Unveiling [C II] clumps in a lensed star-forming galaxy at z ∼ 3.4

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Zanella, A. [1 ]
Iani, E. [2 ]
Dessauges-Zavadsky, M. [3 ]
Richard, J. [4 ]
De Breuck, C. [5 ]
Vernet, J. [5 ]
Kohandel, M. [6 ]
Battaia, F. Arrigoni [7 ]
Bolamperti, A. [1 ,5 ,8 ]
Calura, F. [9 ]
Chen, C. -C [10 ]
Devereaux, T. [8 ]
Ferrara, A. [6 ]
Mainieri, V [5 ]
Pallottini, A. [6 ]
Rodighiero, G. [8 ]
Vallini, L. [9 ]
Vanzella, E. [9 ]
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Astrofis INAF, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padua, Italy
[2] Univ Groningen, Kapteyn Astron Inst, NL-9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands
[3] Univ Geneva, Dept Astron, Chemin Pegasi 51, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[4] Univ Lyon, Univ Lyon 1, Ctr Rech Astrophys Lyon UMR5574, CNRS,ENS Lyon, F-69230 Saint Genis Laval, France
[5] European Southern Observ, Karl Schwarzschild Str 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[6] Scuola Normale Super Pisa, Piazza Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[7] Max Planck Inst Astrophys, Karl Schwarzschild Str 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[8] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Vicolo Osservatorio 3, I-35122 Padua, Italy
[9] INAF Osservatorio Astron Bologna, Via Gobetti 93-3, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[10] Acad Sinica Inst Astron & Astrophys ASIAA, 1 Sec 4,Roosevelt Rd, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: high-redshift; galaxies: ISM; galaxies: structure; MAIN-SEQUENCE GALAXY; MOLECULAR GAS MASS; GIANT CLUMPS; ANGULAR RESOLUTION; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; GLOBULAR-CLUSTER; LINE EMISSION; PC RESOLUTION; SCHMIDT LAW; ALMA;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/202349074
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Context. Observations at UV and optical wavelengths have revealed that galaxies at z similar to 1 - 4 host star-forming regions, dubbed "clumps", which are believed to form due to the fragmentation of gravitationally unstable, gas-rich disks. However, the detection of the parent molecular clouds that give birth to such clumps is still possible only in a minority of galaxies, mostly at z similar to 1. Aims. We investigated the [C II] and dust morphology of a z similar to 3.4 lensed galaxy hosting four clumps detected in the UV continuum. We aimed to observe the [C II] emission of individual clumps that, unlike the UV, is not affected by dust extinction, to probe their nature and cold gas content. Methods. We conducted ALMA observations probing scales down to similar to 300 pc and detected three [C II] clumps. One (dubbed "NE") coincides with the brightest UV clump, while the other two ("SW" and "C") are not detected in the UV continuum. We do not detect the dust continuum. Results. We converted the [C II] luminosity of individual clumps into molecular gas mass and found M-mol similar to 10(8) M-circle dot. By complementing it with the star formation rate (SFR) estimate from the UV continuum, we estimated the gas depletion time (t(dep)) of clumps and investigated their location in the Schmidt-Kennicutt plane. While the NE clump has a very short t(dep) = 0.16 Gyr, which is comparable with high-redshift starbursts, the SW and C clumps instead have longer t(dep) > 0.65 Gyr and are likely probing the initial phases of star formation. The lack of dust continuum detection is consistent with the blue UV continuum slope estimated for this galaxy (beta similar to -2.5) and it indicates that dust inhomogeneities do not significantly affect the detection of UV clumps in this target. Conclusions. We pushed the observation of the cold gas content of individual clumps up to z similar to 3.4 and showed that the [C II] line emission is a promising tracer of molecular clouds at high redshift, allowing the detection of clumps with a large range of depletion times.
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