ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies
We present Atacama Large Millimeter Array [C-I](1 - 0) (rest frequency 492 GHz) observations for a sample of 13 strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) originally discovered at 1.4 mm in a blank-field survey by the South Pole Telescope (SPT). We compare these new data with available [C-I...
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ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6239352017-06-07T03:00:35Z ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies Bothwell, M. S. Aguirre, J. E. Aravena, M. Bethermin, M. Bisbas, T. G. Chapman, S. C. De Breuck, C. Gonzalez, A. H. Greve, T. R. Hezaveh, Y. Ma, J. Malkan, M. Marrone, D. P. Murphy, E. J. Spilker, J. S. Strandet, M. Vieira, J. D. Weiß, A. Univ Arizona, Steward Observ gravitational lensing: strong galaxies: evolution galaxies: formation galaxies: high-redshift galaxies: ISM We present Atacama Large Millimeter Array [C-I](1 - 0) (rest frequency 492 GHz) observations for a sample of 13 strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) originally discovered at 1.4 mm in a blank-field survey by the South Pole Telescope (SPT). We compare these new data with available [C-I] observations from the literature, allowing a study of the interstellar medium (ISM) properties of similar to 30 extreme DSFGs spanning a redshift range 2 < z < 5. Using the [C-I] line as a tracer of the molecular ISM, we find a mean molecular gas mass for SPT-DSFGs of 6.6 x 10(10) M-circle dot. This is in tension with gas masses derived via low-J (CO)-C-12 and dust masses; bringing the estimates into accordance requires either (a) an elevated CO-to-H-2 conversion factor for our sample of alpha(CO) similar to 2.5 and a gas-to-dust ratio similar to 200, or (b) an high carbon abundance X-CI similar to 7 x 10(-5). Using observations of a range of additional atomic and molecular lines (including [C-I], [C-II] and multiple transitions of CO), we use a modern photodissociation region code (3(D)-PDR) to assess the physical conditions (including the density, UV radiation field strength and gas temperature) within the ISM of the DSFGs in our sample. We find that the ISM within our DSFGs is characterized by dense gas permeated by strong UV fields. We note that previous efforts to characterize photodissociation region regions in DSFGs may have significantly under-estimated the density of the ISM. Combined, our analysis suggests that the ISM of extreme dusty starbursts at high redshift consists of dense, carbon- rich gas not directly comparable to the ISM of starbursts in the local Universe. 2017-04-21 Article ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies 2017, 466 (3):2825 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 0035-8711 1365-2966 10.1093/mnras/stw3270 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623935 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/623935 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society en https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/mnras/stw3270 © 2016 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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gravitational lensing: strong galaxies: evolution galaxies: formation galaxies: high-redshift galaxies: ISM Bothwell, M. S. Aguirre, J. E. Aravena, M. Bethermin, M. Bisbas, T. G. Chapman, S. C. De Breuck, C. Gonzalez, A. H. Greve, T. R. Hezaveh, Y. Ma, J. Malkan, M. Marrone, D. P. Murphy, E. J. Spilker, J. S. Strandet, M. Vieira, J. D. Weiß, A. ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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We present Atacama Large Millimeter Array [C-I](1 - 0) (rest frequency 492 GHz) observations for a sample of 13 strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) originally discovered at 1.4 mm in a blank-field survey by the South Pole Telescope (SPT). We compare these new data with available [C-I] observations from the literature, allowing a study of the interstellar medium (ISM) properties of similar to 30 extreme DSFGs spanning a redshift range 2 < z < 5. Using the [C-I] line as a tracer of the molecular ISM, we find a mean molecular gas mass for SPT-DSFGs of 6.6 x 10(10) M-circle dot. This is in tension with gas masses derived via low-J (CO)-C-12 and dust masses; bringing the estimates into accordance requires either (a) an elevated CO-to-H-2 conversion factor for our sample of alpha(CO) similar to 2.5 and a gas-to-dust ratio similar to 200, or (b) an high carbon abundance X-CI similar to 7 x 10(-5). Using observations of a range of additional atomic and molecular lines (including [C-I], [C-II] and multiple transitions of CO), we use a modern photodissociation region code (3(D)-PDR) to assess the physical conditions (including the density, UV radiation field strength and gas temperature) within the ISM of the DSFGs in our sample. We find that the ISM within our DSFGs is characterized by dense gas permeated by strong UV fields. We note that previous efforts to characterize photodissociation region regions in DSFGs may have significantly under-estimated the density of the ISM. Combined, our analysis suggests that the ISM of extreme dusty starbursts at high redshift consists of dense, carbon- rich gas not directly comparable to the ISM of starbursts in the local Universe. |
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Univ Arizona, Steward Observ Bothwell, M. S. Aguirre, J. E. Aravena, M. Bethermin, M. Bisbas, T. G. Chapman, S. C. De Breuck, C. Gonzalez, A. H. Greve, T. R. Hezaveh, Y. Ma, J. Malkan, M. Marrone, D. P. Murphy, E. J. Spilker, J. S. Strandet, M. Vieira, J. D. Weiß, A. |
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Bothwell, M. S. Aguirre, J. E. Aravena, M. Bethermin, M. Bisbas, T. G. Chapman, S. C. De Breuck, C. Gonzalez, A. H. Greve, T. R. Hezaveh, Y. Ma, J. Malkan, M. Marrone, D. P. Murphy, E. J. Spilker, J. S. Strandet, M. Vieira, J. D. Weiß, A. |
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Bothwell, M. S. |
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ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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ALMA observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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alma observations of atomic carbon in z ∼ 4 dusty star-forming galaxies |
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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