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| DOI | 10.3847/1538-4357/AB2984 | ||||
| Año | 2019 | ||||
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We present deep MUSE observations of five quasars within the first Gyr of the universe (z greater than or similar to 6), four of which display extended Ly alpha halos. After PSF subtraction, we reveal halos surrounding two quasars for the first time, as well as confirm the presence of two more halos for which tentative detections exist in long-slit spectroscopic observations and narrowband imaging. The four Lya halos presented here are diverse in morphology and size, they each display spatial asymmetry, and none are centered on the position of the quasar. Spectra of the diffuse halos demonstrate that none are dramatically offset in velocity from the systemic redshift of the quasars (Delta v < 200 km s(-1)); however. each halo shows a broad Ly alpha line, with a velocity width similar to 1000 km s(-1). Total Ly alpha luminosities range between similar to 2 x 10(43) and similar to 2 x 10(44) erg s(-1), reaching maximum radial extents of 13-30 pkpc from the quasar positions. We find larger sizes and higher Ly alpha luminosities than previous literature results at this redshift, but find no correlation between the quasar properties and the Ly alpha halo, suggesting that the detected emission is most closely related to the physical properties of the circumgalactic medium.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Drake, Alyssa B. | Mujer |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 2 | Farina, Emanuele P. | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Astrophys - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 3 | Neeleman, Marcel | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 4 | Walter, Fabian | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
ESO - Chile Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 5 | Venemans, B. P. | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 6 | BANADOS-TORRES, EDUARDO ENRIQUE | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 7 | Walter, Fabian | Hombre |
Max Planck Inst Astron - Alemania
ESO - Chile Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics - Alemania |
| 8 | Decarli, Roberto | Hombre |
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - Italia
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna - Italia |
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| The authors thank the anonymous referee for insightful suggestions that have improved the quality of this work. A.B. D., M.N., and F.W. acknowledge funding through the ERC grant "Cosmic Gas." A. B. D. acknowledges the MUSE Python Data Analysis Facility, "MPDAF," developed at Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon. This work is based on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory under ESO programmes: 095. B-0419(A), 297. A-5054(A), 095. A-0714(A), 60. A-9321(A), and 099. A-0682(A). |