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| author | Gómez, A. Crespo Tamura, Y. Colina, L. Álvarez-Márquez, J. Hashimoto, T. Marques-Chaves, R. Nakazato, Y. Blanco-Prieto, C. Sunaga, K. Costantin, L. Inoue, A. K. Hamada, A. Arribas, S. Ceverino, D. Hagimoto, M. Mawatari, K. Osone, W. Sugahara, Y. Harikane, Y. Lee, M. M. Taniguchi, A. Umehata, H. |
| author_facet | Gómez, A. Crespo Tamura, Y. Colina, L. Álvarez-Márquez, J. Hashimoto, T. Marques-Chaves, R. Nakazato, Y. Blanco-Prieto, C. Sunaga, K. Costantin, L. Inoue, A. K. Hamada, A. Arribas, S. Ceverino, D. Hagimoto, M. Mawatari, K. Osone, W. Sugahara, Y. Harikane, Y. Lee, M. M. Taniguchi, A. Umehata, H. |
| contents | We present an analysis on the kinematics and physical properties of the ionized gas in the lensed galaxy RXCJ2248-ID at z=6.1 based on high-resolution JWST NIRSpec/IFU data in combination with ALMA observations. Our analysis reveals a high electron temperature ($T_e$$\sim$30000K) in the ionized gas, independent of the ionization level. We measure a wide range in the electron densities derived from [OIII]$λ$5008/[OIII]88$μ$m and [ArIV]$λ$4713/[ArIV]$λ$4742 ratios (log($n_e$[cm$^{-3}$])$\sim$2.7-3.8), and previous values (log($n_e$[cm$^{-3}$])>4.8) based on high-ionization rest-UV emission lines. The ionized gas appears to be clumpy with a low filling factor ranging from about 10% to 0.2% for the low- and high-density clouds. In addition, we observe a very complex ISM kinematic structure, with the presence of two distinct broad and a very-broad components (FWHM$\sim$210 and $\sim$1000 kms$^{-1}$) in addition to the systemic one (FWHM$\sim$60 kms$^{-1}$) in [OIII]$λ$5008 and H$α$. These broad components are heavily extinct (A$_V$$\sim$1.5 and 2.5, respectively), based on their Balmer decrements, while the gas associated to the narrow component is consistent with no extinction. The maximal velocities of these outflows ($\sim$115-500kms$^{-1}$) are such that a fraction of the total outflowing gas (0.16-2.1$\times$10$^7$M$_\odot$) could escape into the IGM. The rest of the gas will fall back to the central regions, being available for additional star formation episodes. The presence of dusty outflows and clumpy (i.e., low filling factor) ISM give support to the Attenuation-Free scenario proposed to explain the high-z UV-bright compact galaxies such as RXCJ2248-ID. On the other hand, the high densities in the ISM, together with the high SFR surface brightness, and the amount of returning outflowing mass give support to the Feedback-Free Starburst scenario. |
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| spellingShingle | RIOJA. Dusty outflows and density-complex ISM in the N-enhanced lensed galaxy RXCJ2248-ID at z=6.1 Gómez, A. Crespo Tamura, Y. Colina, L. Álvarez-Márquez, J. Hashimoto, T. Marques-Chaves, R. Nakazato, Y. Blanco-Prieto, C. Sunaga, K. Costantin, L. Inoue, A. K. Hamada, A. Arribas, S. Ceverino, D. Hagimoto, M. Mawatari, K. Osone, W. Sugahara, Y. Harikane, Y. Lee, M. M. Taniguchi, A. Umehata, H. Astrophysics of Galaxies We present an analysis on the kinematics and physical properties of the ionized gas in the lensed galaxy RXCJ2248-ID at z=6.1 based on high-resolution JWST NIRSpec/IFU data in combination with ALMA observations. Our analysis reveals a high electron temperature ($T_e$$\sim$30000K) in the ionized gas, independent of the ionization level. We measure a wide range in the electron densities derived from [OIII]$λ$5008/[OIII]88$μ$m and [ArIV]$λ$4713/[ArIV]$λ$4742 ratios (log($n_e$[cm$^{-3}$])$\sim$2.7-3.8), and previous values (log($n_e$[cm$^{-3}$])>4.8) based on high-ionization rest-UV emission lines. The ionized gas appears to be clumpy with a low filling factor ranging from about 10% to 0.2% for the low- and high-density clouds. In addition, we observe a very complex ISM kinematic structure, with the presence of two distinct broad and a very-broad components (FWHM$\sim$210 and $\sim$1000 kms$^{-1}$) in addition to the systemic one (FWHM$\sim$60 kms$^{-1}$) in [OIII]$λ$5008 and H$α$. These broad components are heavily extinct (A$_V$$\sim$1.5 and 2.5, respectively), based on their Balmer decrements, while the gas associated to the narrow component is consistent with no extinction. The maximal velocities of these outflows ($\sim$115-500kms$^{-1}$) are such that a fraction of the total outflowing gas (0.16-2.1$\times$10$^7$M$_\odot$) could escape into the IGM. The rest of the gas will fall back to the central regions, being available for additional star formation episodes. The presence of dusty outflows and clumpy (i.e., low filling factor) ISM give support to the Attenuation-Free scenario proposed to explain the high-z UV-bright compact galaxies such as RXCJ2248-ID. On the other hand, the high densities in the ISM, together with the high SFR surface brightness, and the amount of returning outflowing mass give support to the Feedback-Free Starburst scenario. |
| title | RIOJA. Dusty outflows and density-complex ISM in the N-enhanced lensed galaxy RXCJ2248-ID at z=6.1 |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.14658 |