Discovery of an Enormous Ly$α$ nebula in a massive galaxy overdensity at $z=2.3$
Zheng Cai, Xiaohui Fan, Yujin Yang, Fuyan Bian, J. Xavier Prochaska, Ann Zabludoff, Ian McGreer, Zhenya Zheng, Richard Green, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Brenda Frye,… 展开作者
Zheng Cai, Xiaohui Fan, Yujin Yang, Fuyan Bian, J. Xavier Prochaska, Ann Zabludoff, Ian McGreer, Zhenya Zheng, Richard Green, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Brenda Frye, Erika Hamden, Linhua Jiang, Nobunari Kashikawa, Ran Wang
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corrected a typo of a coordinate in the last published version; and also updated Fig.2
巨大的Ly $α$星云(ELANe)是星系密度峰值的独特示踪物,被预测位于宇宙结构的节点和交叉点。以前对ELANe的成功搜索集中在宽场窄带调查,或者针对已知的来源,如超亮准恒星物体(QSO)或射电星系。利用相干强Ly $α$散射组(CoSLA),我们开发了一种新方法来识别高红移星系的超密度,并在$z=2-3$上识别出了一个极其巨大的超密度,BOSS 1441(Cai et al. 2016 a)。在它的密度峰值中,我们发现了一个与相对微弱的连续相关联的ELAN。到目前为止,这个天体拥有最高的弥漫Ly $α$星云光度$L_{\rm{nebula}}=5.1\pm0.1\times10^{44}$ erg s $^{-1}$。在2 $σ$表面亮度极限SB $_{\rm{Lyα}}= 4.8\times10^{-18}$ erg s $^{-1}$ cm $^{-2}$ arcsec $^{-2}$之上,该星云的端到端空间范围为442 kpc。该无线电静噪源还具有扩展的\civ \ $\lambda1549$和\heii \ $\lambda1640$发射($\gtrsim30$千秒差距尺度)。请注意,Ly $α$、\heii \和\civ \发射都具有双峰谱线。每个速度分量的半高宽(FWHM)为$\approx700 - 1000$ km s $^{-1}$。我们认为,这Ly $α$星云可以提供动力的冲击,由于活动星系核驱动的外流或/和光电离的强烈模糊的来源。
英文摘要:
Enormous Ly$α$ Nebulae (ELANe), unique tracers of galaxy density peaks, are predicted to lie at the nodes and intersections of cosmic filamentary structures. Previous successful searches for ELANe have focused on wide-field narrowband surveys, or have targeted known sources such as ultraluminous quasi-stellar-objects (QSOs) or radio galaxies. Utilizing groups of coherently strong Ly$α$ absorptions (CoSLAs), we have developed a new method to identify high-redshift galaxy overdensities and have identified an extremely massive overdensity, BOSS1441, at $z=2-3$ (Cai et al. 2016a). In its density peak, we discover an ELAN that is associated with a relatively faint continuum. To date, this object has the highest diffuse Ly$α$ nebular luminosity of $L_{\rm{nebula}}=5.1\pm0.1\times10^{44}$ erg s$^{-1}$. Above the 2$σ$ surface brightness limit of SB$_{\rm{Lyα}}= 4.8\times10^{-18}$ erg s$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$ arcsec$^{-2}$, this nebula has an end-to-end spatial extent of 442 kpc. This radio-quiet source also has extended \civ\ $\lambda1549$ and \heii\ $\lambda1640$ emission on $\gtrsim30$ kpc scales. Note that the Ly$α$, \heii\ and \civ\ emission all have double-peaked line profiles. Each velocity component has a full-width-half-maximum (FWHM) of $\approx700 - 1000$ km s$^{-1}$. We argue that this Ly$α$ nebula could be powered by shocks due to an AGN-driven outflow or/and photoionization by a strongly obscured source.
A Multiwavelength Study of ELAN Environments (AMUSE$^2$): Ubiquitous dusty star-forming galaxies associated with enormous Ly$α$ nebulae on megaparsec scales
A Multiwavelength Study of ELAN Environments (AMUSE$^2$): Detection of a dusty star-forming galaxy within the enormous Lyman $α$ nebula at $z=2.3$ sheds light on its origin
我们在$z=2.28$对射电宁静类星体UM 287及其周围进行ALMA观测。UM 287与一个伴星一起被认为在为周围巨大的Ly $α$星云(ELAN)提供动力方面发挥了重要作用,该星云被称为Slug ELAN,其端到端大小为450物理kpc。除了类星体,我们还探测到一个新的尘埃恒星形成星系(DSFG),被称为鼻涕虫DSFG,在2毫米连续谱中具有与CO(4-3)一致的单一发射线。段塞-DSFG位于距离UM 287东南100 kpc的投影距离处,相对于UM 287,系统速度差为$-360\pm30$ km s $^{-1}$,这表明它可能是段塞ELAN的动力来源。仔细模拟的SED和动力学分析发现,Slug-DSFG和UM 287出现低的气体分数和气尘比,这表明由于主机质量晕的环境效应。此外,我们的凯克长缝光谱揭示了来自Slug-DSFG的显著的Ly $α$发射,以及Ly $α$尾部,该尾部开始于Slug-DSFG的位置和速度,并向南延伸,预计长度约为100 kpc。支持各种分析估计,我们建议,Ly PDMATHAMN尾巴是一个结果的蛞蝓DSFG经历冲压压力剥离。被剥离的气体质量估计约为10 $^9$ M $_\odot$,这有助于形成致密的暖/冷气体储层,据信这有助于为Ly $α$的异常亮度提供动力。
The environments of Ly$α$ blobs I: Wide-field Ly$α$ imaging of TN J1338-1942, a powerful radio galaxy at $z\simeq 4.1$ associated with a giant Ly$α$ nebula
摘要:NGC3132整个范围的2D光谱MUSE数据已经减少和分析。尘埃消光,电子密度和电离气体和丰度的温度进行了测定。星云呈现出复杂的变红结构,在边缘处具有高值(c(Hb)~0.4)。密度图与中等高密度(~1000 cm ^-3)的内部高电离等离子体相一致,而低电离等离子体呈现出一种密度峰值在边缘处的结构,其值约为700 cm ^-3。使用不同诊断的中值Te根据顺序[NII]、[SII]->[SIII]->[OI]-> HeI-> PJ降低。同样的,复合线所覆盖的Te的范围也比从CELs中获得的大得多,在星云内有很大的空间变化。如果这些差异是由于高密度团块的存在,这些空间变化表明星云内团块的性质和/或分布发生了变化。我们确定了平均He/H = 0.124。轻元素离子丰度的测量范围与文献值一致。我们的运动学分析很好地说明了许多发射线的二维运动学信息的力量,揭示了星云的内在结构。我们导出的速度图支持星云的几何形状类似于先前提出的空竹模型,但其主轴指向P.A.~- 22^o。我们确定了两个低表面亮度的弧形结构,朝向星云的北部和南部,具有高消光,高氦丰度和强低电离发射线。它们在空间上与一些扩展的低表面亮度中红外发射相一致。这些特征的特征与双星系统造成的旋进喷流的结果是一致的。这项研究说明了巨大的潜力,IFS的研究银河系PNE。
J-PAS: Discovery of RaJav, a bright spatially extended Ly$α$ Nebula at z=2.25
Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS(中国科学院上海天文台星系与宇宙学重点实验室);Instituto de Física de Cantabria(坎塔布里亚物理研究所);Donostia International Physics Centre(圣塞巴斯蒂安国际物理中心);Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science(伊克拉巴斯科,巴斯克科学基金会);Instruments4(Instruments4公司)
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