We present a novel method to simultaneously characterise the star formation law and the interstellar medium properties of galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) through the combination of [CII] 158μm (and its known relation with star formation rate) and CIII]λ1909{\AA} emission line data. The method, based on a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm, allows to determine the target galaxy average density, n, gas metallicity, Z, and burstiness parameter, κs, quantifying deviations from the Kennicutt-Schmidt relation. As an application, we consider COS-3018 (z=6.854), the only EoR Lyman Break Galaxy so far detected in both [CII] and CIII]. We show that COS-3018 is a moderate starburst (κs≈3), with Z≈0.4Z⊙, and n≈500cm−3. Our method will be optimally applied to joint ALMA and JWST targets.
@article{arxiv.2003.06443,
title = {Star formation law in the EoR from [CII] and CIII] lines},
author = {L. Vallini and A. Ferrara and A. Pallottini and S. Carniani and S. Gallerani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.06443},
year = {2020}
}
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6 pages, 1 figure, Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters