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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 429, Issue 2, Pages L25-L28Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200400085
Keywords
galaxies : formation; galaxies : high-redshift; galaxies : ISM; galaxies : individual : SMMJ14011+0252; quasars : individual : Cloverleaf, IRAS F10214+4724; cosmology : observations
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Using the IRAM 30 m telescope we detected the lower fine structure line of neutral carbon (C I(P-3(1) --> P-3(0)), nu(rest) = 492 GHz) towards three high-redshift sources: IRAS FSC 10214 (z = 2.3), SMMJ14011+0252 (z = 2.5) and H1413+117 (Cloverleaf quasar, z = 2.5). SMMJ14011+0252 is the first high-redshift, non-AGN source in which C I has been detected. The C I(P-3(1) --> P-3(0)) line from FSC 10214 is almost an order of magnitude weaker than previously claimed, while our detection in the Cloverleaf is in good agreement with earlier observations. The C I(P-3(1) --> P-3(0)) linewidths are similar to the CO widths, indicating that both lines trace similar regions of molecular gas on galactic scales. Derived C I(P-3(1) --> P-3(0)) masses for all three objects are of order fewx10(7) M. and the implied C I(P-3(1) --> P-3(0))/(CO)-C-12(J = 3 --> 2) line luminosity ratio is about 0.2. This number is similar to values found in local galaxies. We derive a C I abundance of 5 x 10(-5) which implies significant metal enrichment of the cold molecular gas at redshifts 2.5 (age of the universe 2.7 Gyr). We conclude that the physical properties of systems at large lookback times are similar to today's starburst/AGN environments.
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