J/MNRAS/493/5336ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/493/5336doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.74935336CDSBielby R.M.Fumagalli M.Fossati M.Rafelski M.Oppenheimer B.,Cantalupo S.Christensen L.Fynbo J.P.U.Lopez S.Morris S.L.,D'Odorico V.Peroux C.2024-08-20T20:16:54Z2023-07-26T07:50:28ZCDS support team

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cds-question@unistra.frgalaxiesgalaxy-groupsspectroscopyquasarsredshiftedultraviolet-astronomyvisible-astronomyWe present a study of the galaxy environment of nine strong HI+CIV absorption line systems (16.2<log(N(HI))<21.2) spanning a wide range in metallicity at z~4-5, using MUSE integral field and X-Shooter spectroscopic data collected in a z~5.26 quasar field. We identify galaxies within a 250kpc and +/-1000km/s window for six out of the nine absorption systems, with two of the absorption line systems showing multiple associated galaxies within the MUSE field of view. The space density of Ly{alpha} emitting galaxies (LAEs) around the HI and CIV systems is ~10-20 times the average sky density of LAEs given the flux limit of our survey, showing a clear correlation between the absorption and galaxy populations. Further, we find that the strongest CIV systems in our sample are those that are most closely aligned with galaxies in velocity space, i.e. within velocities of +/-500km/s. The two most metal-poor systems lie in the most dense galaxy environments, implying we are potentially tracing gas that is infalling for the first time into star-forming groups at high redshift. Finally, we detect an extended Ly{alpha} nebula around the z~5.26 quasar, which extends up to ~50kpc at the surface brightness limit of 3.8x10^-18^erg/s/cm^2^/arcsec^2^. After scaling for surface brightness dimming, we find that this nebula is centrally brighter, having a steeper radial profile than the average for nebulae studied at z~3 and is consistent with the mild redshift evolution seen from z~2.2020MNRAS.493.5336Bhttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/493/5336CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicehttps://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/MNRAS/493/5336GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapCone search capability for table J/MNRAS/493/5336/table1 (Spectroscopic redshifts and coordinates for continuum-detected sources)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table1?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table1?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table1?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true116.9567130611.908823890.005555555555555556Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/493/5336/table2 (Properties of the emission line galaxies detected at S/N>=6 in the MUSE cube between 6100 and 7900{AA})https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table2?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table2?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/MNRAS/493/5336/table2?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true116.9474958311.898877780.0055555555555555566/22393https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/MNRAS/493/5336?format=asciiUVOpticaldefaultJ/MNRAS/493/5336/table1Spectroscopic redshifts and coordinates for continuum-detected sourcesrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintNameSource designation (JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS)meta.id;meta.maincharRAJ2000Right ascension (J2000)degpos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination (J2000)degpos.eq.dec;meta.mainzRedshiftsrc.redshiftfloatQF[2/6] Quality flagmeta.code.qualintJ/MNRAS/493/5336/table2Properties of the emission line galaxies detected at S/N>=6 in the MUSE cube between 6100 and 7900{AA}recnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintID[1/21] Galaxy identifiermeta.id;meta.mainintRAJ2000Right ascension (J2000)pos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination (J2000)pos.eq.dec;meta.mainl_imagLimit flag on imagmeta.code.errorcharimagi-band magnitudemagphot.mag;em.opt.Ifloate_imag? Error on imagmagstat.error;phot.magfloatnullablel_UVMAGLimit flag on UVMAGmeta.code.errorcharUVMAG? Absolute UV magnitudemagphys.magAbsfloatnullablee_UVMAG? Error on UVMAGmagstat.errorfloatnullableFlineLine flux1e-21W.m**-2phot.flux;spect.linefloate_FlineError on Fline1e-21W.m**-2stat.errorfloatLlineLine luminosity1e+33Wphys.luminosityfloate_LlineError on Lline1e+33Wstat.errorfloatzRedshiftsrc.redshiftfloatArea? Area (1)kpc**2phys.angSizeintnullableClass[1/2] Confidence class (2)meta.code.qualintTypeGalaxy type (3)src.classcharFlagFlag (4)meta.code.errorchar