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Massive molecular gas companions uncovered by VLA CO(1-0) observations of the $z$ = 5.2 radio galaxy TN J0924$-$2201 (2301.02822v1)

Published 7 Jan 2023 in astro-ph.GA

Abstract: We present Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) K-band (19 GHz) observations of the redshifted CO(1-0) line emission toward the radio galaxy TN J0924$-$2201 at $z=5.2$, which is one of the most distant CO-detected radio galaxies. With the angular resolution of $\sim2''$, the CO(1-0) line emission is resolved into three clumps, within $\pm500$ km\,s${-1}$ relative to its redshift, where is determined by Ly$\alpha$. We find that they locate off-center and 12-33 kpc away from the center of the host galaxy, which has counterparts in $HST$ $i$-band, $Spitzer$/IRAC and ALMA Band-6 (230 GHz; 1.3 mm). With the ALMA detection, we estimate $L_{\rm IR}$ and SFR of the host galaxy to be $(9.3\pm1.7)\times10{11} L_{\odot}$ and $110\pm20$ $M_{\odot}\,\rm yr{-1}$, respectively. We also derive the $3\sigma$ upper limit of $M_{\rm H_{2}}<1.3\times10{10}$ $M_{\odot}$ at the host galaxy. The detected CO(1-0) line luminosities of three clumps, $L'{\rm CO(1-0)}$ = (3.2-4.7)$\times10{10}$ $\rm\,K\,km\,s{-1}pc{2}$, indicate the presence of three massive molecular gas reservoirs with $M{\rm H_{2}}$ = (2.5-3.7)$\times10{10}$ $M_{\odot}$, by assuming the CO-to-H${2}$ conversion factor $\alpha{\rm CO} = 0.8$ $M_{\rm \odot}\rm\,(K\,km\,s{-1}pc{2}){-1}$, although the star formation rate (SFR) is not elevated because of the non-detection of ALMA 1.3 mm continuum (SFR $<$ 40 $M_\odot$ yr${-1}$). From the host galaxy, the nearest molecular gas clump labeled as clump A, is apparently aligning with the radio jet axis, showing the radio-CO alignment. The possible origin of these three clumps around TN J0924$-$2201 can be interpreted as merger, jet-induced metal enrichment and outflow.

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