[OII] nebular emission from MgII absorbers

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We present nebular emission associated with 198 strong Mg II absorbers at 0.35<=z=2{AA}, show L_[OII]>=0.3L*[OII]. The detection rate is found to increase with increasing W_2796 and z. No significant correlation is found between W_2796_ and L_[OII] even when we restrict the samples to narrow z ranges. A strong correlation is seen between L[OII] and z. While this is expected from the luminosity evolution of galaxies, we show that finite fibre size plays a very crucial role in this correlation. The measured nebular line ratios (like [OIII]/[OII] and [OIII]/H {beta}) and their z evolution are consistent with those of galaxies detected in deep surveys. Based on the median stacked spectra, we infer the average metallicity (logZ~8.3), ionization parameter (logq~7.5) and stellar mass (log (M/M{sun})~9.3). The MgII systems with nebular emission typically have W_2796>=2{AA}, MgII doublet ratio close to 1 and W(FeII{lambda}2600)/W_2796_~0.5 as often seen in damped Ly {alpha} and 21-cm absorbers at these redshifts. This is the biggest reported sample of [OII] emission from MgII absorbers at low-impact parameters ideally suited for probing various feedback processes at play in z<=1 galaxies.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.74711910
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/471/1910
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Provenance
Creator Joshi R.; Srianand R.; Petitjean P.; Noterdaeme P.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2020
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Galactic and extragalactic Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics