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低和高红移星系中作为分子气体质量示踪剂的[C II ]发射

The [C II] emission as a molecular gas mass tracer in galaxies at low and high redshift

A. Zanella, E. Daddi, G. Magdis, T. Diaz Santos, D. Cormier, D. Liu, A. Cibinel, R. Gobat, M. Dickinson, M. Sargent, G. Popping, S. C. Madden, M. Bethermin, T. … 展开作者

A. Zanella, E. Daddi, G. Magdis, T. Diaz Santos, D. Cormier, D. Liu, A. Cibinel, R. Gobat, M. Dickinson, M. Sargent, G. Popping, S. C. Madden, M. Bethermin, T. M. Hughes, F. Valentino, W. Rujopakarn, M. Pannella, F. Bournaud, F. Walter, T. Wang, D. Elbaz, R. T. Coogan

摘要:

本文报道了10个主序星星系的ALMA波段9观测结果,这些星系的[C II] 158 μ m辐射具有典型的恒星质量(log M*/Msun ~ 10.0 - 10.9)和恒星形成速率(~ 35 - 115 Msun/yr),红移z ~ 2。鉴于强大的和充分理解的星际介质从现在到z = 2的演变,我们调查的行为[C II]排放和经验确定其主要驱动程序。我们检测[C II]从六个星系(四个安全,两个暂定)和估计合奏平均值,包括非检测。我们的样本的[C II]与红外光度比(L[C II]/LIR)与本地主序星星系相似(~ 2 x 10^-3),比星暴高出~ 10倍。[C II]发射的平均空间范围为4 - 7 kpc,与光学尺寸一致。用文献数据补充我们的样本,我们发现[C II]光度与星系的分子气体质量相关,平均绝对偏差为0.2 dex,没有明显的系统性:[C II]到H2的转换因子(α_[C II] ~ 30 Msun/Lsun)在很大程度上与星系的耗尽时间、金属丰度和红移无关。因此,[C II]似乎是一个方便的示踪剂,以估计星系的分子气体含量,而不管它们的星暴或主序星的性质,并延伸到低和高红移的贫金属星系。z > 6 - 7星系的[C II]发射的缺乏可能表明恒星形成效率很高,或者来自恒星形成的一小部分紫外光被尘埃再处理。

英文摘要:

We present ALMA Band 9 observations of the [C II]158um emission for a sample of 10 main-sequence galaxies at redshift z ~ 2, with typical stellar masses (log M*/Msun ~ 10.0 - 10.9) and star formation rates (~ 35 - 115 Msun/yr). Given the strong and well understood evolution of the interstellar medium from the present to z = 2, we investigate the behaviour of the [C II] emission and empirically identify its primary driver. We detect [C II] from six galaxies (four secure, two tentative) and estimate ensemble averages including non detections. The [C II]-to-infrared luminosity ratio (L[C II]/LIR) of our sample is similar to that of local main-sequence galaxies (~ 2 x 10^-3), and ~ 10 times higher than that of starbursts. The [C II] emission has an average spatial extent of 4 - 7 kpc, consistent with the optical size. Complementing our sample with literature data, we find that the [C II] luminosity correlates with galaxies' molecular gas mass, with a mean absolute deviation of 0.2 dex and without evident systematics: the [C II]-to-H2 conversion factor (alpha_[C II] ~ 30 Msun/Lsun) is largely independent of galaxies' depletion time, metallicity, and redshift. [C II] seems therefore a convenient tracer to estimate galaxies' molecular gas content regardless of their starburst or main-sequence nature, and extending to metal-poor galaxies at low and high redshifts. The dearth of [C II] emission reported for z > 6 - 7 galaxies might suggest either a high star formation efficiency or a small fraction of UV light from star formation reprocessed by dust.

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