Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7

Carniani S, Maiolino R, Amorin R, Pentericci L, Pallottini A, Ferrara A, Willott CJ, Smit R, Matthee JJ, Sobral D, Santini P, Castellano M, De Barros S, Fontana A, Grazian A, Guaita L. 2018. Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 478(1), 1170–1184.

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Carniani, S; Maiolino, R; Amorin, R; Pentericci, L; Pallottini, A; Ferrara, A; Willott, C J; Smit, R; Matthee, Jorryt JISTA ; Sobral, D; Santini, P; Castellano, M
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We investigate the morphology of the [C II] emission in a sample of ‘normal’ star-forming galaxies at 5 < z < 7.2 in relation to their UV (rest-frame) counterpart. We use new Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) observations of galaxies at z ∼ 6–7, as well as a careful re-analysis of archival ALMA data. In total 29 galaxies were analysed, 21 of which are detected in [C II]. For several of the latter the [C II] emission breaks into multiple components. Only a fraction of these [C II] components, if any, is associated with the primary UV systems, while the bulk of the [C II] emission is associated either with fainter UV components, or not associated with any UV counterpart at the current limits. By taking into account the presence of all these components, we find that the L[CII]–SFR (star formation rate) relation at early epochs is fully consistent with the local relation, but it has a dispersion of 0.48 ± 0.07 dex, which is about two times larger than observed locally. We also find that the deviation from the local L[CII]–SFR relation has a weak anticorrelation with the EW(Ly α). The morphological analysis also reveals that [C II] emission is generally much more extended than the UV emission. As a consequence, these primordial galaxies are characterized by a [C II] surface brightness generally much lower than expected from the local Σ[CII]−ΣSFR relation. These properties are likely a consequence of a combination of different effects, namely gas metallicity, [C II] emission from obscured star-forming regions, strong variations of the ionization parameter, and circumgalactic gas in accretion or ejected by these primeval galaxies.
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2018-07-01
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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This paper makes use of the following ALMA data: ADS/JAO.ALMA#2012.1.00719.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2012.A.00040.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2013.A.00433.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2011.0.00115.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2012.1.00033.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2012.1.00523.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2013.1.00815.S, ADS/JAO.ALMA#2015.1.00834.S., ADS/JAO.ALMA#2015.1.01105.S, AND ADS/JAO.ALMA#2016.1.01240.S which can be retrieved from the ALMA data archive: https://almascience.eso.org/ alma-data/archive. ALMA is a partnership of ESO (representing its member states), NSF (USA) and NINS (Japan), together with NRC (Canada) and NSC and ASIAA (Taiwan), in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The Joint ALMA Observatory is operated by ESO, AUI/NRAO, and NAOJ. We are grateful to G. Jones to for providing his [C II] flux maps. RM and SC acknowledge support by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). RM acknowledges ERC Advanced Grant 695671 ‘QUENCH’. AF acknowledges support from the ERC Advanced Grant INTERSTELLAR H2020/740120.
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478
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1170-1184
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Carniani S, Maiolino R, Amorin R, et al. Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2018;478(1):1170-1184. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1088
Carniani, S., Maiolino, R., Amorin, R., Pentericci, L., Pallottini, A., Ferrara, A., … Guaita, L. (2018). Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1088
Carniani, S, R Maiolino, R Amorin, L Pentericci, A Pallottini, A Ferrara, C J Willott, et al. “Kiloparsec-Scale Gaseous Clumps and Star Formation at z = 5–7.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Oxford University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1088.
S. Carniani et al., “Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 478, no. 1. Oxford University Press, pp. 1170–1184, 2018.
Carniani S, Maiolino R, Amorin R, Pentericci L, Pallottini A, Ferrara A, Willott CJ, Smit R, Matthee JJ, Sobral D, Santini P, Castellano M, De Barros S, Fontana A, Grazian A, Guaita L. 2018. Kiloparsec-scale gaseous clumps and star formation at z = 5–7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 478(1), 1170–1184.
Carniani, S., et al. “Kiloparsec-Scale Gaseous Clumps and Star Formation at z = 5–7.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 478, no. 1, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 1170–84, doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1088.
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