The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Constraining Cumulative CO Emission at 1 ≲ z ≲ 4 with Power Spectrum Analysis of ASPECS LP Data from 84 to 115 GHz

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Date Issued
2019
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Uzgil, Bade D.
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Carilli, Chris
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Lidz, Adam
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Walter, Fabian
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Thyagarajan, Nithyanandan
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Aravena, Manuel
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Bertoldi, Frank
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Cortes, Paulo C.
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González-López, Jorge
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Inami, Hanae
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Popping, Gergö
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Riechers, Dominik A.
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Van der Werf, Paul
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Wagg, Jeff
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Weiss, Axel
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Abstract
We present a power spectrum analysis of the ALMA Spectroscopic Survey Large Program (ASPECS LP) data from 84 to 115 GHz. These data predominantly probe small-scale fluctuations (k = 10-100 h Mpc-1) in the aggregate CO emission in galaxies at 1≲ z ≲ 4. We place an integral constraint on CO luminosity functions (LFs) in this redshift range via a direct measurement of their second moments in the three-dimensional (3D) autopower spectrum, finding a total CO shot-noise power {P}CO,{CO}}({k}CO(2-1)})≤slant 1.9× {10}2 μK2 (Mpc h -1)3. This upper limit (3σ) is consistent with the observed ASPECS CO LFs in Decarli et al. but rules out a large space in the range of {P}CO,{CO}}({k}CO(2-1)}) inferred from these LFs, which we attribute primarily to large uncertainties in the normalization Φ* and knee L * of the Schechter-form CO LFs at z > 2. Also, through power spectrum analyses of ASPECS LP data with 415 positions from galaxies with available optical spectroscopic redshifts, we find that contributions to the observed mean CO intensity and shot-noise power of MUSE galaxies are largely accounted for by ASPECS blind detections. Finally, we sum the fluxes from individual blind CO detections to yield a lower limit on the mean CO surface brightness at 99 GHz of < {T}CO}> =0.55+/- 0.02 μK, which we estimate represents 68%-80% of the total CO surface brightness at this frequency.
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887
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1
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37
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0004-637X
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2019ApJ...887...37U
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