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z<1星系周围的金属线辐射

Metal line emission around z<1 galaxies

Rajeshwari Dutta, Michele Fumagalli, Matteo Fossati, Marc Rafelski, Mitchell Revalski, Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia, Valentina D'Odorico, Celine Peroux, Laura J. P… 展开作者

Rajeshwari Dutta, Michele Fumagalli, Matteo Fossati, Marc Rafelski, Mitchell Revalski, Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia, Valentina D'Odorico, Celine Peroux, Laura J. Prichard, A. M. Swinbank

AI总结:

本文首次利用MUSE巡天数据叠加刻画了z~0.25-0.85星系周围[OII]、[OIII]和Hbeta的平均延展辐射,揭示了其随红移和恒星质量的增长趋势及盘-晕交界起源,并通过光致电离模型约束了电离参数和金属丰度梯度。

摘要:

我们首次刻画了z~0.25-0.85处560个星系统计样本周围多条谱线([OII]、[OIII]和Hbeta)的平均延展辐射。通过叠加来自两个大型巡天——MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies(MAGG)和MUSE Ultra Deep Field(MUDF)——的Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer(MUSE)三维数据,我们探测到显著的[OII]辐射,延伸至约40 kpc,而[OIII]和Hbeta辐射则被探测到约30 kpc。通过与邻近的平均恒星连续谱辐射进行比较,我们发现20-30 kpc处的谱线辐射很可能源自盘-晕交界面。将我们的结果与此前在z~1的研究结果相结合,我们发现平均[OII]表面亮度在z~0.4-1.3范围内随红移独立增加,并在M* ~10^{6-12} Msun范围内随恒星质量独立增加,这很可能由恒星形成率以及气体的物理条件所驱动。通过将观测到的谱线流量与光致电离模型进行比较,我们发现电离参数随距离下降,从<=5 kpc处的log q (cm/s) ~7.7降至20-30 kpc处的~7.3,这反映了星系外部区域较弱的辐射场。气相金属丰度在30 kpc范围内没有显著变化,金属丰度梯度约为0.003 dex/kpc,表明金属在这些尺度上发生了高效混合。或者,激波和弥散电离气体可能对外部区域的谱线辐射有显著贡献。

英文摘要:

We characterize, for the first time, the average extended emission in multiple lines ([OII], [OIII], and Hbeta) around a statistical sample of 560 galaxies at z~0.25-0.85. By stacking the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) 3D data from two large surveys, the MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies (MAGG) and the MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF), we detect significant [OII] emission out to ~40 kpc, while [OIII] and Hbeta emission is detected out to ~30 kpc. Via comparisons with the nearby average stellar continuum emission, we find that the line emission at 20-30 kpc likely arises from the disk-halo interface. Combining our results with that of our previous study at z~1, we find that the average [OII] surface brightness increases independently with redshift over z~0.4-1.3 and with stellar mass over M* ~10^{6-12} Msun, which is likely driven by the star formation rate as well as the physical conditions of the gas. By comparing the observed line fluxes with photoionization models, we find that the ionization parameter declines with distance, going from log q (cm/s) ~7.7 at <=5 kpc to ~7.3 at 20-30 kpc, which reflects a weaker radiation field in the outer regions of galaxies. The gas-phase metallicity shows no significant variation over 30 kpc, with a metallicity gradient of ~0.003 dex/kpc, which indicates an efficient mixing of metals on these scales. Alternatively, there could be a significant contribution from shocks and diffuse ionized gas to the line emission in the outer regions.

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