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The Prevalence and Properties of Outflowing Galactic Winds at z = 1 Katherine A. Kornei (UCLA) Alice Shapley, Crystal Martin, Alison Coil ETH Zurich February 2012
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Galaxies are not closed boxes. enrich the intergalactic medium in metals …quench star formation …regulate black hole growth Outflows IGM 1
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Outflows are seen in local starbursts. HST/ACS BVIHα (M. Westmoquette) M82 (z=0.0008) 6” 2
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Outflows can be inferred through line offsets. MgI MgII Given outflowing material between the observer and the galaxy: [OII] 3727 Å Nebular line – at z sys z sys Velocity (km/sec) MgII 2796/2803 MgI 2852 Outflowing gas will be blueshifted with respect to nebular lines tracing star forming regions. 3
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A variety of absorption lines are used to probe outflows. Na I D ≈ 5900 Å z z = 0.5 1.03.0 Fe II/Mg II ≈ 2600 ÅH I + others ≈ 1200 Å Reddy et al. 2008 4
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The necessary data set. Spectroscopy of lines tracing outflowing gas lines tracing the systemic redshift + Photometry for calculating stellar masses, etc. + Ancillary data for obtaining dust-corrected SFRs, morphologies, galaxy inclinations, etc. The ideal data set. 5
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50,000 galaxies at z ≈ 1 in 3.5 deg 2 DEIMOS on Keck II (90 nights: ‘02-’05) DEEP2 survey (the origin of our sample). Slitmasks with 120 targets R = 5000 (70 km s -1 ) Resolved [OII] doublets ≈ 1 hour integration Color cuts in 3/4 fields for z > 0.75 z < 0.75 z > 0.75 R-I 6
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Extended Groth Strip – no color cuts and lots of ancillary data. F606W HST imaging (F606W, F814W) 6” Spitzer imaging (IRAC, MIPS) GALEX imaging (FUV, NUV) The ideal data set. Photometry, imaging ✓ The necessary data set. Lines tracing outflows & systemic z 7
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LRIS observations to cover lines tracing winds. LRIS: 3400-6700 Å LRIS: 7200-9000 Å DEIMOS: 6500-9100 Å [OII] (z sys ) CIV, FeII, MgII, MgI (z out ) 212 objects; B < 24.51.19 < z < 1.35 = CIV 1549, MgI 2852 coverage Rest Wavelength (angstroms) Si II, C IV Fe II Mg II Al II Mg I 8
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Many analyses are possible. LRIS spectroscopy fit FeII absorption lines measure fine structure FeII* emission lines define z sys ([OII], Balmer series) characterize MgII emission HST imaging morphologies colors galaxy areas inclinations SFRs, dust attenuations from GALEX 9
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Blue, star-forming galaxies at z = 1. 10
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Defining systemic and outflow velocities. z sys z out Define a systemic reference frame. Fit multiple emission lines ([OII], OIII, Balmer) using template spectra. 2250, 2260 2344, 2374 2587 Å FeII 11 Measure an outflow velocity. Fit multiple FeII absorption lines.
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A physical model for fitting absorption lines. A single component fit with 4 free parameters. covering fraction op. depth at line center line center Doppler parameter Primary quantity of interest is λ 0, from which we estimate an outflow velocity. 12
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Blueshifted FeII absorption features are not ubiquitous in the sample. 12100420 z = 1.20 Inflow? Other outflow diagnostics: MgII, FeII* Velocities from FeII Outflows Inflows 13
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The strength of outflows is correlated with various galaxy properties. SFR (M * /yr) dwarf starbursts ULIRGs Outflow velocity increases with increasing star formation rate. Chen et al. 2010 Na D edge-on face-on Outflows not seen in edge-on systems. edge-on 14
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No trend between outflow velocity and star- formation rate. Martin 2005 1000 M sun yr -1 0.1 M sun yr -1 15
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Are outflows correlated with star-formation rate surface densities? Σ UV, 24 μm, emission lines, etc. Half-light radius? Petrosian radius? A = πR 2 F606W 6” Clumpy objects at high z – need a better area estimate that traces luminous regions. 16
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A new technique for estimating galaxy areas. Given “clumpy” galaxies: Include only those pixels brighter than a certain surface brightness threshold, thereby flagging clumps. F606W Petrosian area Clump area 17
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Higher star-formation rate surface density objects show larger Fe II blueshifts. Kornei et al., in prep. 18
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Composite spectra show same trends as individual objects. Kornei et al., in prep. High density Low density Star-formation rate surface density composites:: V fe2 = -31 ± 7 km s -1 V fe2 = 44 ± 15 km s -1 19 Mg II shows more kinematic variation than Fe II Hα Bright clumps Interclump regions
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Theory supports a correlation between outflows and the density of star formation. 20 Fe II Star clusters eject gas at velocities proportional to the gas surface density squared (Murray et al. 2011). [Kennicutt-Schmidt Law] Chen et al. 2010
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The geometry of outflowing winds at z = 1. Chen et al. 2010 Na D edge-on face-on edge-on Estimate inclination from axis ratios from HST imaging: i = cos -1 (b/a) b a 21
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Face-on galaxies show stronger blueshifts than edge-on systems. More edge-on: dV = 28 ± 11 km s -1 More face-on: dV = -19 ± 9 km s -1 Inclination composites:: Low High edge-on 22 Azimuthal angle relative to galaxy disk axis
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Mergers are not required to drive outflows. Gini (G) – measure of how light is distributed in a galaxy high Glow G M20 – second order moment of a galaxy’s 20% brightest pixels high M20 low M20 23
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Fine structure FeII* emission. z sys v = 0 v = +100 v = -100 Fe II 2600 Å (resonance) 2626 Å (fine structure) Leitherer et al. 2010 Kornei et al., in prep. probing very different scales at z = 1 and z = 0 Does this emission come from star forming regions or from outflows? F606W 8400 pc/”16 pc/” 24
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Complexities of the MgII feature at ≈ 2800 Å. Some individual spectra show MgII in emission MgII 25 The composite spectrum shows MgII in absorption. MgII and FeII absorption are kinematically distinct.
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Mapping winds. 26 What are the kinematics and extent of galactic winds? IFU observations with MUSE.
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Summary. Reddy et al. 2008 Petrosian area Clump area Kornei et al., in prep. LRIS: 3400-6700 Å LRIS: 7200-9000 Å DEIMOS: 6500-9100 Å CIV, FeII, MgII, MgI (z out ) [OII] (z sys ) Outflow velocity most strongly correlated with the concentration of star formation. 27
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