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JADES:由超深 JWST/NIRSpec 光谱探测的 z~9.43 明亮星系的恒星形成与化学增丰历史

JADES: The star-formation and chemical enrichment history of a luminous galaxy at z~9.43 probed by ultra-deep JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy

Mirko Curti, Joris Witstok, Peter Jakobsen, Chiaki Kobayashi, Emma Curtis-Lake, Kevin Hainline, Xihan Ji, Francesco D'Eugenio, Jacopo Chevallard, Roberto Maioli… 展开作者

Mirko Curti, Joris Witstok, Peter Jakobsen, Chiaki Kobayashi, Emma Curtis-Lake, Kevin Hainline, Xihan Ji, Francesco D'Eugenio, Jacopo Chevallard, Roberto Maiolino, Jan Scholtz, Stefano Carniani, Santiago Arribas, William M. Baker, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Kristan Boyett, Andrew J. Bunker, Alex Cameron, Phillip A. Cargile, Stephane Charlot, Daniel J. Eisenstein, Zhiyuan Ji, Benjamin D. Johnson, Nimisha Kumari, Michael V. Maseda, Brant Robertson, Maddie S. Silcock, Sandro Tacchella, Hannah Ubler, Giacomo Venturi, Christina C. Williams, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Chris Willott

AI总结:

该研究利用超深 JWST/NIRSpec 与 NIRCam 数据分析 z=9.4327 的明亮星系 JADES-GS-z9-0,揭示其年轻、致密、低金属丰度及可能偏向大质量端的 IMF,并评估其再电离贡献。

摘要:

我们分析了星系 JADES-GS-z9-0 在 z = 9.4327 处的超深 JWST 观测,并推导了这一明亮(MUV=-20.43)高红移系统的详细恒星与星际介质(ISM)性质。来自 NIRCam 成像和 NIRSpec(低分辨率与中分辨率)光谱的互补信息揭示了一个致密系统(Re ~110 pc),其特征是急剧上升的恒星形成历史,这反映在推断出的年轻恒星年龄(t ~ 3 Myr,光加权)、高恒星形成率面密度(ΣSFR ~ 72 M yr-1 kpc-2)、高电离参数(log(U) ~ -1.5)、低金属丰度(12+log(O/H) ~ 7.5)以及低碳氧丰度比([C/O] = -0.64)上。借助对 N iii]1750 的探测,我们推导得到氮氧丰度比([N/O] ~ 0),高于相似金属丰度下低红移星系所遵循的平台,这可能揭示了(极)大质量恒星对 ISM 增丰的印记,并支持偏向大质量端的初始质量函数(IMF)情形。要解释静止系紫外谱线比值,同样需要大质量恒星提供硬辐射场,不过高激发 [Ne v]λ3426 发射线的存在可能暗示存在来自 AGN 的额外电离。我们还报告了在 G140M 光谱中对 Lyα 发射的试探性探测,其相对于系统红移向红端偏移约 450 km/s。结合对 Lyα 光谱断点的建模,我们排除了与局地吸收体相关的极高中性气体柱密度的存在,也排除了任何延展的周围电离气泡,表明 JADES-GS-z9-0 尚未对宇宙再电离作出显著贡献。

英文摘要:

We analyse ultra-deep JWST observations of the galaxy JADES-GS-z9-0 at z = 9.4327, and derive detailed stellar and interstellar medium (ISM) properties of this luminous (MUV=-20.43) high-redshift system. Complementary information from NIRCam imaging and NIRSpec (both low- and medium-resolution) spectroscopy reveal a compact system (Re ~110 pc) characterised by a steeply rising star formation history, which is reflected in the inferred young stellar age (t ~ 3 Myr, light-weighted), high star-formation rate surface density (ΣSFR ~ 72 M yr-1 kpc-2), high ionisation parameter (log(U) ~ -1.5), low metallicity (12+log(O/H) ~ 7.5), and low carbon-over-oxygen abundance ([C/O] = -0.64). Leveraging the detection of N iii]1750 we derive nitrogen-over-oxygen abundance ([N/O] ~ 0) higher than the plateau followed by low-redshift galaxies of similar metallicity, possibly revealing the imprint from (very) massive stars on the ISM enrichment and favouring a top-heavy Initial Mass Function (IMF) scenario. Massive stars powering a hard radiation field are also required to explain the rest-frame UV line ratios, though the presence of the high-excitation [Ne v]λ3426 emission line possibly hints at additional ionization from an AGN. We also report the tentative detection of Lyα emission in the G140M spectrum, shifted by ~450 km/s redward of the systemic redshift. Combined with a modelling of the Lyα spectral break, we rule out the presence of very high column densities of neutral gas pertaining to local absorbers, as well as any extended surrounding ionised bubble, suggesting that JADES-GS-z9-0 has not yet significantly contributed to cosmic Reionization.

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