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z=8.8时10度$^2$莱曼- $α$巡天及光谱跟踪:对LF的强约束和对其它巡天的影响

A 10 deg$^2$ Lyman-$α$ survey at z=8.8 with spectroscopic follow-up: strong constraints on the LF and implications for other surveys

Jorryt Matthee, David Sobral, Mark Swinbank, Ian Smail, Philip Best, Jae-Woo Kim, Marijn Franx, Bo Milvang-Jensen, Johan Fynbo

摘要:

红移为$z \sim 10$的候选星系现在正在极深的调查中被发现,探测非常小的区域。因此,候选者非常微弱,使得光谱确认几乎不可能。为了克服这些限制,我们进行了CF-HiZELS调查,这是一个大面积,中等深度的近红外窄带调查,目标是$z=8.8$莱曼- $α$(Ly $α$)发射器(LAEs),并覆盖10度$^2$的一部分,SSA 22领域与加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜。我们测量了$4.7\times 10^6$ Mpc $^3$到Ly $α$光度极限$6.3\times10^{43}$ erg s $^{-1}$的共移动体积。我们通过应用以下标准寻找Ly $α$候选物:i)清晰的发射线源,ii)无光学检测(来自CFHTLS的$ugriz$),iii)在光学叠层中无可见检测($ugriz > 27$),iv)目视检查可靠的NB $_J$和$J$检测,以及v)$J-K \leq 0$。我们计算光度红移,并删除了大量的尘埃较低的红移线发射体在$z \sim 1.4 $或$2.2$。总共发现了13个Ly $α$候选者,其中两个被标记为强候选者,但大多数对它们的SED具有非常弱的约束。使用后续观察与SINFONI/VLT,我们能够排除最强大的候选人为Ly $α$发射器。我们把一个强有力的约束在$z \sim 9$的LY $α$光度函数,并为正在进行的和未来的调查作出现实的预测。我们的研究结果表明,调查的最高红移LAEs容易受到多种污染,光谱的后续工作是绝对必要的。

英文摘要:

Candidate galaxies at redshifts of $z \sim 10$ are now being found in extremely deep surveys, probing very small areas. As a consequence, candidates are very faint, making spectroscopic confirmation practically impossible. In order to overcome such limitations, we have undertaken the CF-HiZELS survey, which is a large area, medium depth near infrared narrow-band survey targeted at $z=8.8$ Lyman-$α$ (Ly$α$) emitters (LAEs) and covering 10 deg$^2$ in part of the SSA22 field with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. We surveyed a comoving volume of $4.7\times 10^6$ Mpc$^3$ to a Ly$α$ luminosity limit of $6.3\times10^{43}$ erg s$^{-1}$. We look for Ly$α$ candidates by applying the following criteria: i) clear emission line source, ii) no optical detections ($ugriz$ from CFHTLS), iii) no visible detection in the optical stack ($ugriz > 27$), iv) visually checked reliable NB$_J$ and $J$ detections and v) $J-K \leq 0$. We compute photometric redshifts and remove a significant amount of dusty lower redshift line-emitters at $z \sim 1.4 $ or $2.2$. A total of 13 Ly$α$ candidates were found, of which two are marked as strong candidates, but the majority have very weak constraints on their SEDs. Using follow-up observations with SINFONI/VLT we are able to exclude the most robust candidates as Ly$α$ emitters. We put a strong constraint on the Ly$α$ luminosity function at $z \sim 9$ and make realistic predictions for ongoing and future surveys. Our results show that surveys for the highest redshift LAEs are susceptible of multiple contaminations and that spectroscopic follow-up is absolutely necessary.

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