The MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF). VI. The relationship between galaxy properties and metals in the circumgalactic medium
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| author | Beckett, Alexander Rafelski, Marc Revalski, Mitchell Fumagalli, Michele Fossati, Matteo Nedkova, Kalina Dutta, Rajeshwari Bielby, Rich Cantalupo, Sebastiano Dayal, Prakita D'Odorico, Valentina Galbiati, Marta Péroux, Céline |
| author_facet | Beckett, Alexander Rafelski, Marc Revalski, Mitchell Fumagalli, Michele Fossati, Matteo Nedkova, Kalina Dutta, Rajeshwari Bielby, Rich Cantalupo, Sebastiano Dayal, Prakita D'Odorico, Valentina Galbiati, Marta Péroux, Céline |
| contents | We present intial results associating galaxies in the MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF) with gas seen in absorption along the line-of-sight to two bright quasars in this field, to explore the dependence of metals in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) on galaxy properties. The MUDF includes $\sim$140h of VLT/MUSE data and 90 orbits of HST/G141M grism observations alongside VLT/UVES spectroscopy of the two quasars and several bands of HST imaging. We compare the metal absorption around galaxies in this field as a function of impact parameter, azimuthal angle and galaxy metallicity across redshifts 0.5 $<$ z $<$ 3.2. Due to the depth of our data and a large field-of-view, our analysis extends to low stellar masses ($<$ $10^{7}$ M$_{\odot}$) and high impact parameters ($>$ 600 kpc). We find a correlation between absorber equivalent width and number of nearby galaxies, but do not detect a significant anti-correlation with impact parameter. Our full sample does not show any significant change in absorber incidence as a function of azimuthal angle. However, we do find a bimodality in the azimuthal angle distribution of absorption at small impact parameters ($<$2 r$_{vir}$) and around highly-star-forming galaxies, possibly indicating disk-like accretion and biconical outflows. Finally, we do not detect any systematic deviation from the fundamental metallicity relation (FMR) among galaxies with detected absorption. This work is limited by gaps in the wavelength coverage of our current data; broader-wavelength observations with JWST will allow us to unlock the full potential of the MUDF for studying the CGM. |
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| spellingShingle | The MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF). VI. The relationship between galaxy properties and metals in the circumgalactic medium Beckett, Alexander Rafelski, Marc Revalski, Mitchell Fumagalli, Michele Fossati, Matteo Nedkova, Kalina Dutta, Rajeshwari Bielby, Rich Cantalupo, Sebastiano Dayal, Prakita D'Odorico, Valentina Galbiati, Marta Péroux, Céline Astrophysics of Galaxies We present intial results associating galaxies in the MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF) with gas seen in absorption along the line-of-sight to two bright quasars in this field, to explore the dependence of metals in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) on galaxy properties. The MUDF includes $\sim$140h of VLT/MUSE data and 90 orbits of HST/G141M grism observations alongside VLT/UVES spectroscopy of the two quasars and several bands of HST imaging. We compare the metal absorption around galaxies in this field as a function of impact parameter, azimuthal angle and galaxy metallicity across redshifts 0.5 $<$ z $<$ 3.2. Due to the depth of our data and a large field-of-view, our analysis extends to low stellar masses ($<$ $10^{7}$ M$_{\odot}$) and high impact parameters ($>$ 600 kpc). We find a correlation between absorber equivalent width and number of nearby galaxies, but do not detect a significant anti-correlation with impact parameter. Our full sample does not show any significant change in absorber incidence as a function of azimuthal angle. However, we do find a bimodality in the azimuthal angle distribution of absorption at small impact parameters ($<$2 r$_{vir}$) and around highly-star-forming galaxies, possibly indicating disk-like accretion and biconical outflows. Finally, we do not detect any systematic deviation from the fundamental metallicity relation (FMR) among galaxies with detected absorption. This work is limited by gaps in the wavelength coverage of our current data; broader-wavelength observations with JWST will allow us to unlock the full potential of the MUDF for studying the CGM. |
| title | The MUSE Ultra Deep Field (MUDF). VI. The relationship between galaxy properties and metals in the circumgalactic medium |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.11914 |