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  • Tiger Yu-Yang Hsiao; Álvarez-Márquez, Javier; Coe, Dan; Alejandro Crespo Gómez; Abdurro'uf; Dayal, Pratika; Larson, Rebecca L; Bik, Arjan; Blanco-Prieto, Carmen; Colina, Luis; Pérez-González, Pablo Guillermo; Costantin, Luca; Prieto-Jiménez, Carlota; Adamo, Angela; Bradley, Larry D; Conselice, Christopher J; Fujimoto, Seiji; Furtak, Lukas J; Hutchison, Taylor A; James, Bethan L; Jiménez-Teja, Yolanda; Jung, Intae; Kokorev, Vasily; Mingozzi, Matilde; Norman, Colin; Ricotti, Massimo; Rigby, Jane R; Keren, Sharon; Vanzella, Eros; Welch, Brian; Xu, Xinfeng; Zackrisson, Erik; Zitrin, Adi

    arXiv.org, 04/2024
    Paper

    JWST spectroscopy has revolutionized our understanding of galaxies in the early universe. Covering wavelengths up to \(5.3\,{\rm \mu m}\), NIRSpec can detect rest-frame optical emission lines H\(\alpha\) out to \(z = 7\) and O III to \(z = 9.5\). Observing these lines in more distant galaxies requires longer wavelength spectroscopy with MIRI. Here we present MIRI MRS IFU observations of the lensed galaxy merger MACS0647\(-\)JD at \(z = 10.165\). With exposure times of 4.2 hours in each of two bands, we detect H\(\alpha\) at \(9\sigma\), O III\(\,\lambda5008\) at \(11\sigma\), and O III\(\,\lambda4960\) at \(3\sigma\). Combined with previously reported NIRSpec spectroscopy that yields seven emission lines including the auroral line O III\(\,\lambda4363\), we present the first direct metallicity measurement of a \(z > 10\) galaxy: \(12+{\rm log(O/H)}= 7.79\pm0.09\), or \(0.13^{+0.02}_{-0.03}\,Z_{\odot}\). This is similar to galaxies at \(z \sim 4 - 9\) with direct metallicity measurements, though higher than expected given the high specific star formation rate \({\rm log(sSFR / yr^{-1})} = -7.4 \pm 0.3\). We further constrain the ionization parameter \({\rm log}(U)\) = \(-1.9 \pm 0.1\), ionizing photon production efficiency \({\rm log}(\xi_{\rm ion})\) = \(25.3\pm0.1\), and star formation rate \(5.0\pm0.6\,M_{\odot}/{\rm yr}\) within the past \(10\,{\rm Myr}\). These observations demonstrate the combined power of JWST NIRSpec and MIRI for studying galaxies in the first \(500\) million years.