2010AJ....139.1622M -
Astron. J., 139, 1622-1627 (2010/April-0)
High-sensitivity array observations of the z = 1.87 submillimeter galaxy GOODS 850-3.
MOMJIAN E., WANG W.-H., KNUDSEN K.K., CARILLI C.L., COWIE L.L. and BARGER A.J.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present sensitive phase-referenced Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) results on the radio continuum emission from the z = 1.87 luminous submillimeter galaxy (SMG) GOODS 850-3. The observations were carried out at 1.4 GHz using the High-Sensitivity Array (HSA). Our sensitive tapered VLBI image of GOODS 850-3 at 0".47x0".34 (3.9x2.9 kpc) resolution shows a marginally resolved continuum structure with a peak flux density of 148 ±38 µJy/beam, and a total flux density of 168±73 µJy, consistent with previous Very Large Array and MERLIN measurements. The deconvolved size of the source is 0".27(±0".12)x<0".23, or 2.3(±1.0)x<1.9 kpc, and the derived intrinsic brightness temperature is >(5±2)x103 K. The radio continuum position of this galaxy coincides with a bright and extended near-infrared source that nearly disappears in the deep Hubble Space Telescope optical image, indicating a dusty source of nearly 9 kpc in diameter. No continuum emission is detected at the full VLBI resolution (13.2x7.2 mas, 111x61 pc), with a 4σ point source upper limit of 26 µJy/beam, or an upper limit to the intrinsic brightness temperature of 4.7x105 K. The extent of the observed continuum source at 1.4 GHz and the derived brightness temperature limits are consistent with the radio emission (and thus presumably the far-infrared emission) being powered by a major starburst in GOODS 850-3, with a star formation rate of ∼2500 M☉/yr. Moreover, the absence of any continuum emission at the full resolution of the VLBI observations indicates the lack of a compact radio-loud active galactic nucleus in this z = 1.87 SMG.
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galaxies: active - galaxies: high-redshift - galaxies: individual: GOODS 850-3 - radio continuum: galaxies - techniques: interferometric
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