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在3<z<3.7处极端发射线星系群的宽带选择、光谱鉴别和物理性质

Broad-band selection, spectroscopic identification, and physical properties of a population of extreme emission line galaxies at 3<z<3.7

Masato Onodera, Rhythm Shimakawa, Tomoko L. Suzuki, Ichi Tanaka, Yuichi Harikane, Masao Hayashi, Tadayuki Kodama, Yusei Koyama, Kimihiko Nakajima, Takatoshi Shibuya

摘要:

本文介绍了在$3<z<3.7$上对极端发射线星系(EELG)的选择、光谱识别和物理性质的研究,旨在研究恒星形成星系(SFG)在再电离时期的物理性质。样品的选择是基于所观察到的Ks宽带通量相对于最佳拟合恒星连续模型通量的过量。通过应用0.3磁过剩作为主要标准,我们选择了240个EELG候选人与强烈的发射线和估计的超帧等效宽度(EW)的$\gtrsim 1000$埃以上的UltraVISTA-DR 2超深条纹在COSMOS领域。然后,我们进行了HK波段的后续光谱与斯巴鲁/MOIRCS的23个候选人,并发现其中19个和两个是在$z>3$与强烈的[OIII]发射,和H $α$发射体在$z\simeq 2$,分别。这些在$z\simeq 3.3$上光谱鉴定的EELG显示,平均而言,比恒星形成主序更高的特定恒星形成率(sSFR),$E(B-V) \lesssim 0.1$等的低尘埃衰减,以及$\gtrsim 3$的高[OIII]/[OII]比率。我们还发现,我们的EELG在$z\simeq 3.3$有更高的氢电离光子产生效率($ξ_\mathrm{ion}$)比规范值($\simeq 10^{25.2}$ Hz/erg),这表明他们是有效的电离周围的星际介质。这些物理性质表明,它们是低金属丰度星系,具有比正常SFG更高的电离参数和更硬的紫外光谱,这与Lyman连续体(LyC)泄漏的星系相似。在我们的EELG中,具有最大[OIII]/[OII]和EW([OIII])值的EELG将是搜索LyC泄漏的最有希望的候选者。

英文摘要:

We present the selection, spectroscopic identification, and physical properties of extreme emission line galaxies (EELGs) at $3<z<3.7$ aiming at studying physical properties of an analog population of star-forming galaxies (SFGs) at the epoch of reionization. The sample is selected based on the excess in the observed Ks broad band flux relative to the best-fit stellar continuum model flux. By applying a 0.3 mag excess as a primary criterion, we select 240 EELG candidates with intense emission lines and estimated observed-frame equivalent width (EW) of $\gtrsim 1000$ angstrom over the UltraVISTA-DR2 ultra-deep stripe in the COSMOS field. We then carried out a HK band follow-up spectroscopy for 23 of the candidates with Subaru/MOIRCS, and find that 19 and two of them are at $z>3$ with intense [OIII] emission, and H$α$ emitters at $z\simeq 2$, respectively. These spectroscopically identified EELGs at $z\simeq 3.3$ show, on average, higher specific star formation rates (sSFR) than the star-forming main sequence, low dust attenuation of $E(B-V) \lesssim 0.1$ mag, and high [OIII]/[OII] ratios of $\gtrsim 3$. We also find that our EELGs at $z\simeq 3.3$ have higher hydrogen ionizing photon production efficiencies ($ξ_\mathrm{ion}$) than the canonical value ($\simeq 10^{25.2}$ Hz/erg), indicating that they are efficient in ionizing their surrounding interstellar medium. These physical properties suggest that they are low metallicity galaxies with higher ionization parameters and harder UV spectra than normal SFGs, which is similar to galaxies with Lyman continuum (LyC) leakage. Among our EELGs, those with the largest [OIII]/[OII] and EW([OIII]) values would be the most promising candidates to search for LyC leakage.

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