D. Schaerer, R. Marques-Chaves, M. Xiao, D. Korber
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摘要
我们报告在 GOODS-North 星场发现了一个 z = 9.380 的紧凑型恒星形成星系(命名为 GN-z9p4),它显示了许多强紫外光发射线和一条紫外线 N IV] λ1486。这使得 GN-z9p4 成为迄今所知红移第三高的 N 发射器。我们测定了这个天体的 H、C、N、O 和 Ne 的星云丰度,以及它的大小和其他物理特性,然后将它们与目前已知的其他 N 发射体和其他恒星形成星系进行了比较。利用直接法,我们发现该天体的金属性为 12 + log(O/H) = 7.37 ± 0.15,是 N 发射体中金属性最低的天体之一。N/O丰度比高度超太阳,而C/O和Ne/O与其他低金属度星系相比则正常。我们的研究表明,GN-z9p4(2 μm处有效半径为118 ± 16 pc)和其他N-发射体的紧凑性可以转化为非常高的恒星质量和恒星形成率(SFR)表面密度,这可以作为识别其他N-发射体的标准。要了解这些最近才被发现的罕见神秘天体,还需要未来的研究和更大的样本。
Discovery of a new N-emitter in the epoch of reionization
We report the discovery of a compact star-forming galaxy at z = 9.380 in the GOODS-North field (named GN-z9p4), which shows numerous strong UV-optical emission lines and a single UV line, N IV] λ1486. This makes GN-z9p4 the third-highest redshift N-emitter known to date. We determined the nebular abundances of H, C, N, O and Ne, along with the size and other physical properties of this object, then compared them to those of the other N-emitters known so far and to other star-forming galaxies. Using the direct method, we found a metallicity of 12 + log(O/H) = 7.37 ± 0.15, which stands as one of the lowest among N-emitters. The N/O abundance ratio is highly super-solar, while C/O and Ne/O are normal compared to other galaxies at low metallicity. We show that the compactness of GN-z9p4 (with an effective radius of 118 ± 16 pc at 2 μm) and other N-emitters translates to very high stellar mass and star formation rate (SFR) surface densities, which could serve as a criterium for identifying other N-emitters. Future studies and larger samples are needed to understand these rare, and enigmatic objects that have only recently been discovered.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics is an international Journal that publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics (theoretical, observational, and instrumental) independently of the techniques used to obtain the results.