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Mg II吸收体的[O II ]星云辐射:与吸收气体有关的恒星形成

[O II] nebular emission from Mg II absorbers: Star formation associated with the absorbing gas

Ravi Joshi, Raghunathan Srianand, Patrick Petitjean, Pasquier Noterdaeme

摘要:

我们目前的星云发射与198强镁II吸收在0.35 $\le z \le$ 1.1的类星体的纤维光谱从斯隆数字巡天。测得的[O II]光度(L $_{[O II]}$)是亚L $^{\star}$星系的典型光度,其恒星形成率(未校正纤维损失和尘埃变红)在0.5-20 ${\rm M_\odot\ yr^{-1}}$之间。通常小于$\sim$ 3%的Mg II系统具有剩余等效宽度,$W_{2796}$ $\ge$ 2 μ m,显示L $_{[O II]} \ge 0.3$ L $^{\star}_{[O II]}$。发现检出率随着$W_{2796}$和$z$的增加而增加。即使当我们将样本限制为窄的$z$范围时,也没有发现$W_{2796}$和L $_{[O II]}$之间的显著相关性。在L $_{[O II]}$和$z$之间观察到强相关性。虽然这是预期从星系的光度演化,我们表明有限的纤维尺寸在这种相关性中起着非常关键的作用。观测到的星云谱线比值(如[O III]/[O II]和[O III]/H $β$)及其$z$演化与深巡天观测到的星系一致。根据中值叠加光谱,我们推断出平均金属丰度(log Z $\sim$ 8.3)、电离参数(log $q$ $\sim$ 7.5)和恒星质量(log(M/M $_\odot$)$\sim$ 9.3)。具有星云发射的Mg II系统通常具有$W_{2796}$ $\ge 2$红移、Mg II双峰比接近1和W(Fe II $λ$ 2600)/ $W_{2796}$ $\sim 0.5$,这在这些红移的阻尼Ly $α$和21 cm吸收体中常见。这是最大的报告样本的[O II]发射镁II吸收剂在低影响参数非常适合探测在$z\le 1$星系发挥各种反馈过程。

英文摘要:

We present nebular emission associated with 198 strong Mg II absorbers at 0.35 $\le z \le$ 1.1 in the fibre spectra of quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Measured [O II] luminosities (L$_{[O II]}$) are typical of sub-L$^{\star}$ galaxies with derived star formation rate (uncorrected for fibre losses and dust reddening) in the range of 0.5-20 ${\rm M_\odot\ yr^{-1}}$. Typically less than $\sim$ 3% of the Mg II systems with rest equivalent width, $W_{2796}$ $\ge$ 2 Å, show L$_{[O II]} \ge 0.3$ L$^{\star}_{[O II]}$. The detection rate is found to increase with increasing $W_{2796}$ and $z$. No significant correlation is found between $W_{2796}$ and L$_{[O II]}$ even when we restrict the samples to narrow $z$-ranges. A strong correlation is seen between L$_{[O II]}$ and $z$. While this is expected from the luminosity evolution of galaxies, we show finite fibre size plays a very crucial role in this correlation. The measured nebular line ratios (like [O III]/[O II] and [O III]/H$β$) and their $z$ evolution are consistent with those of galaxies detected in deep surveys. Based on the median stacked spectra, we infer the average metallicity (log Z $\sim$8.3), ionization parameter (log $q$ $\sim$7.5) and stellar mass (log (M/M$_\odot$)$\sim$9.3). The Mg II systems with nebular emission typically have $W_{2796}$ $\ge 2$ Å, Mg II doublet ratio close to 1 and W(Fe II$λ$2600)/$W_{2796}$ $\sim 0.5$ as often seen in damped Ly$α$ and 21-cm absorbers at these redshifts. This is the biggest reported sample of [O II] emission from Mg II absorbers at low impact parameters ideally suited for probing various feedback processes at play in $z\le 1$ galaxies.

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