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JWST捕捉到$z\sim5$超低质量星系的组装过程

JWST catches the assembly of a $z\sim5$ ultra-low-mass galaxy

Yoshihisa Asada, Marcin Sawicki, Guillaume Desprez, Roberto Abraham, Maruša Bradač, Gabriel Brammer, Anishya Harshan, Kartheik Iyer, Nicholas S. Martis, Lamiya … 展开作者

Yoshihisa Asada, Marcin Sawicki, Guillaume Desprez, Roberto Abraham, Maruša Bradač, Gabriel Brammer, Anishya Harshan, Kartheik Iyer, Nicholas S. Martis, Lamiya Mowla, Adam Muzzin, Gaël Noirot, Swara Ravindranath, Ghassan T. E. Sarrouh, Victoria Strait, Chris J. Willott, Johannes Zabl

AI总结:

利用CANUCS成像发现两个$z\sim5$超低质量星系正在发生重大并合,并合触发星暴贡献了至少一半最终质量及过半电离光子,为理解宇宙再电离源提供了首个详细案例。

摘要:

利用CANUCS成像数据,我们发现两个$z\sim5$超低质量星系(每个$M_\star\sim10^{7}M_\odot$)正在发生明显的重大并合,这两个星系被透镜星系团MACS 0417双重成像并放大$\sim$12-15倍。两个星系都正在经历年轻的($\sim$100 Myr)、同步的恒星形成爆发,其$\log({\rm sSFR/Gyr^{-1}} )\sim$1.3-1.4,但恒星形成速率仅为$\sim 0.2 M_\odot\\ {\rm yr}^{-1}$。它们具有亚太阳($Z\sim0.2Z_\odot$)的气相金属丰度,并通过一个金属丰度更低的恒星形成桥相连。由并合形成的星系质量将至少为$M_\star\sim 2\times10^7 M_\odot$,其中至少一半是在相互作用引发的星暴期间形成的。该系统产生的电离光子中,超过一半(在并合前和并合期间)将在星暴期间产生。该系统首次提供了涉及两个高红移超低质量星系并合的详细观测,这类星系被认为负责宇宙再电离。这表明此类星系可以通过重大并合获得质量、并合触发的星暴以及长期原位恒星形成的组合方式增长。如果此类高红移并合很常见,那么并合触发的星暴可能对宇宙电离光子预算做出重要贡献。

英文摘要:

Using CANUCS imaging we found an apparent major merger of two $z\sim5$ ultra-low-mass galaxies ($M_\star\sim10^{7}M_\odot$ each) that are doubly imaged and magnified $\sim$12-15$\times$ by the lensing cluster MACS 0417. Both galaxies are experiencing young ($\sim$100 Myr), synchronised bursts of star formation with $\log({\rm sSFR/Gyr^{-1}} )\sim$1.3-1.4, yet SFRs of just $\sim 0.2 M_\odot\ {\rm yr}^{-1}$. They have sub-solar ($Z\sim0.2Z_\odot$) gas-phase metallicities and are connected by an even more metal-poor star-forming bridge. The galaxy that forms from the merger will have a mass of at least $M_\star\sim 2\times10^7 M_\odot$, at least half of it formed during the interaction-induced starburst. More than half of the ionizing photons produced by the system (before and during the merger) will have been produced during the burst. This system provides the first detailed look at a merger involving two high-$z$ ultra-low-mass galaxies of the type believed to be responsible for reionizing the Universe. It suggests that such galaxies can grow via a combination of mass obtained through major mergers, merger-triggered starbursts, and long-term in-situ star formation. If such high-$z$ mergers are common, then merger-triggered starbursts could be significant contributors to the ionizing photon budget of the Universe.

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