Abstract
We present a study of the prevalence, strength, and kinematics of ultraviolet
FeII and MgII emission lines in 212 star-forming galaxies at z = 1 selected
from the DEEP2 survey. We find FeII* emission in composite spectra assembled on
the basis of different galaxy properties, indicating that FeII* emission is
prevalent at z = 1. In these composites, FeII* emission is observed at roughly
the systemic velocity. At z = 1, we find that the strength of FeII* emission is
most strongly modulated by dust attenuation, and is additionally correlated
with redshift, star-formation rate, and OII equivalent width, such that
systems at higher redshifts with lower dust levels, lower star-formation rates,
and larger OII equivalent widths show stronger FeII* emission. We detect MgII
emission in at least 15% of the individual spectra and we find that objects
showing stronger MgII emission have higher specific star-formation rates,
smaller OII linewidths, larger OII equivalent widths, lower dust
attenuations, and lower stellar masses than the sample as a whole. MgII
emission strength exhibits the strongest correlation with specific
star-formation rate, although we find evidence that dust attenuation and
stellar mass also play roles in the regulation of MgII emission. Future
integral field unit observations of the spatial extent of FeII* and MgII
emission in galaxies with high specific star-formation rates, low dust
attenuations, and low stellar masses will be important for probing the
morphology of circumgalactic gas.
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