English

Evolution of Galactic Outflows at $z\sim0$-$2$ Revealed with SDSS, DEEP2, and Keck spectra

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2017-11-29 v2

Abstract

We conduct a systematic study of galactic outflows in star-forming galaxies at z0z\sim0-22 based on the absorption lines of optical spectra taken from SDSS DR7, DEEP2 DR4, and Keck Erb et al. We carefully make stacked spectra of homogeneous galaxy samples with similar stellar mass distributions at z0z\sim0-22, and perform the multi-component fitting of model absorption lines and stellar continua to the stacked spectra. We obtain the maximum (v_\rm{max}) and central (v_\rm{out}) outflow velocities, and estimate the mass loading factors (η\eta), a ratio of the mass outflow rate to the star formation rate (SFR). Investigating the redshift evolution of the outflow velocities measured with the absorption lines whose depths and ionization energies are similar (Na I D and Mg I at z0z\sim0-11; Mg II and C II at z1z\sim1-22), we identify, for the first time, that the average value of v_\rm{max} (v_\rm{out}) significantly increases by 0.05-0.3 dex from z0z\sim0 to 22 at a given SFR. Moreover, we find that the value of η\eta increases from z0z\sim0 to 22 by η(1+z)1.2±0.3\eta \propto (1 + z)^{1.2\pm0.3} at a given halo circular velocity v_\rm{cir} , albeit with a potential systematics caused by model parameter choices. The redshift evolution of v_\rm{max} (v_\rm{out}) and η\eta is consistent with the galaxy-size evolution and the local velocity-SFR surface density relation, and explained by high-gas fractions in high-redshift massive galaxies, which is supported by recent radio observations. We obtain a scaling relation of \eta \propto v_\rm{cir}^a for a=0.2±1.1a = -0.2 \pm 1.1 in our z0z\sim0 galaxies that agrees with the momentum-driven outflow model (a=1a = -1) within the uncertainty.

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@article{arxiv.1703.01885,
  title  = {Evolution of Galactic Outflows at $z\sim0$-$2$ Revealed with SDSS, DEEP2, and Keck spectra},
  author = {Yuma Sugahara and Masami Ouchi and Lihwai Lin and Crystal L. Martin and Yoshiaki Ono and Yuichi Harikane and Takatoshi Shibuya and Renbin Yan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.01885},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

13 pages, 10 figures, ApJ in press