2022ApJ...930...27L -
Astrophys. J., 930, 27-27 (2022/May-1)
Spatially Resolved Molecular Interstellar Medium in a z = 6.6 Quasar Host Galaxy.
LI J., VENEMANS B.P., WALTER F., DECARLI R., WANG R. and CAI Z.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present high spatial resolution (∼0.''4, 2.2 kpc) observations of the CO(6-5), CO(7-6), and [C I]_369 µm_ lines and dust continuum emission from the interstellar medium (ISM) in the host galaxy of the quasar J0305-3150 at z = 6.6. These, together with archival [C II]_158 µm_ data at a comparable spatial resolution, enable studies of the spatial distribution and kinematics between the ISM in different phases. When comparing the radial profiles of CO, [C II]_158 µm_, and the dust continuum, we find that the CO and dust continuum exhibit similar spatial distributions, both of which are less extended than the [C II]_158 µm_, indicating that the CO and dust continuum are tracing the same gas component, while the [C II]158 µm is tracing a more extended one. In addition, we derive the radial profiles of the [C II]_158 µm_/CO, [C II]_158 µm_/far-infrared (FIR), CO/FIR, and dust continuum S_98.7 GHz/S258.1 GHz_ ratios. We find a decreasing S_98.7 GHz/S258.1 GHz_ ratio with radius, possibly indicating a decrease of dust optical depth with increasing radius. We also detect some of the ISM lines and continuum emission in the companion galaxies previously discovered in the field around J0305-3150. Through comparing the line-to-line and line-to-FIR ratios, we find no significant differences between the quasar and its companion galaxies.
Abstract Copyright:
© 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
Interstellar medium - Quasars - Submillimeter astronomy - AGN host galaxies - Interstellar dust - High-redshift galaxies - Early universe - Molecular gas - Interstellar atomic gas
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