�G. De Zotti
A multiwavelength exploration of the [C II]/IR ratio in H-ATLAS/GAMA galaxies out to z = 0.2
De Zotti, �G.; Lara-L�pez, M. A.; Ibar, E.; Lara-Lopez, M.A.; Herrera-Camus, R.; Hopwood, R.; Bauer, A.; Ivison, R. J.; Micha?owski, M. J.; Dannerbauer, H.; van der Werf, P.; Riechers, D.; Bourne, N.; Baes, M.; Valtchanov, I.; Dunne, L.; Verma, A.; Brough, S.; Cooray, A.; De Zotti, G.; Dye, S.; Eales, S.; Furlanetto, C.; Maddox, S.; Smith, M.; Steele, O.; Thomas, D.; Valiante, E.
Authors
M. A. Lara-L�pez
E. Ibar
M.A. Lara-Lopez
R. Herrera-Camus
R. Hopwood
A. Bauer
R. J. Ivison
M. J. Micha?owski
H. Dannerbauer
P. van der Werf
D. Riechers
N. Bourne
M. Baes
I. Valtchanov
L. Dunne
A. Verma
S. Brough
A. Cooray
G. De Zotti
SIMON DYE Simon.Dye@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Astrophysics
S. Eales
C. Furlanetto
S. Maddox
M. Smith
O. Steele
D. Thomas
E. Valiante
Abstract
We explore the behaviour of [C ii] λ157.74 μm forbidden fine-structure line observed in a sample of 28 galaxies selected from ∼ 50 deg2 of the Herschel-Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey survey. The sample is restricted to galaxies with flux densities higher than S160 μm > 150 mJy and optical spectra from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly survey at 0.02 < z < 0.2. Far-IR spectra centred on this redshifted line were taken with the Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer instrument on-board the Herschel Space Observatory. The galaxies span 10 < log(LIR/L⊙) < 12 (where LIR ≡ LIR[8-1000 μm]) and 7.3<log(L[CII]/L⊙)<9.3, covering a variety of optical galaxy morphologies. The sample exhibits the so-called [C ii] deficit at high-IR luminosities, i.e. L[CII]/LIR (hereafter [C ii]/IR) decreases at high LIR. We find significant differences between those galaxies presenting [C ii]/IR >2.5 × 10−3 with respect to those showing lower ratios. In particular, those with high ratios tend to have: (1) LIR <1011 L⊙; (2) cold dust temperatures, Td < 30 K; (3) disc-like morphologies in r-band images; (4) a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer colour 0.5 ≲ S12 μm/S22 μm ≲ 1.0; (5) low surface brightness ΣIR ≈ 108–9 L⊙ kpc−2, (6) and specific star formation rates of sSFR ≈0.05–3 Gyr−1. We suggest that the strength of the far-UV radiation fields (〈GO〉) is main parameter responsible for controlling the [C ii]/IR ratio. It is possible that relatively high 〈GO〉 creates a positively charged dust grain distribution, impeding an efficient photoelectric extraction of electrons from these grains to then collisionally excite carbon atoms. Within the brighter IR population, 11 < log(L IR/L⊙) < 12, the low [C ii]/IR ratio is unlikely to be modified by [C ii] self-absorption or controlled by the presence of a moderately luminous AGN (identified via the BPT diagram).
Citation
De Zotti, ., Lara-López, M. A., Ibar, E., Lara-Lopez, M., Herrera-Camus, R., Hopwood, R., Bauer, A., Ivison, R. J., Michałowski, M. J., Dannerbauer, H., van der Werf, P., Riechers, D., Bourne, N., Baes, M., Valtchanov, I., Dunne, L., Verma, A., Brough, S., Cooray, A., De Zotti, G., …Valiante, E. (2015). A multiwavelength exploration of the [C II]/IR ratio in H-ATLAS/GAMA galaxies out to z = 0.2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 449(3), 2498-2513. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv439
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 1, 2015 |
Publication Date | May 21, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Apr 27, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 27, 2017 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 449 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 2498-2513 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv439 |
Keywords | ISM: evolution, ISM: lines and bands, galaxies: starburst, infrared: ISM |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/745826 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/mnras/stv439 |
Additional Information | This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2015 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
Contract Date | Apr 27, 2017 |
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