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跨宇宙时间的金属丰度($\mathcal{MACT}$)调查。II。使用[ OIII ] $λ$ 4363金属丰度计算80亿年来质量-金属丰度关系的演变

The Metal Abundances across Cosmic Time ($\mathcal{MACT}$) Survey. II. Evolution of the Mass-Metallicity Relation over 8 Billion Years, using [OIII]$λ$4363Å-based Metallicities

Chun Ly, Matthew A. Malkan, Jane Rigby, Tohru Nagao

摘要:

我们提出的第一个结果,从MMT和凯克光谱的$0.1\leq z\leq1$发射线星系的大样本选择从我们的窄带成像在斯巴鲁深场。我们测量了164个星系的弱[OIII] $λ$ 4363发射线(66个至少有3个$σ$检测,98个有显着的上限)。这条线的强度由电离气体的电子温度决定。因为气体温度由金属含量调节,所以气相氧丰度与[OIII] $λ$ 4363线强度呈负相关。我们的基于温度的金属丰度研究是第一个跨越宇宙时间的$\approx$ 8 Gyr和恒星质量的$\approx$ 3 dex的低质量星系,$\log{\left(M_{\rm star}/M_{\rm sun}\right)}\approx6.0-9.0$。使用广泛的多波长测光,我们测量的恒星质量-气体金属丰度关系的演变及其依赖于尘埃校正的恒星形成率(SFR)。后者是从高信噪比的巴耳末发射线测量获得的。我们的质量-金属丰度关系与Andrews & Martini在$z\leq0.3$的结果一致,并且在给定的恒星质量$\log{({\rm O/H})}\propto(1+z)^{-2.32^{+0.52}_{-0.26}}$下向低丰度方向发展。我们发现,具有较低的金属丰度的星系有较高的SFR在一个给定的恒星质量和红移,虽然散射是大的($\approx$ 0.3德克斯),和趋势是弱于当地的研究。我们还比较了我们的质量-金属丰度关系对高分辨率星系形成模拟的预测,并发现采用能量和动量驱动的恒星反馈模型的良好协议。我们已经确定了16个金属丰度不到太阳十分之一的极端贫金属星系;我们在$z\approx0.84$最贫金属的星系与I Zw 18相似。

英文摘要:

We present the first results from MMT and Keck spectroscopy for a large sample of $0.1\leq z\leq1$ emission-line galaxies selected from our narrow-band imaging in the Subaru Deep Field. We measured the weak [OIII]$λ$4363 emission line for 164 galaxies (66 with at least 3$σ$ detections, and 98 with significant upper limits). The strength of this line is set by the electron temperature for the ionized gas. Because the gas temperature is regulated by the metal content, the gas-phase oxygen abundance is inversely correlated with [OIII]$λ$4363 line strength. Our temperature-based metallicity study is the first to span $\approx$8 Gyr of cosmic time and $\approx$3 dex in stellar mass for low-mass galaxies, $\log{\left(M_{\rm star}/M_{\rm sun}\right)}\approx6.0-9.0$. Using extensive multi-wavelength photometry, we measure the evolution of the stellar mass--gas metallicity relation and its dependence on dust-corrected star formation rate (SFR). The latter is obtained from high signal-to-noise Balmer emission-line measurements. Our mass-metallicity relation is consistent with Andrews & Martini at $z\leq0.3$, and evolves toward lower abundances at a given stellar mass, $\log{({\rm O/H})}\propto(1+z)^{-2.32^{+0.52}_{-0.26}}$. We find that galaxies with lower metallicities have higher SFRs at a given stellar mass and redshift, although the scatter is large ($\approx$0.3 dex), and the trend is weaker than seen in local studies. We also compare our mass--metallicity relation against predictions from high-resolution galaxy formation simulations, and find good agreement with models that adopt energy- and momentum-driven stellar feedback. We have identified 16 extremely metal-poor galaxies with abundances less than a tenth of solar; our most metal-poor galaxy at $z\approx0.84$ is similar to I Zw 18.

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