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VIMOS超深巡天:2<z<6恒星形成星系的莱曼α发射和恒星星族

The VIMOS Ultra Deep Survey: Lyman Alpha Emission and Stellar Populations of Star-Forming Galaxies at 2<z<6

Nimish P. Hathi, Olivier Le Fevre, the VUDS team

摘要:

VIMOS超深巡天的广泛地基光谱学活动,以及在三个观测良好的河外区域进行的深多波长光度测量(ECDFS,COSMOS,VVDS),使我们能够研究大样本的物理特性(约4000个星系)光谱证实微弱(i_{AB} <~25等)恒星形成星系,有和没有莱曼α辐射,z~2-6。莱曼α发射体(LAE;等效宽度(EW)=> 20 A)的分数从z~2处的~10%增加到z~5-6处的~40%,这与采用较高莱曼α EW切割的先前研究一致。LAE分数的增加可能部分是由于星系中的尘埃含量随着红移的增加而减少。当我们比较LAEs和非LAEs的最佳拟合SED估计恒星参数时,我们发现在所有红移下LAEs的E(B-V)都较小,并且LAEs和非LAEs之间的中值E(B-V)的差异随着红移的增加而增加,从z~2的0.05到z~3.5的0.1再到z~5-6的0.2。对于这里探测的光度(~L*),我们发现,恒星形成率(SFR)和星系的恒星质量,有和没有莱曼α的发射,显示小的差异,这样,LAEs有较低的SFR和恒星质量相比,非LAEs。这一结果可能是样本选择的直接结果。我们的LAE样本是根据其连续谱幅度进行选择的,并且与窄带/发射线选择的LAE相比,它们探测到更高的连续谱亮度。基于我们的结果,重要的是要注意,所有LAEs并不普遍相似,它们的属性强烈依赖于样品的选择,和/或连续光度。

英文摘要:

The extensive ground-based spectroscopy campaign from the VIMOS Ultra-Deep Survey (VUDS), and the deep multi-wavelength photometry in three very well observed extragalactic fields (ECDFS, COSMOS, VVDS), allow us to investigate physical properties of a large sample (~4000 galaxies) of spectroscopically confirmed faint (i_{AB}<~25 mag) star-forming galaxies, with and without Lyman alpha in emission, at z~2-6. The fraction of Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs; equivalent width (EW)=>20A) increases from ~10% at z~2 to ~40% at z~5-6, which is consistent with previous studies that employ higher Lyman alpha EW cut. This increase in the LAE fraction could be, in part, due to a decrease in the dust content of galaxies as redshift increases. When we compare best-fit SED estimated stellar parameters for LAEs and non-LAEs, we find that E(B-V) is smaller for LAEs at all redshifts and the difference in the median E(B-V) between LAEs and non-LAEs increases as redshift increases, from 0.05 at z~2 to 0.1 at z~3.5 to 0.2 at z~5-6. For the luminosities probed here (~L*), we find that star formation rates (SFRs) and stellar masses of galaxies, with and without Lyman alpha in emission, show small differences such that, LAEs have lower SFRs and stellar masses compared to non-LAEs. This result could be a direct consequence of the sample selection. Our sample of LAEs are selected based on their continuum magnitudes and they probe higher continuum luminosities compared to narrow-band/emission line selected LAEs. Based on our results, it is important to note that all LAEs are not universally similar and their properties are strongly dependent on the sample selection, and/or continuum luminosities.

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