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arXiv 2003.03905astro-ph.GA
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鉴定具有高水平莱曼连续体泄漏的星系的间接方法的试验

Testing an indirect method for identifying galaxies with high levels of Lyman continuum leakage

Satoshi Yamanaka, Akio K. Inoue, Toru Yamada, Erik Zackrisson, Ikuru Iwata, Genoveva Micheva, Ken Mawatari, Takuya Hashimoto, Mariko Kubo

摘要:

使用的样本的星系在$z\approx 3$检测莱曼连续(LyC)泄漏在SSA 22字段,我们试图验证一个建议的间接方法,用于识别高LyC逃逸分数$f_\mathrm{esc}$的H $β$等效宽度(EW)和$β$斜率的UV连续测量的基础上的情况下。为此,我们提出了Keck/MOSFIRE H $β$发射线通量测量的LyC星系(LCG)在光谱红移$z_{\mathrm{spec}} \sim 3.3$,莱曼破裂星系(LBG)在光度红移$z_{\mathrm{phot}} = 2.7$ - $3.7$,和Ly $α$发射器在$z_{\mathrm{phot}} = 3.1$。我们还重新确认了光谱红移,并测量了2个LCG和6个LBG的H $β$发射线通量。对于LCG在我们的样品中最极端的$f_\mathrm{esc}$,如LyC光子的直接检测所揭示的,我们发现,EW(H $β$)-$β$方法给出了一个广泛一致的估计$f_\mathrm{esc}$,虽然误差条仍然非常大。我们还讨论了如何结合$f_\mathrm{esc}$测量的基础上直接和间接的方法可以揭示的LyC逃逸机制和各向异性的泄漏。

英文摘要:

Using a sample of galaxies at $z\approx 3$ with detected Lyman Continuum (LyC) leakage in the SSA22 field, we attempt to verify a proposed indirect method for identifying cases with high LyC escape fraction $f_\mathrm{esc}$ based on measurements of the H$β$ equivalent width (EW) and the $β$ slope of the UV continuum. To this end, we present Keck/MOSFIRE H$β$ emission line flux measurements of LyC galaxies (LCGs) at spectroscopic redshifts $z_{\mathrm{spec}} \sim 3.3$, Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at photometric redshifts $z_{\mathrm{phot}} = 2.7$--$3.7$, and Ly$α$ emitters at $z_{\mathrm{phot}} = 3.1$. We also reconfirm the spectroscopic redshifts and measure the H$β$ emission line fluxes from 2 LCGs and 6 LBGs. For the LCG in our sample with the most extreme $f_\mathrm{esc}$, as revealed by the direct detection of LyC photons, we find that the EW(H$β$)--$β$ method gives a broadly consistent estimate for $f_\mathrm{esc}$, although the error bars remain very large. We also discuss how a combination of $f_\mathrm{esc}$ measurements based on direct and indirect methods can shed light on the LyC escape mechanism and the anisotropy of the leakage.

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