JADES: The incidence rate and properties of galactic outflows in low-mass galaxies across 3 < z < 9

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Hauptverfasser: Carniani, Stefano, Venturi, Giacomo, Parlanti, Eleonora, de Graaff, Anna, Maiolino, Roberto, Arribas, Santiago, Bonaventura, Nina, Boyett, Kristan, Bunker, Andrew J., Cameron, Alex J., Charlot, Stephane, Chevallard, Jacopo, Curti, Mirko, Curtis-Lake, Emma, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Giardino, Giovanna, Hausen, Ryan, Kumari, Nimisha, Maseda, Michael V., Nelson, Erica, Perna, Michele, Rix, Hans-Walter, Robertson, Brant, Del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez, Sandles, Lester, Scholtz, Jan, Simmonds, Charlotte, Smit, Renske, Tacchella, Sandro, Übler, Hannah, Williams, Christina C., Willott, Chris, Witstok, Joris
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author Carniani, Stefano
Venturi, Giacomo
Parlanti, Eleonora
de Graaff, Anna
Maiolino, Roberto
Arribas, Santiago
Bonaventura, Nina
Boyett, Kristan
Bunker, Andrew J.
Cameron, Alex J.
Charlot, Stephane
Chevallard, Jacopo
Curti, Mirko
Curtis-Lake, Emma
Eisenstein, Daniel J.
Giardino, Giovanna
Hausen, Ryan
Kumari, Nimisha
Maseda, Michael V.
Nelson, Erica
Perna, Michele
Rix, Hans-Walter
Robertson, Brant
Del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez
Sandles, Lester
Scholtz, Jan
Simmonds, Charlotte
Smit, Renske
Tacchella, Sandro
Übler, Hannah
Williams, Christina C.
Willott, Chris
Witstok, Joris
author_facet Carniani, Stefano
Venturi, Giacomo
Parlanti, Eleonora
de Graaff, Anna
Maiolino, Roberto
Arribas, Santiago
Bonaventura, Nina
Boyett, Kristan
Bunker, Andrew J.
Cameron, Alex J.
Charlot, Stephane
Chevallard, Jacopo
Curti, Mirko
Curtis-Lake, Emma
Eisenstein, Daniel J.
Giardino, Giovanna
Hausen, Ryan
Kumari, Nimisha
Maseda, Michael V.
Nelson, Erica
Perna, Michele
Rix, Hans-Walter
Robertson, Brant
Del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez
Sandles, Lester
Scholtz, Jan
Simmonds, Charlotte
Smit, Renske
Tacchella, Sandro
Übler, Hannah
Williams, Christina C.
Willott, Chris
Witstok, Joris
contents We investigate the incidence and properties of ionized gas outflows in a sample of 52 galaxies with stellar mass between $10^7$ M$_{\odot}$ and $10^9$ M$_{\odot}$ observed with ultra-deep JWST/NIRSpec MSA spectroscopy as part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES). The high-spectral resolution (R2700) NIRSpec observations allowed us to identify for the first time the signature of outflows in the rest-frame optical nebular lines in low-mass galaxies at $z>3$. The incidence fraction of ionized outflows, traced by broad components, is about 25-40$\%$ depending on the intensity of the emission lines. The low incidence fraction might be due to both the sensitivity limit and the fact that outflows are not isotropic but have a limited opening angle which results in a detection only when this is directed toward our line of sight. Evidence for outflows increases slightly with stellar mass and star-formation rate. The median velocity and mass loading factor (i.e., the ratio between mass outflow rate and star formation rate) of the outflowing ionized gas are 350 km s$^{-1}$ and $η=2.0^{+1.6}_{-1.5}$, respectively. These are 1.5 and 100 times higher, respectively than the typical values observed in local dwarf galaxies. These outflows are able to escape the gravitational potential of the galaxy and enrich the circum-galactic medium and, potentially, the inter-galactic medium. Our results indicate that outflows can significantly impact the star formation activity in low-mass galaxies within the first 2 Gyr of the Universe.
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spellingShingle JADES: The incidence rate and properties of galactic outflows in low-mass galaxies across 3 < z < 9
Carniani, Stefano
Venturi, Giacomo
Parlanti, Eleonora
de Graaff, Anna
Maiolino, Roberto
Arribas, Santiago
Bonaventura, Nina
Boyett, Kristan
Bunker, Andrew J.
Cameron, Alex J.
Charlot, Stephane
Chevallard, Jacopo
Curti, Mirko
Curtis-Lake, Emma
Eisenstein, Daniel J.
Giardino, Giovanna
Hausen, Ryan
Kumari, Nimisha
Maseda, Michael V.
Nelson, Erica
Perna, Michele
Rix, Hans-Walter
Robertson, Brant
Del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez
Sandles, Lester
Scholtz, Jan
Simmonds, Charlotte
Smit, Renske
Tacchella, Sandro
Übler, Hannah
Williams, Christina C.
Willott, Chris
Witstok, Joris
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We investigate the incidence and properties of ionized gas outflows in a sample of 52 galaxies with stellar mass between $10^7$ M$_{\odot}$ and $10^9$ M$_{\odot}$ observed with ultra-deep JWST/NIRSpec MSA spectroscopy as part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES). The high-spectral resolution (R2700) NIRSpec observations allowed us to identify for the first time the signature of outflows in the rest-frame optical nebular lines in low-mass galaxies at $z>3$. The incidence fraction of ionized outflows, traced by broad components, is about 25-40$\%$ depending on the intensity of the emission lines. The low incidence fraction might be due to both the sensitivity limit and the fact that outflows are not isotropic but have a limited opening angle which results in a detection only when this is directed toward our line of sight. Evidence for outflows increases slightly with stellar mass and star-formation rate. The median velocity and mass loading factor (i.e., the ratio between mass outflow rate and star formation rate) of the outflowing ionized gas are 350 km s$^{-1}$ and $η=2.0^{+1.6}_{-1.5}$, respectively. These are 1.5 and 100 times higher, respectively than the typical values observed in local dwarf galaxies. These outflows are able to escape the gravitational potential of the galaxy and enrich the circum-galactic medium and, potentially, the inter-galactic medium. Our results indicate that outflows can significantly impact the star formation activity in low-mass galaxies within the first 2 Gyr of the Universe.
title JADES: The incidence rate and properties of galactic outflows in low-mass galaxies across 3 < z < 9
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.11801