We report on ALMA observations of D1, a system at z ∼ 6.15 with stellar mass M* ∼ 107M⊙ containing globular cluster (GC) precursors, strongly magnified by the galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1-2403. Since the discovery of GC progenitors at high redshift, ours is the first attempt to probe directly the physical properties of their neutral gas through infrared observations. A careful analysis of our dataset, performed with a suitable procedure designed to identify faint narrow lines and which can test various possible values for the unknown linewidth value, allowed us to identify a 4σ tentative detection of [CII] emission with intrinsic luminosity L[CII] = (2.9 ± 1.4) 106L⊙, one of the lowest values ever detected at high redshift. This study offers a first insight on previously uncharted regions of the L[CII] − SFR relation. Despite large uncertainties affecting our measure of the star formation rate, if taken at face value our estimate lies more than ∼1 dex below the values observed in local and high redshift systems. Our weak detection indicates a deficiency of [CII] emission, possibly ascribed to various explanations, such as a low-density gas and/or a strong radiation field caused by intense stellar feedback, and a low metal content.From the non-detection in the continuum we derive constraints on the dust mass, with 3 − σ upper limit values as low as ∼ a few 104 M⊙, consistent with the values measured in local metal-poor galaxies.

Constraints on the [C II] luminosity of a proto-globular cluster at z ∼ 6 obtained with ALMA

Alessandro Lupi;
2021-01-01

Abstract

We report on ALMA observations of D1, a system at z ∼ 6.15 with stellar mass M* ∼ 107M⊙ containing globular cluster (GC) precursors, strongly magnified by the galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1-2403. Since the discovery of GC progenitors at high redshift, ours is the first attempt to probe directly the physical properties of their neutral gas through infrared observations. A careful analysis of our dataset, performed with a suitable procedure designed to identify faint narrow lines and which can test various possible values for the unknown linewidth value, allowed us to identify a 4σ tentative detection of [CII] emission with intrinsic luminosity L[CII] = (2.9 ± 1.4) 106L⊙, one of the lowest values ever detected at high redshift. This study offers a first insight on previously uncharted regions of the L[CII] − SFR relation. Despite large uncertainties affecting our measure of the star formation rate, if taken at face value our estimate lies more than ∼1 dex below the values observed in local and high redshift systems. Our weak detection indicates a deficiency of [CII] emission, possibly ascribed to various explanations, such as a low-density gas and/or a strong radiation field caused by intense stellar feedback, and a low metal content.From the non-detection in the continuum we derive constraints on the dust mass, with 3 − σ upper limit values as low as ∼ a few 104 M⊙, consistent with the values measured in local metal-poor galaxies.
2021
Galaxies: High-redshift; Galaxies: ISM; Gravitational lensing: Strong; Submillimetre: ISM
Calura, Francesco; Vanzella, Eros; Carniani, Stefano; Gilli, Roberto; Rosati, Piero; Meneghetti, Massimo; Paladino, Rosita; Decarli, Roberto; Brusa, Marcella; Lupi, Alessandro; D'Amato, Quirino; Bergamini, Pietro; B Caminha, Gabriel
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