本文介绍了通过韦布空间望远镜(JWST)SPURS 第 4 周期大型计划获取的 GN-z11 超深光谱观测结果。研究揭示了该星系中存在大质量星及其星风特征,并探讨了莱曼阿尔法辐射在极高红移下的逃逸机制。
arXiv:2608.12699v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We present ultra-deep {\it JWST} spectroscopy of GN-z11 ($z=10.6$) obtained through the SPURS Cycle 4 Large Program, providing the deepest rest-UV view yet obtained of a galaxy at $z>10$. GN-z11 was previously found to be nitrogen-enhanced with detectable Ly$\alpha$. The SPURS spectrum reveals P-Cygni stellar wind features and broad He II emission that are jointly reproduced by stellar population models incorporating very massive stars (VMS; $>100\,M_\odot$) at low metallicity and young ages ($\lesssim3$ Myr). We also detect a broad ($\rm FWHM=1670$ km s$^{-1}$) component to N IV] $\lambda1486$, now seen in several nitrogen emitters, potentially arising from dense WN-like winds or LBV-like outbursts associated with a population of VMS in a dense environment, though an AGN-driven wind cannot be excluded. In either scenario, this broad component may trace the gas producing GN-z11's nitrogen enhancement. Rest-UV absorption lines reveal a fast ($\sim500$~km~s$^{-1}$), highly ionized outflow and a negligible neutral gas covering fraction. We resolve the weak Ly$\alpha$ emission (EW=5.6 \AA, $f_{\rm esc,Ly\alpha}=2.7$\%), finding a broad red wing (44\% of flux at $>500$ km s$^{-1}$) that should experience reduced IGM damping wing suppression and help explain Ly$\alpha$ visibility at $z>10$. Fine-structure O I* $\lambda1304$ emission indicates dense
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