Using KCWI to Explore the Chemical Inhomogeneities and Evolution of J1044+0353

Crystal L. Martin; Jichen Zhang; Pierre Thibodeaux; Weida Hu; Yuan Li; Zixuan Peng

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Using KCWI to Explore the Chemical Inhomogeneities and Evolution of J1044+0353

Zixuan Peng, Crystal L. Martin, Pierre Thibodeaux, Jichen Zhang, Weida Hu, Yuan Li

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Submitted 1 Aug 2023

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The authors' main claim We conclude that the stellar associations driving the galactic outflow are spatially offset from the youngest association, and a chemical evolution model with a metal-enriched wind requires a more realistic inflow rate than a homogeneous chemical evolution model.

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CitationCrystal L. Martin, Jichen Zhang, Pierre Thibodeaux, Weida Hu, Yuan Li, Zixuan Peng. "Using KCWI to Explore the Chemical Inhomogeneities and Evolution of J1044+0353." arXiv:2308.00351 (2023). https://pith.science/paper/ZBROBLVQ

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J1044+0353 is considered a local analog of the young galaxies that ionized the intergalactic medium at high-redshift due to its low mass, low metallicity, high specific star formation rate, and strong high-ionization emission lines. We use integral field spectroscopy to trace the propagation of the starburst across this small galaxy using Balmer emission- and absorption-line equivalent widths and find a post-starburst population (~ 15 - 20 Myr) roughly one kpc east of the much younger, compact starburst (~ 3 - 4 Myr). Using the direct electron temperature method to map the O/H abundance ratio, we find similar metallicity (1 to 3 sigma) between the starburst and post-starburst regions but with a significant dispersion of about 0.3 dex within the latter. We also map the Doppler shift and width of the strong emission lines. Over scales several times the size of the galaxy, we discover a velocity gradient parallel to the galaxy's minor axis. The steepest gradients (~ 30 $\mathrm{km \ s^{-1} \ kpc^{-1}}$) appear to emanate from the oldest stellar association. We identify the velocity gradient as an outflow viewed edge-on based on the increased line width and skew in a biconical region. We discuss how this outflow and the gas inflow necessary to trigger the starburst affect the chemical evolution of J1044+0353. We conclude that the stellar associations driving the galactic outflow are spatially offset from the youngest association, and a chemical evolution model with a metal-enriched wind requires a more realistic inflow rate than a homogeneous chemical evolution model.

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s1	We use integral field spectroscopy to trace the propagation of the starburst across this small galaxy using Balmer emission- and absorption-line equivalent widths and find a post-starburst population (~ 15 - 20 Myr) roughly one kpc east of the much younger, compact starburst (~ 3 - 4 Myr).	result 0.78	0.98	0.05	asserted 1.00
s2	Using the direct electron temperature method to map the O/H abundance ratio, we find similar metallicity (1 to 3 sigma) between the starburst and post-starburst regions but with a significant dispersion of about 0.3 dex within the latter.	result 1.00	0.98	0.05	asserted 1.00
s3	We also map the Doppler shift and width of the strong emission lines.	method 0.96	0.95	0.01	asserted 0.92
s4	Over scales several times the size of the galaxy, we discover a velocity gradient parallel to the galaxy's minor axis.	result 1.00	0.97	0.04	asserted 1.00
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s7	We discuss how this outflow and the gas inflow necessary to trigger the starburst affect the chemical evolution of J1044+0353.	interpretation 0.85	0.37	0.06	unclear 0.84
s8	We conclude that the stellar associations driving the galactic outflow are spatially offset from the youngest association, and a chemical evolution model with a metal-enriched wind requires a more realistic inflow rate than a homogeneous chemical evolution model.	interpretation 0.85	0.79	0.92	asserted 0.89

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J1044+0353 is considered a local analog of the young galaxies that ionized the intergalactic medium at high-redshift due to its low mass, low metallicity, high specific star formation rate, and strong high-ionization emission lines. We use integral field spectroscopy to trace the propagation of the starburst across this small galaxy using Balmer emission- and absorption-line equivalent widths and find a post-starburst population (~ 15 - 20 Myr) roughly one kpc east of the much younger, compact starburst (~ 3 - 4 Myr). Using the direct electron temperature method to map the O/H abundance ratio, we find similar metallicity (1 to 3 sigma) between the starburst and post-starburst regions but with a significant dispersion of about 0.3 dex within the latter. We also map the Doppler shift and width of the strong emission lines. Over scales several times the size of the galaxy, we discover a velocity gradient parallel to the galaxy's minor axis. The steepest gradients (~ 30 $\mathrm{km \ s^{-1} \ kpc^{-1}}$) appear to emanate from the oldest stellar association. We identify the velocity gradient as an outflow viewed edge-on based on the increased line width and skew in a biconical region. We discuss how this outflow and the gas inflow necessary to trigger the starburst affect the chemical evolution of J1044+0353. We conclude that the stellar associations driving the galactic outflow are spatially offset from the youngest association, and a chemical evolution model with a metal-enriched wind requires a more realistic inflow rate than a homogeneous chemical evolution model.

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Our analysis demonstrates that some of these winds are actually expanding shells [ref] rather than the free-flowing winds described by [ref] .[ To avoid confusion, we emphasize that J1044+0353 does have a global wind, which we map out in [ref] .

Resolving the Mechanical and Radiative Feedback in J1044+0353 with KCWI Spectral Mapping · Ultraviolet Absorption-line Measurements of Outflow Velocity · contest 0.71

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We adopt the parameterizations for O$^+$ and O$^2+$ from [ref] , which are optimized for the temperature range of 7000 – 25000 K and the density range of 10 – 1000 cm$^-3$.

Characterizing the Average Interstellar Medium Conditions of Galaxies at $z\sim$ 5.6-9 with UV and Optical Nebular Lines · Oxygen abundance · 0.95

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Throughout this paper, we correct for internal reddening using the $A_V = 0.20 ±0.10$, measured (from the Balmer decrement) in the starburst region [ref] , and an SMC extinction curve [ref] .

Resolving the Mechanical and Radiative Feedback in J1044+0353 with KCWI Spectral Mapping · Introduction · 0.94

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However, the relatively low wind velocity ($v_∞=215$ , comparable to Voigt modeling of the silicon lines, [ref] , and the “broad” component of nebular lines, [ref] ) and weak $ṗ$ and $Ė$ (marginally non-zero) suggests that mechanical feedback from massive stars is relatively weak or even suppressed.

OutLines: Modeling Spectral Lines from Winds, Bubbles, and Outflows · Lyman Continuum Escape from a Super Star Cluster · 0.91
We note, however, the unexplained presence of a band of high extinction, elongated perpendicular to a line drawn from SB to FEN [ref] ; the coincident string of older star clusters there resembles Mrk 709 [ref] .

Resolving the Mechanical and Radiative Feedback in J1044+0353 with KCWI Spectral Mapping · Summary & Conclusions · 0.81

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We employed the CWITools Python package[https://github.com/dbosul/cwitools] [ref] to coadd the individual data cubes, creating a mosaic cube with $0146 ×0146 ×0.5 Å$ voxels.

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