アブストラクト:
We search for extremely metal-poor
emission-line galaxies (EMPGs) lurking in the local universe (z < 0.03).
EMPGs show primordial properties such as very low metallicity ( < 10%
Zsun), low stellar mass (10^5-7 Msun), young star population ( < 30
Myr), and high-ionization. The EMPG is thus a key galaxy population
helpful to understand the early-epoch galaxy-formation/evolution and
the cosmic reionization.
In this study, we use a deep, wide-field imaging data of
Subaru/HSC-SSP to search for EMPGs, which are very rare in the local
universe. Thanks to the HSC data, 5-7 mag deeper than SDSS data, we
can discover very faint EMPGs that previous studies cannot find out in
the SDSS data. To select EMPG candidates effectively, we have
developed a selection technique based on deep learning. In principal,
we distinguish EMPGs with broad-band excesses caused by strong nebular
lines (Balmer lines and [OIII]) + nebular continuum that are unique to
EMPGs.
We apply our selection technique to the HSC-SSP data, obtaining about
ten EMPG candidates. In our poster, we introduce our selection
technique and discuss the nature of EMPGs (very low metallicity, young
stellar population, hard ionizing radiation etc.) with a report of our
spectroscopic observations in progress.