Molecular Outflow in the Reionization-epoch Quasar J2054-0005 Revealed by OH 119 μm Observations
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

Molecular outflows are expected to play a key role in galaxy evolution at high redshift. To study the impact of outflows on star formation at the epoch of reionization, we performed sensitive Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of OH 119 mu m toward J2054-0005, a luminous quasar at z = 6.04. The OH line is detected and exhibits a P-Cygni profile that can be fitted with a broad blueshifted absorption component, providing unambiguous evidence of an outflow, and an emission component at near-systemic velocity. The mean and terminal outflow velocities are estimated to be v(out )approximate to 670 and 1500 km s(-1), respectively, making the molecular outflow in this quasar one of the fastest at the epoch of reionization. The OH line is marginally spatially resolved for the first time in a quasar at z > 6, revealing that the outflow extends over the central 2 kpc region. The mass outflow rate is comparable to the star formation rate (M-out/SFR similar to 2), indicating rapid (similar to 10(7 )yr) quenching of star formation. The mass outflow rate in a sample of star-forming galaxies and quasars at 4 < z < 6.4 exhibits a positive correlation with the total infrared luminosity, although the scatter is large. Owing to the high outflow velocity, a large fraction (up to similar to 50%) of the outflowing molecular gas may be able to escape from the host galaxy into the intergalactic medium.
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Astrophysical Journal

0004-637X (ISSN) 1538-4357 (eISSN)

Vol. 962 Nummer/häfte 1 art. nr 1

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Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Atom- och molekylfysik och optik

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10.3847/1538-4357/ad0df5

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