JWST MIRI detections of Hα and [O III] and direct metallicity measurement of the z=10.17 lensed galaxy MACS0647-JD
arxiv(2024)
摘要
JWST spectroscopy has revolutionized our understanding of galaxies in the
early universe. Covering wavelengths up to 5.3 μ m, NIRSpec can
detect rest-frame optical emission lines Hα out to z = 7 and [O III]
to z = 9.5. Observing these lines in more distant galaxies requires longer
wavelength spectroscopy with MIRI. Here we present MIRI MRS IFU observations of
the lensed galaxy merger MACS0647-JD at z = 10.165. With exposure times of
4.2 hours in each of two bands, we detect Hα at 9σ, [O
III]λ5008 at 11σ, and [O III]λ4960 at 3σ.
Combined with previously reported NIRSpec spectroscopy that yields seven
emission lines including the auroral line [O III]λ4363, we present
the first direct metallicity measurement of a z > 10 galaxy: 12+
log(O/H)= 7.79±0.09, or 0.13^+0.02_-0.03 Z_⊙. This is similar
to galaxies at z ∼ 4 - 9 with direct metallicity measurements, though
higher than expected given the high specific star formation rate log(sSFR
/ yr^-1) = -7.4 ± 0.3. We further constrain the ionization parameter
log(U) = -1.9 ± 0.1, ionizing photon production efficiency log(ξ_ ion) = 25.3±0.1, and star formation rate
5.0±0.6 M_⊙/ yr within the past 10 Myr. These
observations demonstrate the combined power of JWST NIRSpec and MIRI for
studying galaxies in the first 500 million years.
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