The C [CLC][CSC]iv[/CSC][/CLC] Absorption–M[CLC]g[/CLC] [CLC][CSC]ii[/CSC][/CLC] Kinematics Connection in ⟨[CLC][ITAL]z[/ITAL][/CLC]⟩ ∼ 0.7 Galaxies

Open Access
Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
We have examined Faint Object Spectrograph data from the Hubble Space Telescope archive for C IV λλ1548, 1550 absorption associated with 40 Mg II λλ2796, 2803 absorption-selected galaxies at 0.4 ≤ z ≤ 1.4. We report a strong correlation between Mg II kinematics, measured in ~6 km s-1 resolution HIRES/Keck spectra, and Wr(1548); this implies a physical connection between the processes that produce "outlying velocity" Mg II clouds and high-ionization galactic/halo gas. We found no trend in ionization condition Wr(1548)/Wr(2796) with galaxy-QSO line-of-sight separation for 13 systems with confirmed associated galaxies, suggesting no obvious ionization gradient with galactocentric distance in these intermediate-redshift galaxies. We find tentative evidence (2 σ) that Wr(1548)/Wr(2796) is anticorrelated with galaxy B-K color; if further data corroborate this trend, in view of the strong C IV-Mg II kinematics correlation, it could imply a connection between stellar populations, star formation episodes, and the kinematics and ionization conditions of halo gas at z ~ 1.
All Related Versions