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| Title: |
| Two high-redshift DLAs towards a z~5 gamma-ray burst |
| Authors: |
| Sparre, M.; Hartoog, O. E.; Krühler, T.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Watson, D. J.; Wiersema, K.; D'Elia, V.; De Cia, A.; Afonso, P. M. J.; Covino, S.; de Ugarte Postigo, A.; Flores, H.; Goldoni, P.; Greiner, J.; Hjorth, J.; Jakobsson, P.; Kaper, L.; Klose, S.; Malesani, D.; Milvang-Jensen, B.; Nardini, M.; Piranomonte, S.; Sollerman, J.; Sanchez Ramirez, R.; Schulze, S.; Tanvir, N. R.; Vergani, S. D.; Wijers, R. A. M. J.; Zafar, T. |
| Publication: |
| eprint arXiv:1309.2940 |
| Publication Date: |
| 09/2013 |
| Origin: |
| ARXIV |
| Keywords: |
| Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics |
| Comment: |
| 13 pages, 9 figures, Submitted to ApJ |
| Bibliographic Code: |
| 2013arXiv1309.2940S |
Abstract
Observations of the afterglows of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) allow the
study of star-forming galaxies across most of cosmic history. Here we
present observations of GRB 111008A from which we can measure abundance
patterns,
metallicity, dust content and extinction of the GRB host
galaxy (z=5
.0) as well as a Damped Lyman-alpha Absorber (DLA) galaxy
along the line of sight (z=4
.6). These systems have column densities of
log N =22
.30 +/- 0.06 and 21.34 +/- 0.10, respectively. The GRB host
galaxy has a
metallicity of 2% solar (based on sulfur), and a lower
limit of the
metallicity for the intervening DLA is 3% (based on
silicon). For the intervening absorber we also measure
-1.73<[Fe/H]<-1.09, but the true
metallicity can be higher,
because it is unclear how much the abundances are affected by dust
depletion. The presence and
variability of fine-structure lines confirms
the z=5
.0 system as the GRB host. This is the highest
redshift where Fe
II fine-structure lines have been detected. The afterglow is only mildly
reddened with A_V = 0.11 +/- 0.04
mag, and the host galaxy has a
dust-to-metals
ratio which is consistent with being equal to or lower
than typical values in the Local Group.