GA-NIFS: an extremely nitrogen-loud and chemically stratified galaxy at z 5.55 - Faculté des Sciences de Sorbonne Université
Article Dans Une Revue Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Année : 2024

GA-NIFS: an extremely nitrogen-loud and chemically stratified galaxy at z 5.55

Xihan Ji
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Hannah Übler
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Roberto Maiolino
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Francesco d'Eugenio
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Santiago Arribas
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Andrew J. Bunker
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Michele Perna
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Bruno Rodríguez del Pino
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Torsten Böker
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Giovanni Cresci
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Mirko Curti
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Nimisha Kumari
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Isabella Lamperti
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We report the chemical abundance pattern of GS_3073, a galaxy hosting an overmassive active black hole at $z=5.55$, by leveraging observations from JWST/NIRSpec and Very Large Telescope/VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph. Based on the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) emission lines, which trace high-density ($\sim 10^5~{\rm cm^{-3}}$) and highly ionized gas, we derive $\rm \log (N/O) = 0.42^{+0.13}_{-0.10}$. At an estimated metallicity of $0.2~Z_{\odot }$, this is the most extreme nitrogen-rich object found by JWST thus far. In comparison, the relative carbon abundance derived is $\rm \log (C/O) = -0.38^{+0.13}_{-0.11}$, which is not significantly higher than those in local galaxies and stars with similar metallicities. We also found potential detection of [Fe VII]$\lambda 6087$ and [Fe XIV]$\lambda 5303$, both blended with [Ca V]. We inferred a range of Fe abundances compatible with those in local stars and galaxies. Overall, the chemical abundance pattern of GS_3073 is compatible with enrichment by supermassive stars with $M_* rsim 1000~M_\odot$, asymptotic giant branch stars, or Wolf-Rayet stars. Interestingly, when using optical emission lines that trace lower density ($\sim 10^3~{\rm cm}^{-3}$) and lower ionization gas, we found a sub-solar N/O ratio, consistent with local galaxies at the same metallicity. We interpret the difference in N/O derived from UV lines and optical lines as evidence for a stratified system, where the inner and denser region is both more chemically enriched and more ionized. Our results suggest that nitrogen loudness in high-z galaxies might be confined to the central, dense, and highly ionized regions of the galaxies, while the bulk of the galaxies evolves more normally.
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insu-04851488 , version 1 (21-12-2024)

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Xihan Ji, Hannah Übler, Roberto Maiolino, Francesco d'Eugenio, Santiago Arribas, et al.. GA-NIFS: an extremely nitrogen-loud and chemically stratified galaxy at z 5.55. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2024, 535, pp.881-908. ⟨10.1093/mnras/stae2375⟩. ⟨insu-04851488⟩
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