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arXiv 2005.07215astro-ph.GAastro-ph.CO
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莱曼连续辐射体中莱曼α和电离光子逃逸的起源

The origin of the escape of Lyman alpha and ionizing photons in Lyman Continuum Emitters

S. Gazagnes, J. Chisholm, D. Schaerer, A. Verhamme, Y. Izotov

摘要:

确定驱动莱曼连续统(LyC)光子逃逸的机制对于找到莱曼连续统激发(LCE)候选者至关重要。为了了解LyC光子泄漏所涉及的物理性质,我们研究了HI覆盖分数,HI速度宽度,Lyman alpha(LyA)属性和LyC光子逃逸之间的联系,在22个恒星形成星系的样本中,包括13个LCE。我们拟合了920和1300 A之间的恒星连续谱、尘埃衰减和吸收线,以提取HI覆盖分数和尘埃衰减。此外,我们还测量了光学厚的莱曼系的HI速度宽度,并推导出LyA等效宽度(EW),逃逸分数(fesc),峰值速度和通量在最小的LyA配置文件。总体而言,我们强调了低HI覆盖分数的存在与(1)低LyA峰值速度之间的强相关性;(2)剖面最小值处的更多通量;以及(3)较大的EW(LyA),fesc(LyA)和fesc(LyC)。因此,低柱密度通道是LyC和LyA光子泄漏的关键ISM成分。此外,具有较窄的HI吸收速度宽度的星系具有较高的LyA等效宽度,较大的LyA逃逸分数和较低的LyA峰值速度分离。这表明这些星系具有低HI柱密度。最后,我们发现,灰尘调节LyA和LyC辐射的量,实际上逃脱ISM。总的来说,ISM孔隙度是强LyA发射的一个来源,并使电离光子在低z泄漏逃逸。然而,这并不足以解释观测到的最大fesc(LyC),这表明最极端的LCE可能沿着观测者的所有视线都是密度有限的。总的来说,中性气体孔隙率限制了LyC和LyA光子逃逸分数的下限,提供了电离光子泄漏的关键估计。

英文摘要:

Identifying the mechanisms driving the escape of Lyman Continuum (LyC) photons is crucial to find Lyman Continuum Emitter (LCE) candidates. To understand the physical properties involved in the leakage of LyC photons, we investigate the connection between the HI covering fraction, HI velocity width, the Lyman alpha (LyA) properties and escape of LyC photons in a sample of 22 star-forming galaxies including 13 LCEs. We fit the stellar continua, dust attenuation, and absorption lines between 920 and 1300 A to extract the HI covering fractions and dust attenuation. Additionally, we measure the HI velocity widths of the optically thick Lyman series and derive the LyA equivalent widths (EW), escape fractions (fesc), peak velocities and fluxes at the minimum of the LyA profiles. Overall, we highlight strong correlations between the presence of low HI covering fractions and (1) low LyA peak velocities; (2) more flux at the profile minimum; and (3) larger EW(LyA), fesc(LyA), and fesc(LyC). Hence, low column density channels are crucial ISM ingredients for the leakage of LyC and LyA photons. Additionally, galaxies with narrower HI absorption velocity widths have higher LyA equivalent widths, larger LyA escape fractions, and lower LyA peak velocity separations. This suggests that these galaxies have low HI column density. Finally, we find that dust regulates the amount of LyA and LyC radiation that actually escapes the ISM. Overall, the ISM porosity is one origin of strong LyA emission and enables the escape of ionizing photons in low-z leakers. However, this is not enough to explain the largest fesc(LyC) observed, which indicates that the most extreme LCEs are likely density-bounded along all lines of sight to the observer. Overall, the neutral gas porosity constrains a lower limit to the escape fraction of LyC and LyA photons, providing a key estimator of the leakage of ionizing photons.

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