Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008rmxac..32...65d&link_type=abstract
The Nuclear Region, Host Galaxy and Environment of Active Galaxies (Eds. Erika Benítez, Irene Cruz-González, & Yair Krongold) Re
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Galaxies: High-Redshift, Ism: Abundances, Stars: Formation
Scientific paper
For a sample of 20 quasars (3 ≤sssim z ≤sssim 5) we used emission-line ratios to estimate nuclear gas metallicities and the Fe II UV/Mg II line ratio was employed to probe for effects of differential metal enrichment timescales between iron and alpha-elements. The quasars show enhanced solar metallicities (˜5 Z_&sun;) in their broad emission-line region and no indication of a metallicity evolution up to redshifts z ≃ 5. The measured Fe II UV/Mg II ratios range from 3 to 5, typical for high redshift quasars, with no indication for evolution with redshift. However, there appears to be a weak tendency for a lower mean Fe II UV/Mg II ratio for z > 4.7. In concert, the gas metallicity, the Fe II UV/Mg II ratio, and model-based estimated time scales for enriching the gas suggest that an intense episode of star formation began at redshifts z = 8 to 13.
Dietrich Matthew
Hamann Fred
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