No Galaxy-scale [C ii] Fast Outflow in the z = 6.72 Red Quasar HSC J1205-0000

Mahoshi Sawamura, Takuma Izumi, Kouichiro Nakanishi, Takeshi Okuda, Michael A. Strauss, Masatoshi Imanishi, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Yoshiki Toba, Hideki Umehata, Takuya Hashimoto, Shunsuke Baba, Tomotsugu Goto, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Kotaro Kohno, Dragan Salak, Taiki Kawamuro, Kazushi Iwasawa, Masafusa Onoue, Chien Hsiu Lee, Kianhong Lee

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Abstract

HSC 120505.09-000027.9 (J1205-0000) is one of the highest redshift (z = 6.72) dust-reddened quasars (red quasars) known to date. We present an improved analysis of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array data of the [C ii] 158 μm line and the underlying rest-frame far-infrared (FIR) continuum emission, previously reported in T. Izumi et al. (2021b), toward J1205-0000. Red quasars are thought to be a transitional phase from an obscured starburst to a luminous blue quasar, in some cases associated with massive outflows driven by the active galactic nucleus (AGN). J1205-0000 has a high FIR luminosity, LFIR = 2.5 × 1012 L and a total IR luminosity of LTIR = 3.5 × 1012 L, corresponding to a star formation rate of ∼528 M yr−1. With the [C ii]-based dynamical mass of ∼1 × 1011 M, we conclude that J1205-0000 is hosted by a starburst galaxy. In contradiction to T. Izumi et al., our improved analysis shows no hint of a broad component in the [C ii] line spectrum. Thus there is no evidence for a host galaxy-scale fast [C ii] outflow, despite the fact that J1205-0000 has fast nuclear ionized outflows seen in the rest-frame UV. We explore several scenarios for this discrepancy (e.g., the early phase of AGN feedback, reliability of the [C ii] line as a tracer of outflows), and we claim that it is still too early to conclude that there is no significant negative AGN feedback on star formation in this red quasar.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number121
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume980
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 10 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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