The Recent Burstiness of Star Formation in Galaxies at z~4.5 from H Measurements
arXiv:1909.03076 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab425b
Abstract
The redshift range z=4-6 marks a transition phase between primordial and mature galaxy formation in which galaxies considerably increase their stellar mass, metallicity, and dust content. The study of galaxies in this redshift range is therefore important to understand early galaxy formation and the fate of galaxies at later times. Here, we investigate the burstiness of the recent star-formation history (SFH) of 221 main-sequence galaxies at log(M) > 9.7 by comparing their ultra-violet (UV) continuum, H luminosity, and H equivalent-width (EW). The H properties are derived from the Spitzer [3.6m]-[4.5m] broad-band color, thereby properly taking into account model and photometric uncertainties. We find a significant scatter between H and UV-derived luminosities and star-formation rates (SFRs). About half of the galaxies show a significant excess in H compared to expectations from a constant smooth SFH. We also find a tentative anti-correlation between H EW and stellar mass, ranging from 1000 at log(M) < 10 to below 100 at log(M) > 11. Consulting models suggests that most galaxies had a burst of star-formation within the last 50 Myrs, increasing their SFRs by a factor of > 5. The most massive galaxies on the other hand might decrease their SFRs, and may be transitioning to a quiescent stage by z=4. We identify differential dust attenuation (f) between stars and nebular regions as the main contributor to the uncertainty. With local galaxies selected by increasing H EW (reaching values similar to high-z galaxies), we predict that f approaches unity at consistent with the extrapolation of measurements out to z=2.
arXiv comment31 pages (including appendix), 21 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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