MARTA: The connection between chemical enrichment, feedback, and dust in a Wolf-Rayet galaxy at z∼2

We present the analysis of the stellar and interstellar medium (ISM) properties of feature is consistent with a young (∼5--6 Myr) burst dominated by WN stars, although both stellar population synthesis models and empirical templates struggle to reproduce nitrogen stellar features at approx4640Å. Based on the relative strength of the available optical stellar features, we disfavor the presence of very massive stars (VMS) in this system. Elemental abundance ratios such as Ne/O, N/O, and Ar/O align with observations of local star-forming galaxies (including WR galaxies), suggesting that any impact of the WR population on the chemical enrichment of the ISM is strongly localized. However, the gas-phase Fe/O ratio appears enhanced compared to local galaxies of similar metallicity, which we interpret as evidence for reduced Fe depletion onto dust grains, possibly linked to localized destruction in WR-driven wind environments. In addition, we detect a broad (sim445 km s a star-forming galaxy at z=2.223 observed by means of deep JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy in both medium- and high-resolution gratings as part of the "Measuring Abundances at high Redshift with the Te Approach" (MARTA) program. We report one of the highest-redshift detections of the Wolf–Rayet (WR) blue and red bumps in a non-lensed system. The broad 4686 -1 i łambda8446 emission (among the firsts at high redshift), which we interpret as originating from Ly$β fluorescence and/or collisional excitation in dense clumps. Overall, represents a unique system for studying the role of massive stars in shaping the ISM properties of galaxies at Cosmic Noon.

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Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
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2026-04-02
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MARTA: The connection between chemical enrichment, feedback, and dust in a Wolf-Rayet galaxy at z∼2

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MARTA: The connection between chemical enrichment, feedback, and dust in a Wolf-Rayet galaxy at z∼2

Francesco Belfiore, A. Marconi, A. Amiri, Irene Shivaei, B. Moreschini, E. Cataldi, Annalisa De Cia, Quirino D'Amato, Nimisha Kumari, Giovanni Cresci, Stefano Carniani, William M. Baker, Fergus Cullen, Magda Arnaboldi, Chiaki Kobayashi, Martyna Chruślińska, Roberto Maiolino, Anna Feltre, Mirko Curti, Filippo Mannucci
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We present the analysis of the stellar and interstellar medium (ISM) properties of feature is consistent with a young (∼5--6 Myr) burst dominated by WN stars, although both stellar population synthesis models and empirical templates struggle to reproduce nitrogen stellar features at approx4640Å. Based on the relative strength of the available optical stellar features, we disfavor the presence of very massive stars (VMS) in this system. Elemental abundance ratios such as Ne/O, N/O, and Ar/O align with observations of local star-forming galaxies (including WR galaxies), suggesting that any impact of the WR population on the chemical enrichment of the ISM is strongly localized. However, the gas-phase Fe/O ratio appears enhanced compared to local galaxies of similar metallicity, which we interpret as evidence for reduced Fe depletion onto dust grains, possibly linked to localized destruction in WR-driven wind environments. In addition, we detect a broad (sim445 km s a star-forming galaxy at z=2.223 observed by means of deep JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy in both medium- and high-resolution gratings as part of the "Measuring Abundances at high Redshift with the Te Approach" (MARTA) program. We report one of the highest-redshift detections of the Wolf–Rayet (WR) blue and red bumps in a non-lensed system. The broad 4686 -1 i łambda8446 emission (among the firsts at high redshift), which we interpret as originating from Ly$β fluorescence and/or collisional excitation in dense clumps. Overall, represents a unique system for studying the role of massive stars in shaping the ISM properties of galaxies at Cosmic Noon.

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