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高红移星系的FIR谱线发射

FIR line emission from high redshift galaxies

Livia Vallini, Simona Gallerani, Andrea Ferrara, Sunghye Baek

摘要:

通过结合z~6星系的高分辨率辐射转移宇宙学模拟和它们的星际介质的亚网格多相模型,我们得到了几条远红外(FIR)发射线([C II] 158 μ m,[O I] 63 μ m,[N II] 122 μ m)在不同气体金属丰度Z值下的预期强度。对于Z = Z_sun,[C II]光谱非常复杂,因为存在几个单独大小< 3 kpc的发射团;峰值从星系中心位移约100 km/s。虽然[O I]光谱也类似地位移,但[N II]线主要来自星系的中央电离区。当积分速度超过~500 km/s时,[C II]线通量为185 mJy km/s,其中95%来自冷(T~250 K)H I相,只有5%来自暖(T~5000 K)中性介质。[O I]和[N II]通量分别比[C II]通量低~6倍和~90倍。通过将我们的结果与Himiko的观测结果进行比较,发现在z = 6.6时,该源中的气体金属丰度必须低于太阳。我们得出结论:z~6星系的[C II]线在1.9 <tON < 7.7小时的观测时间内可以被ALMA全阵列探测到,这取决于Z。

英文摘要:

By combining high resolution, radiative transfer cosmological simulations of z~6 galaxies with a sub-grid multi-phase model of their interstellar medium we derive the expected intensity of several far infrared (FIR) emission lines ([C II] 158 micron, [O I] 63 micron, and [N II] 122 micron) for different values of the gas metallicity, Z. For Z = Z_sun the [C II] spectrum is very complex due to the presence of several emitting clumps of individual size < 3 kpc; the peak is displaced from the galaxy center by ~100 km/s. While the [O I] spectrum is also similarly displaced, the [N II] line comes predominantly from the central ionized regions of the galaxy. When integrated over ~500 km/s, the [C II] line flux is 185 mJy km/s; 95% of such flux originates from the cold (T~250 K) H I phase, and only 5% from the warm (T~5000 K) neutral medium. The [O I] and [N II] fluxes are ~6 and ~90 times lower than the [C II] one, respectively. By comparing our results with observations of Himiko, the most extended and luminous Lyman Alpha Emitter (LAE) at z = 6.6, we find that the gas metallicity in this source must be sub-solar. We conclude that the [C II] line from z~6 galaxies is detectable by the ALMA full array in 1.9 < t_ON < 7.7 hr observing time, depending on Z.

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