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2016ApJ...829...64D - Astrophys. J., 829, 64-64 (2016/October-1)

The kinematics of C IV in star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.2.

DU X., SHAPLEY A.E., MARTIN C.L. and COIL A.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the first statistical sample of rest-frame far-UV spectra of star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1. These spectra are unique in that they cover the high-ionization C iv λλ1548, 1550 doublet. We also detect low-ionization features such as Si ii λ1526, Fe ii λ1608, Al ii λ1670, Ni ii λλ1741, 1751, and Si ii λ1808, and intermediate-ionization features from Al iii λλ1854, 1862. Comparing the properties of absorption lines of lower- and higher-ionization states provides a window into the multiphase nature of circumgalactic gas. Our sample is drawn from the DEEP2 survey and spans the redshift range 1.01 <= z <= 1.35 (<z>=1.25). By isolating the interstellar C iv absorption from the stellar P Cygni wind profile, we find that 69% of the C iv profiles are blueshifted with respect to the systemic velocity. Furthermore, C iv shows a small but significant blueshift relative to Fe ii (offset of the best-fit linear regression -76±26 km/s). At the same time, the C iv blueshift is on average comparable to that of Mg ii λλ2796, 2803. At this point, in explaining the larger blueshift of C iv absorption at the ∼3σ level, we cannot distinguish between the faster motion of highly ionized gas relative to gas traced by Fe ii and filling in on the red side from resonant C iv emission. We investigate how far-UV interstellar absorption kinematics correlate with other galaxy properties using stacked spectra. These stacking results show a direct link between C iv absorption and the current star formation rate, though we only observe small velocity differences among different ionization states tracing the outflowing interstellar medium.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: evolution - ISM: structure - ultraviolet: galaxies - ultraviolet: galaxies

Simbad objects: 94

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