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z ~ 2.85的Galerkin窄带Lyman连续谱成像

Narrowband Lyman-Continuum Imaging of Galaxies at z ~ 2.85

Robin E. Mostardi, Alice E. Shapley, Daniel B. Nestor, Charles C. Steidel, Naveen A. Reddy, Ryan F. Trainor

摘要:

我们目前的调查结果z~2.85莱曼连续统(LyC)的排放在HS 1549 +1933领域和地方的电离辐射逃逸量的恒星形成星系的限制。使用一个定制的窄带滤波器(NB 3420)调谐到低于莱曼极限的波长在z>=2.82,我们探测LyC光谱区的49个莱曼break星系(LBG)和91个Lya发射体(LAE)光谱确认在z>=2.82。在NB 3420中检测到4个LBG和7个LAE。使用V波段数据探测的休息帧非电离紫外线,我们观察到,许多NB 3420检测到的星系表现出空间偏移之间的LyC和非电离紫外线发射,其特征是非常蓝色的NB 3420-V的颜色,对应于低比率的非电离辐射(F_UV/F_LyC),在紧张局势与当前的恒星星族合成模型。我们测量了LBG和LAE样本的F_UV/F_LyC的平均值,校正了IGM中的前景星系污染和HI吸收。我们发现(F_UV/F_LyC)_corr^LBG=82 +/- 45和(F_UV/F_LyC)_corr^LAE=7.4 +/- 3.6。这些通量密度比分别对应于相对LyC逃逸分数f_esc,rel^LBG=5-8%和f_esc,rel^LAE=18- 49%,绝对LyC逃逸分数f_esc^LBG=1-2%和f_esc^LAE=5- 15%,以及恒星形成星系的共动LyC发射率为8.8-15.0 x 10^24尔格/s/Hz/Mpc ^[3]。为了研究有和没有LyC检测星系的差异特性,我们分析了窄带Lya成像和静止帧近红外成像,发现虽然LAEs与LyC检测平均具有较低的Lya等效宽度,但LBG或LAEs的静止帧近红外颜色与没有LyC检测没有实质性差异。这些初步结果与方向依赖模型一致,其中LyC发射通过在斑块状ISM中的清除路径逃逸。

英文摘要:

We present results from a survey for z~2.85 Lyman-Continuum (LyC) emission in the HS1549+1933 field and place constraints on the amount of ionizing radiation escaping from star-forming galaxies. Using a custom narrowband filter (NB3420) tuned to wavelengths just below the Lyman limit at z>=2.82, we probe the LyC spectral region of 49 Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) and 91 Lya-emitters (LAEs) spectroscopically confirmed at z>=2.82. Four LBGs and seven LAEs are detected in NB3420. Using V-band data probing the rest-frame non-ionizing UV, we observe that many NB3420-detected galaxies exhibit spatial offsets between their LyC and non-ionizing UV emission and are characterized by extremely blue NB3420-V colors, corresponding to low ratios of non-ionizing to ionizing radiation (F_UV/F_LyC) that are in tension with current stellar population synthesis models. We measure average values of F_UV/F_LyC for our LBG and LAE samples, correcting for foreground galaxy contamination and HI absorption in the IGM. We find (F_UV/F_LyC)_corr^LBG=82 +/- 45 and (F_UV/F_LyC)_corr^LAE=7.4 +/- 3.6. These flux-density ratios correspond respectively to relative LyC escape fractions of f_esc,rel^LBG=5-8% and f_esc,rel^LAE=18-49%, absolute LyC escape fractions of f_esc^LBG=1-2% and f_esc^LAE=5-15%, and a comoving LyC emissivity from star-forming galaxies of 8.8-15.0 x 10^24 ergs/s/Hz/Mpc^3. In order to study the differential properties of galaxies with and without LyC detections, we analyze narrowband Lya imaging and rest-frame near-infrared imaging, finding that while LAEs with LyC detections have lower Lya equivalent widths on average, there is no substantial difference in the rest-frame near-infrared colors of LBGs or LAEs with and without LyC detections. These preliminary results are consistent with an orientation-dependent model where LyC emission escapes through cleared paths in a patchy ISM.

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