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2007ApJ...658...78W - Astrophys. J., 658, 78-84 (2007/March-3)

Integral field spectroscopy of a candidate disk galaxy at z ∼ 1.5 using Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics.

WRIGHT S.A., LARKIN J.E., BARCZYS M., ERB D.K., ISERLOHE C., KRABBE A., LAW D.R., McELWAIN M.W., QUIRRENBACH A., STEIDEL C.C. and WEISS J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present 0.1" resolution near-infrared integral field spectroscopy of Hα in a z=1.4781 star-forming galaxy, Q2343-BM133. These observations were obtained with the OH Suppressing Infra-Red Imaging Spectrograph (OSIRIS) using the W. M. Keck Observatory laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system. Hα emission is resolved over a 0.8''(6.8 kpc)x0.5''(4.3 kpc) region with a 0.1" spatial resolution. We find a global flux of 4.2±0.6x10–16 ergs/s/cm2, and detect a spatially resolved velocity gradient of ∼134 km/s across the galaxy and a global velocity dispersion of 73±9 km/s. An upper limit of [N II]/Hα≲0.12 is inferred, which implies that this galaxy is not dominated by an active galactic nucleus and has a metallicity at or below 1/2 solar metallicity. We derive a star formation rate (SFR) of 47±6 M☉/yr and a dereddened SFR of 66±9 M☉/yr. Two-dimensional kinematics for Q2343-BM133 fit well with an inclined disk model, with which we estimate an enclosed mass of 4.3x109 M☉ within 5.5 kpc. A possible merger scenario is also presented, and cannot be fully ruled out. We derive a virial mass of 1.1x1010 M☉for a disk geometry, using the observed velocity dispersion. We propose that Q2343-BM133 is currently at an early stage of disk formation at a look-back time of 9.3 Gyr.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxies: Evolution - Galaxies: High-Redshift - Galaxies: Kinematics and Dynamics - Infrared: Galaxies

CDS comments: Galaxy at z = 2.38 from Genzel et al. (2006) is NAME BzK 15504

Simbad objects: 4

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