Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3

The Herschel survey, H-ATLAS, with its large areal coverage, has recently discovered a number of bright, strongly lensed high-z submillimeter galaxies. The strong magnification makes it possible to study molecular species other than CO, which are otherwise difficult to observe in high-z galaxies. Am...

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Autor: David Hughes
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spelling Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3David Hughesinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: high-redshiftinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: starburstinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: activeinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Infrared: galaxiesinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Submillimeter: galaxiesinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Radio lines: galaxieinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/1info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21The Herschel survey, H-ATLAS, with its large areal coverage, has recently discovered a number of bright, strongly lensed high-z submillimeter galaxies. The strong magnification makes it possible to study molecular species other than CO, which are otherwise difficult to observe in high-z galaxies. Among the lensed galaxies already identified by H-ATLAS, the source J090302.9-014127B (SDP.17b) at z = 2.305 is remarkable because of its excitation conditions and a tentative detection of the H₂O 2₀₂2-1₁₁ emission line (Lupu et al. 2010, ApJ, submitted). We report observations of this line in SDP.17b using the IRAM interferometer equipped with its new 277–371 GHz receivers. The H₂O line is detected at a redshift of z = 2.3049 ± 0.0006, with a flux of 7.8 ± 0.5 Jy km s⁻¹ and a FWHM of 250 ± 60 km s⁻¹. The new flux is 2.4 times weaker than the previous tentative detection, although both remain marginally consistent within 1.6σ. The intrinsic line luminosity and ratio of H₂O(2₀₂−1₁₁)/CO(8−7) are comparable with those of the nearby starburst/enshrouded-AGN Mrk 231, and the ratio I(H₂O)/L is even higher, suggesting that SDP.17b could also host a luminous AGN. The detection of a strong H₂O 2₀₂−1₁₁ line in SDP.17b implies an efficient excitation mechanism of the water levels that must occur in very dense and warm interstellar gas probably similar to Mrk 231.Astronomy & Astrophysics2011info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1868reponame:Repositorio Institucional del INAOEinstname:Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónicainstacron:INAOEengcitation:Omont, A., et al., (2011), Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.530(L3):1-5info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0oai:inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1009/18682024-08-28T03:23:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
title Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
spellingShingle Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
David Hughes
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: high-redshift
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: starburst
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: active
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Infrared: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Submillimeter: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Radio lines: galaxie
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
title_short Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
title_full Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
title_fullStr Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
title_full_unstemmed Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
title_sort Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv David Hughes
author David Hughes
author_facet David Hughes
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: high-redshift
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: starburst
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: active
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Infrared: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Submillimeter: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Radio lines: galaxie
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
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topic info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: high-redshift
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: starburst
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Galaxies: active
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Infrared: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Submillimeter: galaxies
info:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Radio lines: galaxie
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
description The Herschel survey, H-ATLAS, with its large areal coverage, has recently discovered a number of bright, strongly lensed high-z submillimeter galaxies. The strong magnification makes it possible to study molecular species other than CO, which are otherwise difficult to observe in high-z galaxies. Among the lensed galaxies already identified by H-ATLAS, the source J090302.9-014127B (SDP.17b) at z = 2.305 is remarkable because of its excitation conditions and a tentative detection of the H₂O 2₀₂2-1₁₁ emission line (Lupu et al. 2010, ApJ, submitted). We report observations of this line in SDP.17b using the IRAM interferometer equipped with its new 277–371 GHz receivers. The H₂O line is detected at a redshift of z = 2.3049 ± 0.0006, with a flux of 7.8 ± 0.5 Jy km s⁻¹ and a FWHM of 250 ± 60 km s⁻¹. The new flux is 2.4 times weaker than the previous tentative detection, although both remain marginally consistent within 1.6σ. The intrinsic line luminosity and ratio of H₂O(2₀₂−1₁₁)/CO(8−7) are comparable with those of the nearby starburst/enshrouded-AGN Mrk 231, and the ratio I(H₂O)/L is even higher, suggesting that SDP.17b could also host a luminous AGN. The detection of a strong H₂O 2₀₂−1₁₁ line in SDP.17b implies an efficient excitation mechanism of the water levels that must occur in very dense and warm interstellar gas probably similar to Mrk 231.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv citation:Omont, A., et al., (2011), Observation of H₂O in a strongly lensed Herschel-ATLAS source at z = 2.3, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.530(L3):1-5
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