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三大龙:红移$z=7.15$的明亮莱曼断裂星系中的分子气体

Big Three Dragons: Molecular Gas in a Bright Lyman-Break Galaxy at $z=7.15$

Takuya Hashimoto, Akio K. Inoue, Yuma Sugahara, Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Seiji Fujimoto, Kirsten K. Knudsen, Hiroshi Matsuo, Yoichi Tamura, Satoshi Yamanaka, Yuichi … 展开作者

Takuya Hashimoto, Akio K. Inoue, Yuma Sugahara, Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Seiji Fujimoto, Kirsten K. Knudsen, Hiroshi Matsuo, Yoichi Tamura, Satoshi Yamanaka, Yuichi Harikane, Nario Kuno, Yoshiaki Ono, Dragan Salak

AI总结:

本研究利用ALMA 3波段观测红移$z=7.15$的明亮莱曼断裂星系“三大龙”,未探测到中阶CO和[CI]发射线,结合多种方法估算出其分子气体质量等参数,推测其可能是高红移宁静星系的前身。

摘要:

我们报告了利用ALMA(阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米波阵)3波段对B14-65666(又称“三大龙”)中CO(6-5)、CO(7-6)和[CI](2-1)的观测结果,该星系是红移$z>7$时在静止系紫外连续谱、远红外连续谱以及[OIII] 88 $μ$m、[CII] 158 $μ$m发射线方面最明亮的莱曼断裂星系之一。CO(6-5)、CO(7-6)和[CI](2-1)均未被探测到,其光度的$3σ$上限约比[CII]光度暗40倍。$L_{\rm [CII]}$/$L_{\rm CO(6-5)}$和$L_{\rm [CII]}$/$L_{\rm CO(7-6)}$的比值高于类似红移下尘埃恒星形成星系或类星体寄主星系中的典型比值,这可能表明B14-65666的光解离区气体密度更低。通过使用(1)[CII]光度、(2)尘埃质量与气体质量比,以及(3)动力学质量估计,我们得出分子气体质量($M_{\rm{mol}}$)为$(0.05-11)\times10^{10}$ $M_{\rm \backslash odot}$(太阳质量)。该值与中阶J CO和[CI](2-1)未被探测所推断的上限一致。尽管$M_{\rm mol}$存在较大不确定性,我们仍估计出分子气体与恒星质量比($μ_{\rm{gas}}$)为$0.65-140$,气体耗竭时标($τ_{\rm dep}$)为$2.5-550$ Myr(百万年);这些数值与其他高红移星系的数值大体一致。如果没有星系外部的气体供给,B14-65666可能是红移$z\rsgtrsim4$处宁静星系的前身天体。

英文摘要:

We report ALMA Band 3 observations of CO(6-5), CO(7-6), and [CI](2-1) in B14-65666 (``Big Three Dragons''), one of the brightest Lyman-Break Galaxies at $z>7$ in the rest-frame ultraviolet continuum, far-infrared continuum, and emission lines of [OIII] 88 $μ$m and [CII] 158 $μ$m. CO(6-5), CO(7-6), and [CI](2-1), whose $3σ$ upper limits on the luminosities are approximately 40 times fainter than the [CII] luminosity, are all not detected. The $L_{\rm [CII]}$/$L_{\rm CO(6-5)}$ and $L_{\rm [CII]}$/$L_{\rm CO(7-6)}$ ratios are higher than the typical ratios obtained in dusty star-forming galaxies or quasar host galaxies at similar redshifts, and they may suggest a lower gas density in the photodissociated region in B14-65666. By using the (1) [CII] luminosity, (2) dust mass-to-gas mass ratio, and (3) a dynamical mass estimate, we find that the molecular gas mass ($M_{\rm{mol}}$) is $(0.05-11)\times10^{10}$ $M_{\rm \odot}$. This value is consistent with the upper limit inferred from the nondetection of mid-$J$ CO and [CI](2-1). Despite the large uncertauinty in $M_{\rm mol}$, we estimate a molecular gas-to-stellar mass ratio ($μ_{\rm{gas}}$) of $0.65-140$ and a gas depletion time ($τ_{\rm dep}$) of $2.5-550$ Myr; these values are broadly consistent with those of other high-redshift galaxies. B14-65666 could be an ancestor of a passive galaxy at $z\gtrsim4$ if no gas is fueled from outside the galaxy.

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