A young star-forming galaxy at z = 3.5 with an extended Ly\,$\alpha$ halo seen with MUSE

Abstract

Spatially resolved studies of high redshift galaxies, an essential insight into galaxy formation processes, have been mostly limited to stacking or unusually bright objects. We present here the study of a typical (L${}^{\ast }$, M${}_{\star }$ = 6 $\times 10^9$ $M_{\odot }$) young lensed galaxy at $z=3.5$, observed with MUSE, for which we obtain 2D resolved spatial information of Ly$\alpha$ and, for the first time, of CIII] emission. The exceptional signal-to-noise of the data reveals UV emission and absorption lines rarely seen at these redshifts, allowing us to derive important physical properties (T${}_e\sim$15600 K, n${}_e\sim$300 cm${}^{-3}$, covering fraction f${}_c\sim 0.4$) using multiple diagnostics. Inferred stellar and gas-phase metallicities point towards a low metallicity object (Z${}_{\mathrm{stellar}}$ = $\sim$ 0.07 Z${}_{\odot }$ and Z${}_{\mathrm{ISM}}$ $<$ 0.16 Z${}_{\odot }$). The Ly$\alpha$ emission extends over $\sim$10 kpc across the galaxy and presents a very uniform spectral profile, showing only a small velocity shift which is unrelated to the intrinsic kinematics of the nebular emission. The Ly$\alpha$ extension is $\sim$4 times larger than the continuum emission, and makes this object comparable to low-mass LAEs at low redshift, and more compact than the Lyman-break galaxies and Ly$\alpha$ emitters usually studied at high redshift. We model the Ly$\alpha$ line and surface brightness profile using a radiative transfer code in an expanding gas shell, finding that this model provides a good description of both observables.

arXiv comment19 pages, 15 figures, accepted in MNRAS

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