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CANDELS在z=7处的尺寸-光度关系及其对再电离的意义

The size-luminosity relation at z=7 in CANDELS and its implication on reionization

A. Grazian, M. Castellano, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, J. S. Dunlop, R. J. McLure, A. M. Koekemoer, M. E. Dickinson, S. M. Faber, H. C. Ferguson, A. Galametz, M.… 展开作者

A. Grazian, M. Castellano, A. Fontana, L. Pentericci, J. S. Dunlop, R. J. McLure, A. M. Koekemoer, M. E. Dickinson, S. M. Faber, H. C. Ferguson, A. Galametz, M. Giavalisco, N. A. Grogin, N. P. Hathi, D. D. Kocevski, K. Lai, J. A. Newman, E. Vanzella

摘要:

对星系大小与其它物理参数关系的探索为理解星系形成提供了重要线索。我们使用的CANDELS深+宽的调查在GOODS-South,UDS和EGS领域,从HUDF 09计划的数据补充,以解决在z \sim 7的大小和光度之间的关系。我们选择了153个z波段脱落星系在六个不同的领域,其特征在于广泛的组合的深度和面积覆盖范围,非常适合于样品没有偏见的观察到的大小-星等平面。详细的模拟使我们能够推导出作为大小和幅度的函数的完整性,并量化测量误差/偏差。我们发现,在J=26.6以下的z \sim 7星系中,半光半径分布函数在<0.1弧秒(或相当于0.5 kpc)处达到峰值,而在较亮的星等下,高z星系的半光半径分布函数通常大于~0.15弧秒。我们还发现了一个定义良好的大小-光度关系,Rh \simL^1 /2。我们计算了HUDF和P12 HUDF场中的光度函数,发现暗星系的数量密度存在很大的空间变化。采用在z=7的暗星系中发现的大小分布和大小-光度关系,我们导出了在此红移下LBG的光度函数的平均斜率为-1.7 \pm 0.1。利用这个LF,我们发现如果IGM是clusional(C_HII>3),并且高z LBG的莱曼连续谱逃逸分数相对较低(f_esc<0.3),电离光子的数量不能保持宇宙的再电离。有了未来的CANDELS数据,我们可以严格限制星系在宇宙再电离中的作用。

英文摘要:

The exploration of the relation between galaxy sizes and other physical parameters has provided important clues for understanding galaxy formation. We use the CANDELS Deep+Wide surveys in the GOODS-South, UDS and EGS fields, complemented by data from the HUDF09 program, to address the relation between size and luminosity at z\sim7. We select 153 z-band drop-out galaxies in six different fields characterized by a wide combination of depth and areal coverage, ideally suited to sample without biases the observed size-magnitude plane. Detailed simulations allow us to derive the completeness as a function of size and magnitude and to quantify measurements errors/biases. We find that the half light radius distribution function of z\sim7 galaxies fainter than J=26.6 is peaked at <0.1 arcsec (or equivalently 0.5 kpc proper), while at brighter magnitudes high-z galaxies are typically larger than ~0.15 arcsec. We also find a well defined size-luminosity relation, Rh\simL^1/2. We compute the Luminosity Function in the HUDF and P12HUDF fields, finding large spatial variation on the number density of faint galaxies. Adopting the size distribution and the size-luminosity relation found for faint galaxies at z=7, we derive a mean slope of -1.7\pm0.1 for the luminosity function of LBGs at this redshift. Using this LF, we find that the amount of ionizing photons cannot keep the Universe re-ionized if the IGM is clumpy (C_HII>3) and the Lyman continuum escape fraction of high-z LBGs is relatively low (f_esc<0.3). With future CANDELS data, we can put severe limits to the role of galaxies in the reionization of the Universe.

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