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The Connection Betw...
The Connection Between Galactic Outflows and the Escape of Ionizing Photons
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Mainali, Ramesh (author)
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Rigby, Jane R. (author)
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Chisholm, John (author)
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Bayliss, Matthew (author)
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Bordoloi, Rongmon (author)
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Gladders, Michael D. (author)
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- Rivera-Thorsen, Thøger Emil, 1979- (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för astronomi,Oskar Klein-centrum för kosmopartikelfysik (OKC)
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Dahle, Hakon (author)
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Sharon, Keren (author)
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Florian, Michael (author)
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Berg, Danielle A. (author)
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Sharma, Soniya (author)
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Owens, M. Riley (author)
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- Kjellgren, Karin (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för astronomi,Oskar Klein-centrum för kosmopartikelfysik (OKC)
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Kim, Keunho J. (author)
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Wayne, Julia (author)
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- 2022-12-01
- 2022
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In: Astrophysical Journal. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 940:2
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- We analyze spectra of a gravitationally lensed galaxy, known as the Sunburst Arc, that is leaking ionizing photons, also known as the Lyman continuum (LyC). Magnification from gravitational lensing permits the galaxy to be spatially resolved into one region that leaks ionizing photons and several that do not. Rest-frame UV and optical spectra from Magellan target 10 different regions along the lensed Arc, including six multiple images of the LyC leaking region and four regions that do not show LyC emission. The rest-frame optical spectra of the ionizing photon emitting regions reveal a blueshifted (ΔV = 27 km s−1) broad emission component (FWHM = 327 km s−1), comprising 55% of the total [O iii] line flux, in addition to a narrow component (FWHM = 112 km s−1), suggesting the presence of strong highly ionized gas outflows. This is consistent with the high-velocity ionized outflow inferred from the rest-frame UV spectra. In contrast, the broad emission component is less prominent in the nonleaking regions, comprising ∼26% of total [O iii] line flux. The high-ionization absorption lines are prominent in both the leaker and the nonleaker, but the low-ionization absorption lines are very weak in the leaker, suggesting that the line-of-sight gas is highly ionized in the leaker. Analyses of stellar wind features reveal that the stellar population of the LyC leaking regions is considerably younger (∼3 Myr) than that of the nonleaking regions (∼12 Myr), emphasizing that stellar feedback from young stars may play an important role in ionizing photon escape.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
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Mainali, Ramesh
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Rigby, Jane R.
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Chisholm, John
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Bayliss, Matthew
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Gladders, Michae ...
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Rivera-Thorsen, ...
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Dahle, Hakon
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Sharon, Keren
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Florian, Michael
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Berg, Danielle A ...
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Sharma, Soniya
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Owens, M. Riley
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Kjellgren, Karin
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Kim, Keunho J.
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Wayne, Julia
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