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High [OIII] luminosities from star formation and shocks in z∼6 quasars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2023

Bomee Lee Open the ORCID record for Bomee Lee [Opens in a new window]  and
Ranga-Ram Chary
Bomee Lee
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daedeokdae-ro 776, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of Korea; email: [email protected]
Ranga-Ram Chary
Affiliation:
MS314-6, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Abstract

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We use archival WISE and Spitzer photometry to derive optical emission line fluxes for a sample of distant quasars at z∼6. We find evidence for exceptionally high equivalent width [OIII] emission (rest-frame EW∼400Å) similar to that inferred for star-forming galaxies at similar redshifts. The median Hα and Hβ equivalent widths are derived to be ∼400Å and ∼100Å respectively, and are consistent with values seen among quasars in the local Universe, and at z ∼ 2. After accounting for the contribution of photoionization in the broad line regions of quasars, we suggest that the narrow [OIII] emission likely arises from feedback due to massive star-formation in the quasar host. Forthcoming mid-infrared spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope will help constrain the physical conditions in quasar hosts further.

Keywords

high redshiftsquasarsemission linesgalaxy formation/evolution
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 17 , Symposium S373: Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies , August 2021 , pp. 256 - 259
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