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Z~3以来正常成星星系的分子气体质量函数

Molecular gas mass functions of normal star forming galaxies since z~3

S. Berta, D. Lutz, R. Nordon, R. Genzel, B. Magnelli, P. Popesso, D. Rosario, A. Saintonge, S. Wuyts, L. J. Tacconi

摘要:

利用PEP/GOODS-Herschel巡天的深远红外数据和静止框架紫外测光研究了正常恒星形成星系的分子气体质量函数的演化。计算分子气体质量,M(mol),通过消耗时间尺度缩放恒星形成率(SFR),或结合红外光度和遮蔽特性,如Nordon等人,我们得到了大约700个z=0.2-3.0的星系的M(mol),这些星系靠近形成“主序星”的恒星。星系的数密度遵循M(mol)的Schechter函数。发现特征质量M* 在z~1处有强烈的演化,然后在较早的时期变平,类似于类似天体的红外光度演化。在z~1处,我们的结果得到了基于恒星形成星系的恒星质量函数和PHIBSS巡天的气体分数标度的估计的支持。我们将我们的测量结果与当前模型的结果进行比较,发现与直接处理恒星形成定律而不是后处理的结果更一致。结合质量函数,我们研究了M(mol)密度及其密度参数Omega(mol)的演化。

英文摘要:

We use deep far-infrared data from the PEP/GOODS-Herschel surveys and rest frame ultraviolet photometry to study the evolution of the molecular gas mass function of normal star forming galaxies. Computing the molecular gas mass, M(mol), by scaling star formation rates (SFR) through depletion timescales, or combining IR luminosity and obscuration properties as in Nordon et al., we obtain M(mol) for roughly 700, z=0.2-3.0 galaxies near the star forming "main sequence". The number density of galaxies follows a Schechter function of M(mol). The characteristic mass M* is found to strongly evolve up to z~1, and then to flatten at earlier epochs, resembling the infrared luminosity evolution of similar objects. At z~1, our result is supported by an estimate based on the stellar mass function of star forming galaxies and gas fraction scalings from the PHIBSS survey. We compare our measurements to results from current models, finding better agreement with those that are treating star formation laws directly rather than in post-processing. Integrating the mass function, we study the evolution of the M(mol) density and its density parameter Omega(mol).

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