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JADES:利用莱曼α发射测量再电离特性

JADES: Measuring reionization properties using Lyman-alpha emission

Gareth C. Jones, Andrew J. Bunker, Aayush Saxena, Santiago Arribas, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Kristan Boyett, Alex. J. Cameron, Stefano Carniani, Stephane Charlot, E… 展开作者

Gareth C. Jones, Andrew J. Bunker, Aayush Saxena, Santiago Arribas, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Kristan Boyett, Alex. J. Cameron, Stefano Carniani, Stephane Charlot, Emma Curtis-Lake, Kevin Hainline, Benjamin D. Johnson, Nimisha Kumari, Michael V. Maseda, Hans-Walter Rix, Brant E. Robertson, Sandro Tacchella, Hannah Übler, Christina C. Williams, Chris Willott, Joris Witstok, Yongda Zhu

AI总结:

该研究利用JADES巡天的795个星系样本(4.0<z<14.3)分析Ly$α$发射特性,发现150个LAEs,验证了相关参数相关性,测量了LAEs比例及IGM中性分数,为再电离时代星系研究提供关键数据。

摘要:

Ly$α$是氢(最常见的元素)从第一激发态向基态的跃迁。中性氢对这条谱线的共振散射极大地阻碍了它从星系中射出,因此发射Ly$α$的星系比例是星际介质(IGM)中性分数的示踪剂,从而也是再电离历史的示踪剂。在之前的工作中,我们使用来自JWST高级深空巡天(JADES,JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey)的早期JWST/NIRSpec数据对Ly$α$发射星系(LAEs,Ly$α$ emitting galaxies)进行分类和表征。该巡天即将完成,目前的样本规模接近之前的一个数量级。从JADES中4.0<z<14.3的795个星系样本中,我们在150个源中发现了Ly$α$发射的证据。我们重现了之前发现的Ly$α$逃逸分数($f_{esc}^{Lyα}$)与Ly$α$静止帧等效宽度($REW_{Lyα}$)之间的相关性,以及Ly$α$速度偏移与$f_{esc}^{Lyα}$之间的负相关性。$f_{esc}^{Lyα}$和$REW_{Lyα}$均随红移(z≳5.5)降低,表明在种群尺度上再电离的进程。我们的数据用于证明从z~14-6时IGM对Ly$α$的透射率增加。我们测量了z=4-9.5时经完整性校正的LAEs比例(\u005cxlya)。将这些\u005cxlya值应用于之前使用的半解析模型结果,表明z=7时中性分数较高($X_{HI}\u223c0.8-0.9$)。使用更新后的$REW_{Lyα}$本征分布拟合得到了更低的值,与当前研究一致($X_{HI}=0.64_{-0.21}^{+0.13}$)。这个LAEs样本对于再电离时代(EoR)星系的无偏种群研究至关重要。

英文摘要:

Ly$α$ is the transition to the ground state from the first excited state of hydrogen (the most common element). Resonant scattering of this line by neutral hydrogen greatly impedes its emergence from galaxies, so the fraction of galaxies emitting Ly$α$ is a tracer of the neutral fraction of the intergalactic medium (IGM), and thus the history of reionisation. In previous works, we used early JWST/NIRSpec data from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) to classify and characterise Ly$α$ emitting galaxies (LAEs). This survey is approaching completion, and the current sample is nearly an order of magnitude larger. From a sample of 795 galaxies in JADES at $4.0<z<14.3$, we find evidence for Ly$α$ emission in 150sources. We reproduce the previously found correlation between Ly$α$ escape fraction ($f_{esc}^{Lyα}$) - Ly$α$ rest-frame equivalent width ($REW_{Lyα}$) and the negative correlation between Ly$α$ velocity offset - $f_{esc}^{Lyα}$. Both $f_{esc}^{Lyα}$ and $REW_{Lyα}$ decrease with redshift ($z\gtrsim5.5$), indicating the progression of reionisation on a population scale. Our data are used to demonstrate an increasing IGM transmission of Ly$α$ from $z\sim14-6$. We measure the completeness-corrected fraction of LAEs (\xlya) from $z=4-9.5$. An application of these \xlya values to the results of previously utilised semi-analytical models suggests a high neutral fraction at $z=7$ ($X_{HI}\sim0.8-0.9$). Using an updated fit to the intrinsic distribution of $REW_{Lyα}$ results in a lower value in agreement with current works ($X_{HI}=0.64_{-0.21}^{+0.13}$). This sample of LAEs will be paramount for unbiased population studies of galaxies in the EoR.

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