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ALMA Observations of [OI]145um and [NII]205um Emission lines from Star-Forming Galaxies at $z\sim7$
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We present results of new observations of [OI]145um and [NII]205um emission lines from four star-forming galaxies at redshifts between $z=6.58$ and $7.68$ that have previous detections of \Ciium\ and dust continua. Using ALMA, we successfully detect [OI]145um emission from all targets at $>4\,\sigma$ significance. However, [NII]205um emission is undetected in all galaxies (SNR $<3.5\,\sigma$) except for a tentative detection from A1689-zD1. From the observed high [CII]/[NII] emission line ratios ($\gtrsim20 - 80$), we find that most of the [CII]158um emission arise from neutral gas regions ($3\,\sigma$ lower limits of $\gtrsim 74 - 96\%$). From [OI]145um, [CII]158um lines, and infrared luminosities, we estimate the neutral gas densities of $n_{\rm H}=10^{3.5}$ - $10^6\,{\rm cm^{-3}}$ and the far-ultraviolet (FUV) radiation strengths of $G_0\sim10^{2.5}$-$10^{3}$. While the neutral gas densities are similar to those of high-redshift starburst galaxies, the FUV strengths are lower compared to both local and high-redshift starbursts. Finally, we estimate atomic hydrogen masses using [OI]145um emission lines and the oxygen abundances measured from recent JWST observations. We find gas mass ratios of $f_{\rm gas}\sim0.3$ - $0.8$, which are similar to earlier studies using [CII]158um. Starting from this pilot observation, future large [OI]145um emission line surveys will provide us with currently little-known neutral gas properties of star-forming galaxies in the early Universe.
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