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Diffuse ionized gas and its effects on nebular metallicity estimates of star-forming galaxies

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Autor(es):
Vale Asari, N. [1, 2] ; Couto, G. S. [2, 3] ; Cid Fernandes, R. [2] ; Stasinska, G. [4] ; de Amorim, A. L. [2] ; Ruschel-Dutra, D. [2] ; Werle, A. [2, 5] ; Florido, T. Z. [2]
Número total de Autores: 8
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[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Phys & Astron, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife - Scotland
[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, CFM, Dept Fis, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC - Brazil
[3] Univ Antofagasta, Ctr Astron CITEVA, Ave Angamos 601, Antofagasta 02800 - Chile
[4] PSL Univ, Observ Paris, CNRS, LUTH, F-92195 Paris - France
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, R Matao 1226, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 5
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; v. 489, n. 4, p. 4721-4733, NOV 2019.
Citações Web of Science: 0
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We investigate the impact of the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) on abundance determinations in star-forming (SF) galaxies. The DIG is characterized using the H alpha equivalent width (W-H alpha). From a set of 1 409 SF galaxies from the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey, we calculate the fractional contribution of the DIG to several emission lines using high-S/N data from SF spaxels (instead of using noisy emission-lines in DIG-dominated spaxels). Our method is applicable to spectra with observed W-H alpha greater than or similar to 10 angstrom (which are not dominated by DIG emission). Since the DIG contribution depends on galactocentric distance, we provide DIG-correction formulae for both entire galaxies and single aperture spectra. Applying those to a sample of > 90 000 SF galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we find the following. (1) The effect of the DIG on strong-line abundances depends on the index used. It is negligible for the ({[}O III]/H ss)/({[}N II]/H alpha) index, but reaches similar to 0.1 dex at the high-metallicity end for {[}N II]/H alpha. (2) This result is based on the similar to kpc MaNGA resolution, so the real effect of the DIG is likely greater. (3) We revisit the mass-metallicity-star formation rate (SFR) relation by correcting for the DIG contribution in both abundances and SFR. The effect of DIG removal is more prominent at higher stellar masses. Using the {[}N II]/H alpha index, O/H increases with SFR at high stellar mass, contrary to previous claims. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/01768-6 - Estrutura em larga escala no universo local com o levantamento de dados S-PLUS
Beneficiário:Ariel Werle
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Programa Capacitação - Treinamento Técnico