CO Excitation in High-z Main Sequence Analogues: Resolved CO(4-3)/CO(3-2) Line Ratios in DYNAMO Galaxies

Abstract

The spectral line energy distribution of carbon monoxide contains information about the physical conditions of the star forming molecular hydrogen gas; however, the relation to local radiation field properties is poorly constrained. Using ~ 1-2 kpc scale ALMA observations of CO(3-2) and CO(4-3), we characterize the CO(4-3)/CO(3-2) line ratios of local analogues of main sequence galaxies at z ~ 1-2, drawn from the DYNAMO sample. We measure CO(4-3)/CO(3-2) across the disk of each galaxy and find a median line ratio of $R_{43}=0.54_{-0.15}^{+0.16}$ for the sample. This is higher than literature estimates of local star-forming galaxies and is consistent with multiple lines of evidence that indicate DYNAMO galaxies, despite residing in the local Universe, resemble main-sequence galaxies at z ~ 1-2. Comparing to existing lower resolution CO(1-0) observations, we find $R_{41}$ and $R_{31}$ values in the range $\sim 0.2-0.3$ and $\sim 0.4-0.8$ respectively. We combine our kpc-scale resolved line ratio measurements with HST observations of H$\alpha$ to investigate the relation to star formation rate surface density and compare this relation to expectations from models. We find increasing CO(4-3)/CO(3-2) with increasing star formation rate surface density; however, models over-predict the line ratios across the range of star formation rate surface densities we probe, particularly at the lower range. Finally, SOFIA observations with HAWC+ and FIFI-LS reveal low dust temperatures and no deficit of [CII] emission with respect to the total infrared luminosity.

arXiv comment22 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables, ApJ accepted

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