VALES VI: ISM enrichment in star-forming galaxies up to z similar to 0.2 using 12CO(1-0), 13CO(1-0), and C18O(1-0) line luminosity ratios

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  • H. Mendez-Hernandez
  • E. Ibar
  • K. K. Knudsen
  • P. Cassata
  • M. Aravena
  • M. J. Michalowski
  • Zhi-Yu Zhang
  • M. A. Lara-Lopez
  • R. J. Ivison
  • P. van der Werf
  • V. Villanueva
  • R. Herrera-Camus
  • T. M. Hughes

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) observations towards 27 low-redshift (0.02<z<0.2) starforming galaxies taken from the Valpara ' iso ALMA/APEX Line Emission Survey. We perform stacking analyses of the (CO)-C-12(1-0), (CO)-C-13(1-0), and (CO)-O-18(1-0) emission lines to explore the L' [(CO)-C-12(1-0)]/L' [(CO)-C-13(1-0)] [hereafter L' ((CO)-C-12)/L' ((CO)-C-13)] and L' [(CO)-C-13(1-0)]/L' [(CO)-O-18(1-0)] [hereafter L' ((CO)-C-13)/L' ((CO)-O-18)] line luminosity ratio dependence as a function of different global galaxy parameters related to the star formation activity. The sample has far-IR luminosities of 1010.1-11.9 L and stellar masses of 109.8-10.9M(circle dot) corresponding to typical star-forming and starburst galaxies at these redshifts. On average, we find an L' (12CO)/L' ((CO)-C-13) line luminosity ratio value of 16.1 +/- 2.5. Galaxies with pieces of evidence of possible merging activity tend to show higher L' ((CO)-C-12)/L' (13CO) ratios by a factor of 2, while variations of this order are also found in galaxy samples with higher star formation rates (SFRs) or star formation efficiencies (SFEs). We also find an average L' ((CO)-C-13)/L' ((CO)-O-18) line luminosity ratio of 2.5 +/- 0.6, which is in good agreement with those previously reported for starburst galaxies. We find that galaxy samples with high LIR, SFR, and SFE show low L' ((CO)-C-13)/L' ((CO)-O-18) line luminosity ratios with high L' ((CO)-C-12)/L' ((CO)-C-13) line luminosity ratios, suggesting that these trends are produced by selective enrichment of massive stars in young starbursts.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume497
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)2771-2785
Number of pages15
ISSN0035-8711
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2020

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  • methods: statistical, techniques: interferometric, galaxies: star formation, galaxies: ISM, DENSE MOLECULAR GAS, CARBON-MONOXIDE, DATA RELEASE, STARBURST GALAXIES, INITIAL CONDITIONS, J=1-0 DEPRESSION, EVOLUTION, EMISSION, MERGERS, COSMOS

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