Spatially-resolved H$α$ and ionizing photon production efficiency in the lensed galaxy MACS1149-JD1 at a redshift of 9.11

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Main Authors: Álvarez-Márquez, J., Colina, L., Gómez, A. Crespo, Rinaldi, P., Melinder, J., Östlin, G., Annunziatella, M., Labiano, A., Bik, A., Bosman, S., Greve, T. R., Wright, G., Alonso-Herrero, A., Boogaard, L., Azollini, R., Caputi, K. I., Costantin, L., Eckart, A., GarcÍa-MarÍn, M., Gillman, S., Hjorth, J., Iani, E., Ilbert, O., Jermann, I., Langeroodi, D., Meyer, R., Peissker, F., Pérez-González, P., Pye, J. P., Tikkanen, T., Topinka, M., van der Werf, P., Walter, F., Henning, Th., Ray, T.
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author Álvarez-Márquez, J.
Colina, L.
Gómez, A. Crespo
Rinaldi, P.
Melinder, J.
Östlin, G.
Annunziatella, M.
Labiano, A.
Bik, A.
Bosman, S.
Greve, T. R.
Wright, G.
Alonso-Herrero, A.
Boogaard, L.
Azollini, R.
Caputi, K. I.
Costantin, L.
Eckart, A.
GarcÍa-MarÍn, M.
Gillman, S.
Hjorth, J.
Iani, E.
Ilbert, O.
Jermann, I.
Langeroodi, D.
Meyer, R.
Peissker, F.
Pérez-González, P.
Pye, J. P.
Tikkanen, T.
Topinka, M.
van der Werf, P.
Walter, F.
Henning, Th.
Ray, T.
author_facet Álvarez-Márquez, J.
Colina, L.
Gómez, A. Crespo
Rinaldi, P.
Melinder, J.
Östlin, G.
Annunziatella, M.
Labiano, A.
Bik, A.
Bosman, S.
Greve, T. R.
Wright, G.
Alonso-Herrero, A.
Boogaard, L.
Azollini, R.
Caputi, K. I.
Costantin, L.
Eckart, A.
GarcÍa-MarÍn, M.
Gillman, S.
Hjorth, J.
Iani, E.
Ilbert, O.
Jermann, I.
Langeroodi, D.
Meyer, R.
Peissker, F.
Pérez-González, P.
Pye, J. P.
Tikkanen, T.
Topinka, M.
van der Werf, P.
Walter, F.
Henning, Th.
Ray, T.
contents We present MIRI/JWST medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS) and imaging (MIRIM) of the lensed galaxy MACS1149-JD1 at a redshift of $z$=9.1092$\pm$0.0002 (Universe age about 530 Myr). We detect, for the first time, spatially resolved H$α$ emission in a galaxy at a redshift above nine. The structure of the H$α$ emitting gas consists of two clumps, S and N. The total H$α$ luminosity implies an instantaneous star-formation of 5.3$\pm$0.4 $M_{\odot}$ yr$^{-1}$ for solar metallicities. The ionizing photon production efficiency, $\log(ζ_\mathrm{ion})$, shows a spatially resolved structure with values of 25.55$\pm$0.03, 25.47$\pm$0.03, and 25.91$\pm$0.09 Hz erg$^{-1}$ for the integrated galaxy, and clumps S and N, respectively. The H$α$ rest-frame equivalent width, EW$_{0}$(H$α$), is 726$^{+660}_{-182}$ Ángstrom for the integrated galaxy, but presents extreme values of 531$^{+300}_{-96}$ Ángstrom and $\geq$1951 Ángstrom for clumps S and N, respectively. The spatially resolved ionizing photon production efficiency is within the range of values measured in galaxies at redshift above six, and well above the canonical value (25.2$\pm$0.1 Hz erg$^{-1}$). The extreme difference of EW$_{0}$(H$α$) for Clumps S and N indicates the presence of a recent (<5 Myrs) burst in clump N and a star formation over a larger period of time (e.g., $\sim$50 Myr) in clump S. Finally, clump S and N show very different H$α$ kinematics with velocity dispersions of 56$\pm$4 km s$^{-1}$ and 113$\pm$33 km s$^{-1}$, likely indicating the presence of outflows or increased turbulence in the clump N. The dynamical mass, $M_\mathrm{dyn}$= (2.4$\pm$0.5)$\times$10$^{9}$ $M_{\odot}$, is within the range measured with the spatially resolved [OIII]88$μ$m line.
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spellingShingle Spatially-resolved H$α$ and ionizing photon production efficiency in the lensed galaxy MACS1149-JD1 at a redshift of 9.11
Álvarez-Márquez, J.
Colina, L.
Gómez, A. Crespo
Rinaldi, P.
Melinder, J.
Östlin, G.
Annunziatella, M.
Labiano, A.
Bik, A.
Bosman, S.
Greve, T. R.
Wright, G.
Alonso-Herrero, A.
Boogaard, L.
Azollini, R.
Caputi, K. I.
Costantin, L.
Eckart, A.
GarcÍa-MarÍn, M.
Gillman, S.
Hjorth, J.
Iani, E.
Ilbert, O.
Jermann, I.
Langeroodi, D.
Meyer, R.
Peissker, F.
Pérez-González, P.
Pye, J. P.
Tikkanen, T.
Topinka, M.
van der Werf, P.
Walter, F.
Henning, Th.
Ray, T.
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We present MIRI/JWST medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS) and imaging (MIRIM) of the lensed galaxy MACS1149-JD1 at a redshift of $z$=9.1092$\pm$0.0002 (Universe age about 530 Myr). We detect, for the first time, spatially resolved H$α$ emission in a galaxy at a redshift above nine. The structure of the H$α$ emitting gas consists of two clumps, S and N. The total H$α$ luminosity implies an instantaneous star-formation of 5.3$\pm$0.4 $M_{\odot}$ yr$^{-1}$ for solar metallicities. The ionizing photon production efficiency, $\log(ζ_\mathrm{ion})$, shows a spatially resolved structure with values of 25.55$\pm$0.03, 25.47$\pm$0.03, and 25.91$\pm$0.09 Hz erg$^{-1}$ for the integrated galaxy, and clumps S and N, respectively. The H$α$ rest-frame equivalent width, EW$_{0}$(H$α$), is 726$^{+660}_{-182}$ Ángstrom for the integrated galaxy, but presents extreme values of 531$^{+300}_{-96}$ Ángstrom and $\geq$1951 Ángstrom for clumps S and N, respectively. The spatially resolved ionizing photon production efficiency is within the range of values measured in galaxies at redshift above six, and well above the canonical value (25.2$\pm$0.1 Hz erg$^{-1}$). The extreme difference of EW$_{0}$(H$α$) for Clumps S and N indicates the presence of a recent (<5 Myrs) burst in clump N and a star formation over a larger period of time (e.g., $\sim$50 Myr) in clump S. Finally, clump S and N show very different H$α$ kinematics with velocity dispersions of 56$\pm$4 km s$^{-1}$ and 113$\pm$33 km s$^{-1}$, likely indicating the presence of outflows or increased turbulence in the clump N. The dynamical mass, $M_\mathrm{dyn}$= (2.4$\pm$0.5)$\times$10$^{9}$ $M_{\odot}$, is within the range measured with the spatially resolved [OIII]88$μ$m line.
title Spatially-resolved H$α$ and ionizing photon production efficiency in the lensed galaxy MACS1149-JD1 at a redshift of 9.11
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.06319