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arXiv 2007.05519astro-ph.GAphysics.space-ph
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z=1.3低质量恒星爆发的莱曼连续谱逃逸分数

Lyman Continuum Escape Fraction from Low-mass Starbursts at z=1.3

Anahita Alavi, James Colbert, Harry I. Teplitz, Brian Siana, Claudia Scarlata, Michael Rutkowski, Vihang Mehta, Alaina Henry, Y. Sophia Dai, Francesco Haardt, Micaela Bagley

摘要:

我们提出了一个新的限制莱曼连续(LyC)逃逸分数在z~1.3。我们利用哈勃太空望远镜(HST)上的高级巡天相机(ACS)日盲通道(SBC)获得了深度,高灵敏度的远紫外成像,目标是1.2<z<1.4的11个恒星形成星系。从3D-HST巡天中选出的星系具有高H $α$等效宽度(EW),EW > 190,低恒星质量(M* < 10^10 M_sun)和U带星等U<24.2。这些标准确定年轻的,低金属量的恒星爆发人口类似的原始恒星形成星系被认为是宇宙的再电离。我们在远紫外图像中的单个星系或堆栈中没有检测到任何LyC信号(S/N >3)。我们将$3σ$限制在单个星系的相对逃逸分数为f_{esc,rel} <[0.10-0.22]和堆叠的$3σ$限制为f_{esc,rel} <0.07。与文献中确认的LyC发射体相比,我们样本中的星系跨越了类似的各种星系属性范围,包括恒星质量,尘埃衰减和恒星形成率(SFR)。特别是,我们比较了H $α$和[OIII] EW的确认LyC发射器和非检测,包括在这项研究中的星系的分布。最后,我们讨论了在H $α$ EWs的分布中看到的二分法是否可以将LyC发射器与非检测区分开。

英文摘要:

We present a new constraint on the Lyman Continuum (LyC) escape fraction at z~1.3. We obtain deep, high sensitivity far-UV imaging with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Solar Blind Channel (SBC) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), targeting 11 star-forming galaxies at 1.2<z<1.4. The galaxies are selected from the 3D-HST survey to have high H$α$ equivalent width (EW) with EW > 190 Å, low stellar mass (M* < 10^10 M_sun) and U-band magnitude of U<24.2. These criteria identify young, low metallicity star bursting populations similar to the primordial star-forming galaxies believed to have reionized the universe. We do not detect any LyC signal (with S/N >3) in the individual galaxies or in the stack in the far-UV images. We place $3σ$ limits on the relative escape fraction of individual galaxies to be f_{esc,rel}<[0.10-0.22] and a stacked $3σ$ limit of f_{esc,rel}<0.07. Comparing to the confirmed LyC emitters from the literature, the galaxies in our sample span similar ranges of various galaxy properties including stellar mass, dust attenuation, and star formation rate (SFR). In particular, we compare the distribution of H$α$ and [OIII] EWs of confirmed LyC emitters and non-detections including the galaxies in this study. Finally, we discuss if a dichotomy seen in the distribution of H$α$ EWs can perhaps distinguish the LyC emitters from the non-detections.

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