期刊
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
卷 522, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014902
关键词
dust, extinction; galaxies: high-redshift; galaxies: ISM; submillimeter: galaxies; quasars: general
资金
- Danish National Research Foundation
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/G001979/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- STFC [ST/G001979/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Aims. We investigate whether stellar dust sources i.e. asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and supernovae (SNe) can account for dust detected in 5 < z < 6.5 quasars (QSOs). Methods. We calculate the required dust yields per AGB star and per SN using the dust masses of QSOs inferred from their millimeter emission and stellar masses approximated as the difference between the dynamical and the H-2 gas masses of these objects. Results. We find that AGB stars are not efficient enough to form dust in the majority of the z > 5 QSOs, whereas SNe may be able to account for dust in some QSOs. However, they require very high dust yields even for a top-heavy initial mass function. Conclusions. This suggests additional non-stellar dust formation mechanism e.g. significant dust grain growth in the interstellar medium of at least three out of nine z > 5 QSOs. SNe (but not AGB stars) may deliver enough heavy elements to fuel this growth.
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