Profiles of Lymanα Emission Lines

Abstract

We present the results of the observations of the Lyα line profiles of 91 emission-line galaxies at z=3.1 with the spectral resolution of λ/δλ(FWHM) = 1700, or 180 km/s. A significant fraction, ~50% of the observed objects show the characteristic double peaks in their Lyαprofile. The red peak is much stronger than the blue one for most of the cases. The red peaks themselves also show weak but significant asymmetry and their widths are correlated with the velocity separation of the red and the blue peaks, which implies that the peaks are not isolated multiple components with different velocities but the parts of the single line which is modified by the absorption and/or scattering by the associated neutral hydrogen gas. The characteristic profile can be naturally explained by the scattering in the expanding shell of neutral hydrogen surrounding the Lyα emitting region while the attenuation by the inter-galactic medium should also be considered. Our results suggest that the star-formation in these Lyα emitters are dominated by the young burst-like events which produce the intrinsic Lyα emission as well as the gas outflow.

15 pages, Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal

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