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

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 μ m 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, L _FIR = 2.5 × 10 ^12 L _⊙ and a total IR luminosity of L _TIR = 3.5 × 10 ^12 L _⊙ , corresponding to a star formation rate of ∼528 M _⊙ yr ^−1 . With the [C ii ]-based dynamical mass of ∼1 × 10 ^11 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.

Keywords

• AGN host galaxies
• Active galactic nuclei
• Active galaxies
• Low-luminosity active galactic nuclei
• Quasars
• Radio interferometry