Rajeshwari Dutta
MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies (MAGG) - II: Metal-enriched halo gas around z ∼ 1 galaxies
Dutta, Rajeshwari; Fumagalli, Michele; Fossati, Matteo; Lofthouse, Emma K.; Prochaska, J. Xavier; Battaia, Fabrizio Arrigoni; Bielby, Richard M.; Cantalupo, Sebastiano; Cooke, Ryan J.; Murphy, Michael T.; O’Meara, John M.
Authors
Professor Michele Fumagalli michele.fumagalli@durham.ac.uk
Academic Visitor
Matteo Fossati
Emma K. Lofthouse
J. Xavier Prochaska
Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia
Richard M. Bielby
Sebastiano Cantalupo
Professor Ryan Cooke ryan.j.cooke@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Michael T. Murphy
John M. O’Meara
Abstract
We present a study of the metal-enriched cool halo gas traced by Mg II absorption around 228 galaxies at z ∼ 0.8–1.5 within 28 quasar fields from the MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies survey. We observe no significant evolution in the Mg II equivalent width versus impact parameter relation and in the Mg II covering fraction compared to surveys at z ≲ 0.5. The stellar mass, along with distance from galaxy centre, appears to be the dominant factor influencing the Mg II absorption around galaxies. With a sample that is 90 per cent complete down to a star formation rate of ≈0.1 M⊙yr−1 and up to impact parameters ≈250–350 kpc from quasars, we find that the majority (67+12−15 per cent or 14/21) of the Mg II absorption systems are associated with more than one galaxy. The complex distribution of metals in these richer environments adds substantial scatter to previously reported correlations. Multiple galaxy associations show on average five times stronger absorption and three times higher covering fraction within twice the virial radius than isolated galaxies. The dependence of Mg II absorption on galaxy properties disfavours the scenario in which a widespread intragroup medium dominates the observed absorption. This leaves instead gravitational interactions among group members or hydrodynamic interactions of the galaxy haloes with the intragroup medium as favoured mechanisms to explain the observed enhancement in the Mg II absorption strength and cross-section in rich environments.
Citation
Dutta, R., Fumagalli, M., Fossati, M., Lofthouse, E. K., Prochaska, J. X., Battaia, F. A., …O’Meara, J. M. (2020). MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies (MAGG) - II: Metal-enriched halo gas around z ∼ 1 galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(4), 5022-5046. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3147
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 9, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 12, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020-12 |
Deposit Date | Oct 13, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 499 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 5022-5046 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3147 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1259652 |
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