2024ApJ...972..111L -
Astrophys. J., 972, 111 (2024/September-1)
Ongoing and Fossil Large-scale Outflows Detected in a High-redshift Radio Galaxy: [C II] Observations of TN J0924-2201 at z = 5.174.
LEE K., AKIYAMA M., KOHNO K., IONO D., IMANISHI M., HATSUKADE B., UMEHATA H., NAGAO T., TOBA Y., CHEN X., EGUSA F., ICHIKAWA K., IZUMI T., MATSUMOTO N., SCHRAMM M. and MATSUOKA K.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of the [C II] 158 μm line and the underlying continuum emission of TN J0924-2201, which is one of the most distant known radio galaxies at z > 5. The [C II] line and 1 mm continuum emission are detected at the host galaxy. The systemic redshift derived from the [C II] line is z_[C II]_ = 5.1736 ± 0.0002, indicating that the Lyα line is redshifted by a velocity of 1035 ± 10 km s–1, marking the largest velocity offset between the [C II] and Lyα lines recorded at z > 5 to date. In the central region of the host galaxy, we identify a redshifted substructure of [C II] with a velocity of 702 ± 17 km s–1, which is close to the C IV line with a velocity of 500 ± 10 km s–1. The position and the velocity offsets align with a model of an outflowing shell structure, consistent with the large velocity offset of Lyα. The nondetection of [C II] and dust emission from the three CO(1-0)-detected companions indicates their different nature compared to dwarf galaxies, based on the photodissociation region model. Given their large velocity of ∼1500 km s–1, outflowing molecular clouds induced by the active galactic nucleus are the most plausible interpretation, and they may exceed the escape velocity of a 1013M⊙ halo. These results suggest that TN J0924-2201, with ongoing and fossil large-scale outflows, is in a distinctive phase of removing molecular gas from a central massive galaxy in an overdense region in the early Universe. A dusty H I absorber at the host galaxy is an alternative interpretation.
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© 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
High-redshift galaxies - Radio galaxies - Radio active galactic nuclei - AGN host galaxies
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