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子弹星系团后面高度放大的z = 2.8星系中的分子气体和尘埃

Molecular gas and dust in the highly magnified z = 2.8 galaxy behind the Bullet Cluster

Daniel Johansson, Cathy Horellou, Omar Lopez-Cruz, Sebastien Muller, Mark Birkinshaw, John H. Black, Malcolm N. Bremer, William F. Wall, Frank Bertoldi, Edgar C… 展开作者

Daniel Johansson, Cathy Horellou, Omar Lopez-Cruz, Sebastien Muller, Mark Birkinshaw, John H. Black, Malcolm N. Bremer, William F. Wall, Frank Bertoldi, Edgar Castillo, Hector Javier Ibarra-Medel

摘要:

大质量星系团提供的引力放大使得探测远距离星系的物理条件成为可能,这些星系的光度低于空白区域的星系,可能更能代表大部分高红移星系。我们的目标是约束分子气体的基本性质,在一个强烈放大的submm星系位于后面的大规模子弹星系团。这个星系(SMM J 0658)被分成三个图像,总放大倍数接近100。我们利用澳大利亚望远镜紧凑阵列(ATCA)对SMM J 0658的{12}CO(1- 0)和{12}CO(3- 2)谱线进行了探测。我们还使用了阿塔卡马探路者实验(APEX)望远镜上的SABOCA测辐射热计相机来测量350微米的连续辐射。CO(1- 0)和CO(3- 2)被检测到在6.8西格玛和7.5西格玛的显着性时,光谱向两个最明亮的图像的星系相结合。根据CO(1-0)的光度,我们利用常用于亮红外星系的CO到H_2的转换因子,推导出冷分子气体的质量为(1.8 \pm 0.3)* 10^9兆太阳。这是45 \pm恒星质量的25%.根据CO谱线的宽度,我们推导出CO发射区L内的动力学质量为(1.3 \pm 0.4)* 10^10(L/1 kpc)Msun。我们将SMM J 0658的红移测定精确到z=2.7793 \pm 0.0003。用SABOCA以3.6的信噪比检测来自SMM J 0658的350微米处的连续发射。我们研究了SMM J 0658的光谱能量分布,得出尘埃温度为33 \pm 5 K,尘埃质量为1.1*10^7 Msun。SMM J 0658是迄今为止发现的质量最小的亚毫米星系之一。作为亚毫米星系群的一个可能代表,它是未来观测的主要目标。

英文摘要:

The gravitational magnification provided by massive galaxy clusters makes it possible to probe the physical conditions in distant galaxies that are of lower luminosity than those in blank fields and likely more representative of the bulk of the high-redshift galaxy population. We aim to constrain the basic properties of molecular gas in a strongly magnified submm galaxy located behind the massive Bullet Cluster. This galaxy (SMM J0658) is split into three images, with a total magnification factor of almost 100. We used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to search for {12}CO(1--0) and {12}CO(3--2) line emission from SMM J0658. We also used the SABOCA bolometer camera on the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope to measure the continuum emission at 350 micron. CO(1--0) and CO(3--2) are detected at 6.8 sigma and 7.5 sigma significance when the spectra toward the two brightest images of the galaxy are combined. From the CO(1-0) luminosity we derive a mass of cold molecular gas of (1.8 \pm 0.3) * 10^9 Msun, using the CO to H_2 conversion factor commonly used for luminous infrared galaxies. This is 45 \pm 25 % of the stellar mass. From the width of the CO lines we derive a dynamical mass within the CO-emitting region L of (1.3 \pm 0.4) * 10^10 (L/1 kpc) Msun. We refine the redshift determination of SMM J0658 to z=2.7793 \pm 0.0003. Continuum emission at 350 micron from SMM J0658 was detected with SABOCA at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.6. We study the spectral energy distribution of SMM J0658 and derive a dust temperature of 33\pm 5 K and a dust mass of 1.1*10^7 Msun. SMM J0658 is one of the least massive submm galaxies discovered so far. As a likely representative of the bulk of the submm galaxy population, it is a prime target for future observations.

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