检测来自类星体宿主星系的恒星光线在6以上的红移
Xuheng Ding1,2, Masafusa Onoue3,4,5, John D Silverman6,7,8
1Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan. xuheng.ding@ipmu.jp.
Nature
|June 28, 2023
概括
我们使用JWST检测到两个红移度大于6的质量较大且紧的宿主星系. 这表明黑洞与恒星的质量关系是在宇宙早期形成的.
科学领域:
- 宇宙学
- 银河系的演变
- 黑洞天体物理学
背景情况:
- 在宇宙黎明时检测类星宿星系 (红移>6) 是一个挑战.
- 之前的检测需要引力透镜,并且仅限于更高的红移 (z=4.5).
- 低亮度类星体为研究早期星系形成提供了新的途径.
研究的目的:
- 检测和描述类星体的宿主星系在红移>6.
- 在早期宇宙中研究超大质量黑洞及其宿主星系的共同进化.
- 在早期宇宙时代确认黑洞与恒星质量关系.
主要方法:
- 使用詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜 (JWST) 进行近红外成像 (1.5和3.6μm) 和光谱.
- 采用类星光减去技术来隔离宿主星系的辐射.
- 对宿主星系和黑洞质量测量分析了恒星吸收线和气体运动学.
主要成果:
- 检测到两个大质量 (1.3 x 10^10 和 3.4 x 10^10 M) 和紧的圆盘状宿主星系在z > 6.
- 通过近红外光谱的恒星吸收线确认了宿主星系的检测.
- 测量了黑洞质量 (1.4 x 10^9 和 2.0 x 10^8 M) 并与当地的黑洞-恒星质量关系一致.
结论:
- 黑洞与恒星的质量关系是在大爆炸后不到10亿年建立的.
- 通过JWST研究早期的类星体宿主星系,
- 早期大质量星系及其中心黑洞已经在共同进化.
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