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Galactic winds with MUSE: A direct detection of Fe II* emission from a z=1.29 galaxy

  • Emission signatures from galactic winds provide an opportunity to directly map the outflowing gas, but this is traditionally challenging because of the low surface brightness. Using very deep observations (27 h) of the Hubble Deep Field South with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument, we identify signatures of an outflow in both emission and absorption from a spatially resolved galaxy at z = 1.29 with a stellar mass M-star = 8 x 10(9) M-circle dot, star formation rate SFR = 77(-25)(+40) M-circle dot yr(-1), and star formation rate surface brightness Sigma(SFR) = 1.6 M-circle dot kpc(-2) within the [OII] lambda lambda 3727, 3729 half-light radius R-1/2, ([OII]) = 2.76 +/- 0.17 kpc. From a component of the strong resonant Mg II and Fe II absorptions at -350 km s(-1), we infer a mass outflow rate that is comparable to the star formation rate. We detect non-resonant Fe II* emission, at lambda 2365, lambda 2396, lambda 2612, and lambda 2626, at 1.2-2.4-1.5-2.7 x 10-(18) erg s(-1) cm(-2) respectively. The flux ratios areEmission signatures from galactic winds provide an opportunity to directly map the outflowing gas, but this is traditionally challenging because of the low surface brightness. Using very deep observations (27 h) of the Hubble Deep Field South with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument, we identify signatures of an outflow in both emission and absorption from a spatially resolved galaxy at z = 1.29 with a stellar mass M-star = 8 x 10(9) M-circle dot, star formation rate SFR = 77(-25)(+40) M-circle dot yr(-1), and star formation rate surface brightness Sigma(SFR) = 1.6 M-circle dot kpc(-2) within the [OII] lambda lambda 3727, 3729 half-light radius R-1/2, ([OII]) = 2.76 +/- 0.17 kpc. From a component of the strong resonant Mg II and Fe II absorptions at -350 km s(-1), we infer a mass outflow rate that is comparable to the star formation rate. We detect non-resonant Fe II* emission, at lambda 2365, lambda 2396, lambda 2612, and lambda 2626, at 1.2-2.4-1.5-2.7 x 10-(18) erg s(-1) cm(-2) respectively. The flux ratios are consistent with the expectations for optically thick gas. By combining the four non-resonant Fe II* emission lines, we spatially map the Fe II* emission from an individual galaxy for the first time. The Fe II* emission has an elliptical morphology that is roughly aligned with the galaxy minor kinematic axis, and its integrated half-light radius, R-1/2, (Fe II*) = 4.1 +/- 0.4 kpc, is 70% larger than the stellar continuum (R-1/2,(star) similar or equal to 2.34 +/- 0.17) or the [O II] nebular line. Moreover, the Fe II* emission shows a blue wing extending up to -400 km s(-1), which is more pronounced along the galaxy minor kinematic axis and reveals a C-shaped pattern in a p - v diagram along that axis. These features are consistent with a bi-conical outflow.show moreshow less

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Author details:Hayley Finley, Nicolas Bouche, Thierry Contini, Benoit Epinat, Roland Bacon, Jarle BrinchmannORCiD, Sebastiano CantalupoORCiD, Santiago Erroz-Ferrer, Aella Anna Marino, Michael MasedaORCiD, Johan Richard, Ilane Schroetter, Anne Verhamme, Peter Michael WeilbacherORCiDGND, Martin WendtORCiDGND, Lutz WisotzkiORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730428
ISSN:1432-0746
Title of parent work (English):Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal
Publisher:EDP Sciences
Place of publishing:Les Ulis
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Year of first publication:2017
Publication year:2017
Release date:2020/04/20
Tag:ISM: jets and outflows; galaxies: ISM; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: starburst; ultraviolet: ISM
Volume:605
Number of pages:15
Funding institution:ANR FOGHAR [ANR-13-BS05-0010-02]; OCEVU Labex [ANR-11-LABX-0060]; [ANR-11-IDEX-0001-02]; Career Integration Grant (CIG) within the 7th European Community Framework Program [PCIG11-GA-2012-321702]; ERC [339659-MUSICOS, 336736-CALENDS]; FCT [IF/01654/2014/CP1215/CT0003]; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) [UID/FIS/04434/2013]; FEDER through COMPETE [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007672]; "Programme National de Cosmologie and Galaxies" (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU, France; Swiss National Science Foundation
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
Peer review:Referiert
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