and 807 Ha emitters are homogeneously selected at z=0.40, 0.84, 1.47 and 2.23, respectively, and used to determine the Ha luminosity function and its evolution. The faint-end slope is found to be -1.60+-0.08 over z=0-2.23, showing no evolution. The characteristic luminosity of SF galaxies, L*, evolves significantly as log[L*(z)]=0.45z+log[L*(z=0)]. This is the first time Ha has been used to trace SF activity with a single homogeneous survey at z=0.4-2.23. Overall, the evolution seen in Ha is in good agreement with the evolution seen using inhomogeneous compilations of other tracers of star formation, such as FIR and UV, jointly pointing towards the bulk of the evolution in the last 11 Gyrs being driven by a strong luminosity increase from z~0 to z~2.2. Our uniform analysis reveals an Ha star formation history of the Universe which can be simply parameterised by log(SFRD)=-2.1/(1+z) for z<2.23. Both the shape and normalisation of the Ha star formation history are consistent with the measurements of the stellar mass density growth, confirming that our Ha analysis traces the bulk of the formation of stars in the Universe up to z~2.2. Star formation activity since z~2.2 is responsible for ~95% of the total stellar mass density observed locally today (with half being assembled between z=1.2-2.2, and the rest since z<1.2).

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