The Extended [C ii] under Construction? Observation of the Brightest High-z Lensed Star-forming Galaxy at z = 6.2
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2024
Citazione:
The Extended [C ii] under Construction? Observation of the Brightest High-z Lensed Star-forming Galaxy at z = 6.2 / Y. Fudamoto, A.K. Inoue, D. Coe, B. Welch, A. Acebron, M. Ricotti, N. Mandelker, R.A. Windhorst, X. Xinfeng, Y. Sugahara, F.E. Bauer, M. Bradač, L.D. Bradley, J.M. Diego, M. Florian, B. Frye, S. Fujimoto, T. Hashimoto, A. Henry, G. Mahler, P.A. Oesch, S. Ravindranath, J. Rigby, K. Sharon, V. Strait, Y. Tamura, M. Trenti, E. Vanzella, E. Zackrisson, A. Zitrin. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0004-637X. - 961:1(2024 Jan 16), pp. 71.1-71.9. [10.3847/1538-4357/ad0f95]
Abstract:
We present results of [C ii] 158 mu m emission line observations, and report the spectroscopic redshift confirmation of a strongly lensed (mu similar to 20) star-forming galaxy, MACS0308-zD1 at z = 6.2078 +/- 0.0002. The [C ii] emission line is detected with a signal-to-noise ratio >6 within the rest-frame UV-bright clump of the lensed galaxy (zD1.1) and exhibits multiple velocity components; the narrow [C ii] has a velocity full width half maximum (FWHM) of 110 +/- 20 km s(-1), while broader [C ii] is seen with an FWHM of 230 +/- 50 km s(-1). The broader [C ii] component is blueshifted (-80 +/- 20 km s(-1)) with respect to the narrow [C ii] component, and has a morphology that extends beyond the UV-bright clump. We find that, while the narrow [C ii] emission is most likely associated with zD1.1, the broader component is possibly associated with a physically distinct gas component from zD1.1 (e.g., outflowing or inflowing gas). Based on the nondetection of lambda(158 mu m) dust continuum, we find that MACS0308-zD1's star formation activity occurs in a dust-free environment indicated by a strong upper limit of infrared luminosity less than or similar to 9 x 10(8)L(circle dot). Targeting this strongly lensed faint galaxy for follow-up Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and JWST observations will be crucial to characterize the details of typical galaxy growth in the early Universe.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Galaxy evolution (594); Galaxy formation (595); Gravitational lensing (670); Unified Astronomy Thesaurus concepts: High-redshift galaxies (734);
Elenco autori:
Y. Fudamoto, A.K. Inoue, D. Coe, B. Welch, A. Acebron, M. Ricotti, N. Mandelker, R.A. Windhorst, X. Xinfeng, Y. Sugahara, F.E. Bauer, M. Bradač, L.D. Bradley, J.M. Diego, M. Florian, B. Frye, S. Fujimoto, T. Hashimoto, A. Henry, G. Mahler, P.A. Oesch, S. Ravindranath, J. Rigby, K. Sharon, V. Strait, Y. Tamura, M. Trenti, E. Vanzella, E. Zackrisson, A. Zitrin
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