2026ApJ..1000L...3L


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2026ApJ..1000L...3L - Astrophys. J., 1000, L3 (2026/March-3)

First Statistical Detection of Mg II-traced Cool Gas Outflows with JWST toward Cosmic Dawn.

LYU C., YU H., WANG E., WANG J., JIA C., SONG J., CHEN Y., WANG J., CHEN Z., MA C., WANG Y. and KONG X.

Abstract (from CDS):

Galactic-scale outflows are a crucial component of galaxy evolution, yet their properties in the early Universe remain poorly constrained. We present the first statistical investigation of Mg II-traced cool gas outflows in galaxies spanning a wide cosmic timeline from z ≈ 1 to z > 6 (with sample coverage extending to z ∼ 10). Using thousands of public JWST/NIRSpec spectra, we employ a signal-to-noise-weighted spectral stacking technique on the Mg IIλλ2796, 2803 absorption doublet. We robustly detect blueshifted Mg II absorption in nearly all stellar mass and redshift bins, with the exception of the lowest-mass systems at z ∼ 1-2. The outflow equivalent width exhibits a positive correlation with stellar mass (M*) at all epochs, with the fitted slope of 1.21 ± 0.35. Our work provides the first statistical constraints on Mg II-traced cool outflows in the low-mass (M* ≲ 109.5M⊙), high-redshift (z > 3) regime. We also find that the outflow velocities generally remain below the host halo escape velocities, consistent with a galactic fountain scenario. The consistency of the stellar mass outflow equivalent width relation across z ∼ 2-6 suggests a persistent, unevolving feedback mechanism governing the baryon cycle toward cosmic dawn.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Galaxy spectroscopy - Galaxy evolution - Stellar winds - Galactic winds

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Number of rows : 41
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 CANDELS UDS F160W J021705.42-051328.9 EmG 02 17 05.4217 -05 13 28.906   27.528 26.451 26.021   ~ 6 0
2 CANDELS UDS F160W J021709.18-050815.0 G 02 17 09.1864 -05 08 15.149     26.660 25.506   ~ 4 0
3 CANDELS UDS F160W J021709.70-051543.4 G 02 17 09.7028 -05 15 43.447     27.965 27.006   ~ 10 0
4 CANDELS UDS F160W J021712.54-051402.1 G 02 17 12.5519 -05 14 02.197   28.402 26.491 25.650   ~ 4 0
5 CANDELS UDS F160W J021728.11-051507.2 G 02 17 28.1103 -05 15 07.227     27.430 26.404   ~ 2 0
6 GOODS J033210.03-275140.5 G 03 32 10.03294 -27 51 40.5072   25.47   24.832   ~ 5 0
7 ZFOURGE CDFS 8647 G 03 32 26.99 -27 51 32.2           ~ 6 0
8 GOODS J033229.32-275129.7 EmG 03 32 29.31497 -27 51 29.7090   25.69   24.859   ~ 9 0
9 JADES-GS NC 209182 EmG 03 32 31.30829 -27 46 33.1641           ~ 4 0
10 JADES-GS NS 54612 EmG 03 32 34.718 -27 46 16.00   26.0326 25.1281     ~ 19 0
11 JADES-GS NC 199773 EmG 03 32 39.190 -27 48 32.87   29.3770 28.15     ~ 7 0
12 ACS-GC 90045073 Sy2 03 32 39.670 -27 48 50.60   27.3148   25.18 24.512 ~ 108 0
13 GOODS J033244.66-274807.9 EmG 03 32 44.660 -27 48 07.76   25.8328 24.5499 24.563   ~ 8 0
14 COSMOS2015 614377 EmG 10 00 14.79 +02 14 01.0 26.97 26.30 25.40 25.18 25.28 ~ 10 0
15 UVISTADR1 J100019.09+021552.2 G 10 00 19.08 +02 15 52.3   26.23 25.36 25.10 25.05 ~ 5 0
16 ZFOURGE COSMOS 2658 G 10 00 19.5410 +02 12 27.006           ~ 4 0
17 UVISTADR1 J100022.41+021123.9 G 10 00 22.41 +02 11 24.1   26.99 25.66 25.37 25.22 ~ 7 0
18 ZFIRE 5226 G 10 00 23.3643 +02 15 36.422           ~ 4 0
19 COSMOS 1987643 G 10 00 27.22 +02 20 51.3 26.09 25.41 24.74 24.71 24.47 ~ 7 0
20 ZFOURGE COSMOS 12679 G 10 00 28.4839 +02 18 51.998           ~ 4 0
21 UVISTADR1 J100028.79+021539.7 G 10 00 28.80 +02 15 39.8     27.35 27.02 27.04 ~ 9 0
22 UVISTADR1 J100030.90+021611.3 G 10 00 30.90 +02 16 11.3 26.60 25.93 25.32 25.27 25.14 ~ 8 0
23 [NHM2017] 15237 G 10 00 31.085 +02 21 42.08           ~ 2 0
24 COSMOS 1983950 G 10 00 32.47 +02 21 49.1   26.482 25.39 24.96 24.64 ~ 11 0
25 [NHM2017] 7094 G 10 00 32.744 +02 15 52.92           ~ 4 0
26 COSMOS 1984544 G 10 00 33.07 +02 21 39.7     24.383     ~ 6 0
27 ZFOURGE COSMOS 4158 G 10 00 33.1164 +02 13 12.760           ~ 4 0
28 COSMOS 1615069 G 10 00 38.10 +02 13 33.9 26.87 25.98 24.93 24.85 24.55 ~ 8 0
29 [NHM2017] 5198 G 10 00 43.977 +02 14 24.92           ~ 2 0
30 GOODS J123625.21+621649.2 G 12 36 25.20 +62 16 49.2           ~ 1 0
31 GOODS J123625.57+621350.6 EmG 12 36 25.5685 +62 13 50.584 26.86 25.3826 24.89 24.40 24.2516 ~ 13 0
32 JADES-GN NS 2945 EmG 12 36 33.81 +62 16 50.6           ~ 9 0
33 GNS 949 G 12 36 38.5136 +62 14 22.233 24.72 24.8091 24.42 23.66 24.0671 ~ 13 0
34 GOODS J123638.77+621507.6 G 12 36 38.7677 +62 15 07.632   25.9304 25.40   24.6669 ~ 9 0
35 GOODS J123640.85+621358.7 EmG 12 36 40.8508 +62 13 58.661 26.52 25.0903 24.62 24.04 24.1389 ~ 15 0
36 JADES-GN NC 1025351 EmG 12 36 41.6086 +62 13 49.456     26.11     ~ 5 0
37 GNS 2590 G 12 36 50.7966 +62 14 44.890 27.02 26.0416 25.46 24.70 24.8300 ~ 13 0
38 GOODS J123654.94+621144.1 EmG 12 36 54.9410 +62 11 44.100   26.5322 25.75 25.30 24.9284 ~ 9 0
39 GOODS J123655.94+621412.8 EmG 12 36 55.9387 +62 14 12.754   26.85 25.21   23.9202 ~ 16 0
40 HRG14 J123656.36+621527.0 G 12 36 56.3306 +62 15 26.864           ~ 11 0
41 MODS wide 7336 G 12 36 57.8436 +62 15 34.196     26.2     ~ 5 0

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