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在z > 7的三个大质量紫外亮星系中低莱曼连续体逃逸分数的证据

Evidence for a low Lyman Continuum Escape fraction in three Massive, UV-bright galaxies at z > 7

Callum Witten, Nicolas Laporte, Harley Katz

摘要:

虽然低质量恒星形成星系是再电离过程的主要候选者,但我们不能最终排除高质量恒星形成星系作为候选者。虽然大多数模拟表明前者是最好的候选者,但一些模型表明,在z > 6的大质量,紫外线明亮的星系-“寡头”-至少占电离预算的80%。为了验证这一假设,我们在档案数据中以z > 7处的大质量(log 10(M*[Msol])> 10)、UV亮(MUV ~ -22)Lya发射体为目标,这些发射体是用类似分辨率的光谱仪(VLT/X-shooter和Keck/MOSFIRE)观察到的。为了增加我们结论的可靠性,我们将所有光谱叠加,并获得24.75小时的深度叠加光谱。堆叠的Lya曲线显示出明显的不对称红色峰,并且不存在蓝色峰。此外,我们估计的内在堆叠的Lya配置文件,我们的目标通过校正IGM传输使用一系列的中性氢馏分,发现没有显着变化的配置文件。我们测量到速度偏移Vred > 300 km/s,并且在我们的红色峰A ~3中测量到不对称性。利用不同的模型和估计,如峰分离,红峰的不对称性,Lya和Hb之间的比率和β斜率,我们得出结论,这三个UV明亮,质量(10^10 Msol),z > 7星系的逃逸分数为fesc(LyC)<10%。

英文摘要:

Although low-mass star-forming galaxies are the leading candidates of the reionisation process, we cannot conclusively rule out high-mass star-forming galaxies as candidates. While most simulations indicate the former is the best candidate some models suggest that at z > 6 massive, UV-bright galaxies - "oligarchs" - account for at least 80% of the ionising budget. To test this hypothesis we target massive (log10 (M*[Msol]) > 10), UV-bright (MUV ~ -22) Lya emitters at z > 7 in archival data, observed with similar resolution spectrographs (VLT/X-shooter and Keck/MOSFIRE). To increase the reliability of our conclusions we stack all spectra and obtain a deep-stacked spectrum of 24.75 hrs. The stacked Lya profile displays a clear asymmetric red peak and an absence of a blue peak. We additionally estimate the intrinsic stacked Lya profile of our targets by correcting for IGM transmission using a range of neutral hydrogen fractions, finding no significant change in the profile. We measure a velocity offset Vred > 300 km/s and an asymmetry in our red peak A ~3. Using various models and estimators such as the peak separation, the asymmetry of the red peak, the ratio between Lya and Hb and the beta slope, we conclude that the escape fraction in these three UV bright, massive (10^10 Msol), z > 7 galaxies is fesc(LyC) < 10%.

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