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具有UV团簇的z = 1.45主序星星系中分子气体的内部结构

Internal structure of molecular gas in a main sequence galaxy with a UV clump at z = 1.45

Kaito Ushio, Kouji Ohta, Fumiya Maeda, Bunyo Hatsukade, Kiyoto Yabe

摘要:

本文介绍了在SXDS/UDS场中对一个z = 1.45的大质量主序星星系进行的CO(2-1)和CO(5-4)亚弧秒ALMA观测结果,旨在研究星系内部分子气体的分布和性质。我们的目标星系由凸起和盘组成,在HST图像中有一个UV团块。CO发射谱线清晰,CO(5-4)/CO(2-1)通量比(R52)约为1,与银河系相似。假设CO到H_2的转换因子与金属丰度有关,CO(2-1)/CO(1-0)的流量比为2(银河系值),则气体分子质量和气体质量分数(f_gas =气体分子质量/(气体分子质量+恒星质量))分别为~ 1.5 × 10^11 M_Sun和~0.55。我们发现,R_52峰与UV团的位置相吻合,其值约为银河系平均值的两倍。这一结果意味着高的气体密度和/或高温的紫外线团,这定性同意的数值模拟的cluerous星系。CO(2-1)分布可用旋转圆盘模型较好地描述,其半光半径约为2.3kpc。与恒星分布相比,分子气体更集中在星系的中心区域。我们还发现fgas从星系中心的~0.6减小到3x半光半径处的~0.2,表明分子气体分布在星系的更中心的区域而不是恒星,并且似乎与星系的核球而不是恒星盘有关。

英文摘要:

We present results of sub-arcsec ALMA observations of CO(2-1) and CO(5-4) toward a massive main sequence galaxy at z = 1.45 in the SXDS/UDS field, aiming at examining the internal distribution and properties of molecular gas in the galaxy. Our target galaxy consists of the bulge and disk, and has a UV clump in the HST images. The CO emission lines are clearly detected and the CO(5-4)/CO(2-1) flux ratio (R_52) is ~1, similar to that of the Milky Way. Assuming a metallicity dependent CO-toH_2 conversion factor and a CO(2-1)/CO(1-0) flux ratio of 2 (the Milky Way value), the molecular gas mass and the gas mass fraction (f_gas = molecular gas mass / (molecular gas mass + stellar mass)) are estimated to be ~1.5x10^11 M_Sun and ~0.55, respectively. We find that R_52 peak coincides with the position of the UV clump and its value is approximately two times higher than the galactic average. This result implies high gas density and/or high temperature in the UV clump, which qualitatively agrees with a numerical simulation of a clumpy galaxy. The CO(2-1) distribution is well represented by a rotating disk model and its half-light radius is ~2.3 kpc. Compared to the stellar distribution, the molecular gas is more concentrated in the central region of the galaxy. We also find that f_gas decreases from ~0.6 at the galactic center to ~0.2 at 3xhalf-light radius, indicating that the molecular gas is distributed in more central region of the galaxy than stars and seems to associate with the bulge rather than the stellar disk.

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