Multi-Phase ISM in the z = 5.7 Hyperluminous Starburst SPT0346-52
Abstract
SPT0346-52 (z=5.7) is the most intensely star-forming galaxy discovered by the South Pole Telescope, with SigmaSFR ~ 4200 Msol yr-1 kpc-2. In this paper, we expand on previous spatially-resolved studies, using ALMA observations of dust continuum, [NII]205 micron, [CII]158 micron, [OI]146 micron, and undetected [NII]122 micron and [OI]63 micron emission to study the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) in SPT0346-52. We use pixelated, visibility-based lens modeling to reconstruct the source-plane emission. We also model the source-plane emission using the photoionization code CLOUDY and find a supersolar metallicity system. We calculate Tdust = 48.3 K and lambdapeak = 80 micron, and see line deficits in all five lines. The ionized gas is less dense than comparable galaxies, with ne < 32 cm-3, while ~20% of the [CII]158 emission originates from the ionized phase of the ISM. We also calculate the masses of several phases of the ISM. We find that molecular gas dominates the mass of the ISM in SPT0346-52, with the molecular gas mass ~4x higher than the neutral atomic gas mass and ~100x higher than the ionized gas mass.
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