2011ApJ...730..125Z

Query : 2011ApJ...730..125Z

2011ApJ...730..125Z - Astrophys. J., 730, 125 (2011/April-1)

HST/NICMOS imaging of bright high-redshift 24 µm selected galaxies: merging properties.

ZAMOJSKI M., YAN L., DASYRA K., SAJINA A., SURACE J., HECKMAN T. and HELOU G.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present new results on the physical nature of infrared-luminous sources at 0.5 < z < 2.8 as revealed by HST/NICMOS imaging and Infrared Spectrograph mid-infrared spectroscopy. Our sample consists of 134 galaxies selected at 24 µm with a flux of S(24 µm)>0.9 mJy. We find many (∼60%) of our sources to possess an important bulge and/or central point source component, most of which reveal additional underlying structures after subtraction of a best-fit Sérsic (or Sérsic+PSF) profile. Based on visual inspection of the NIC2 images and their residuals, we estimate that ∼80% of all our sources are mergers. We calculate lower and upper limits on the merger fraction to be 62% and 91%, respectively. At z < 1.5, we observe objects in early (pre-coalescence) merging stages to be mostly disk and star formation dominated, while we find mergers to be mainly bulge dominated and active galactic nucleus (AGN)-starburst composites during coalescence and then AGN dominated in late stages. This is analogous to what is observed in local ULIRGs. At z ≥ 1.5, we find a dramatic rise in the number of objects in pre-coalescence phases of merging, despite an increase in the preponderance of AGN signatures in their mid-IR spectra and luminosities above 1012.5 L☉. We further find the majority of mergers at those redshifts to retain a disk-dominated profile during coalescence. We conclude that, albeit still driven by mergers, these high-z ULIRGs are substantially different in nature from their local counterparts and speculate that this is likely due to their higher gas content. Finally, we observe obscured (τ_9.7 µm_>3.36) quasars to live in faint and compact hosts and show that these are likely high-redshift analogs of local dense-core mergers. We find late-stage mergers to possess predominantly unobscured AGN spectra, but do not observe other morphological classes to carry any specific combination of τ_9.7 µm_ and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) equivalent width. This suggests a high degree of variation in the PAH emission and silicate absorption properties of these mergers, and possibly throughout the merging process itself.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: evolution - galaxies: high-redshift - infrared: galaxies

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/ApJ/730/125): table5.dat>

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Number of rows : 160
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 IRAS 01003-2238 Sy2 01 02 49.9920152640 -22 21 57.262136544   18.62 18.9 17.83   ~ 192 0
2 Mrk 1014 Sy1 01 59 50.2534701768 +00 23 40.864244784   16.08 15.87     ~ 606 0
3 LEDA 7897 G 02 04 27.3254183088 -20 49 41.237644872   17.45       ~ 44 0
4 IRAS 03521+0028 AGN 03 54 42.14640 +00 37 03.3280           ~ 104 0
5 IRAS 05189-2524 Sy2 05 21 01.3994605776 -25 21 45.321827832   15.47 14.75     ~ 545 0
6 NAME LMC G 05 23 34.6 -69 45 22     0.4     ~ 19090 0
7 IRAS 07598+6508 Sy1 08 04 30.4643108040 +64 59 52.789588188   14.3 15.5     ~ 242 0
8 IRAS 08572+3915 LIN 09 00 25.38288 +39 03 54.2988     16.66     ~ 450 1
9 IRAS 09039+0503 LIN 09 06 34.0537343016 +04 51 27.447987744           ~ 86 0
10 Z 289-11 Sy2 09 35 51.6045544584 +61 21 11.589382368   15.20 15.50     ~ 617 2
11 NAME COSMOS Field reg 10 00 28.60 +02 12 21.0           ~ 3639 0
12 NAME Antennae IG 12 01 53.170 -18 52 37.92           ~ 1749 0
13 IRAS 12112+0305 PaG 12 13 45.98880 +02 48 39.9600           ~ 373 0
14 [CGM90] IRAS 12112+0305 NE rG 12 13 46.10735 +02 48 41.4959           ~ 369 0
15 Z 99-79 Sy1 12 32 03.6223710000 +20 09 29.495834136   15.57 15.30     ~ 526 0
16 Z 294-4 Sy1 12 56 14.2341182928 +56 52 25.238373852   14.68 13.84     ~ 2096 3
17 IRAS 13218+0552 Sy2 13 24 19.8862877976 +05 37 04.693531332   19.31 18.73 17.41   ~ 130 0
18 Z 271-60 Sy2 13 44 42.1883001099 +55 53 13.596220922   15.68 14.91     ~ 958 3
19 Z 103-14 Sy2 13 56 02.89833 +18 22 18.2982   14.8 14.22     ~ 413 2
20 LEDA 52270 Sy1 14 37 38.2867288488 -15 00 24.087592692   16.58 16.40     ~ 300 2
21 IRAS 15206+3342 Sy2 15 22 38.104 +33 31 35.90           ~ 111 0
22 2MASX J15265942+3558372 LIN 15 26 59.44451 +35 58 37.0521   15.61       ~ 295 1
23 IC 1127 SyG 15 34 57.22396 +23 30 11.6084   14.76 13.88     ~ 3090 4
24 SSTXFLS24 J171138.5+583836 G 17 11 38.520 +58 38 38.58       23.67   ~ 15 0
25 SSTXFLS24 J171204.6+601631 AGN 17 12 04.6853019096 +60 16 31.830377808       20.95   ~ 6 0
26 FLSGMRT J171208.8+593024 rG 17 12 08.847 +59 30 25.02       22.93   ~ 7 0
27 SDSS J171216.05+591121.7 rG 17 12 16.056 +59 11 21.94       22.08   ~ 9 0
28 SDSS J171216.49+595710.9 rG 17 12 16.499 +59 57 11.05       20.51   ~ 11 0
29 FLSGMRT J171219.0+601004 rG 17 12 18.950 +60 10 03.36           ~ 9 0
30 FLSGMRT J171221.7+600331 rG 17 12 21.71 +60 03 31.9       23.22   ~ 7 0
31 FLSGMRT J171239.6+585954 rG 17 12 39.577 +58 59 54.96       20.90   ~ 8 0
32 SSTXFLS24 J171243.4+600649 AGN 17 12 43.5 +60 06 50       22.10   ~ 6 0
33 [DYH2009] MIPS 8465 G 17 13 01.8 +59 37 22       22.61   ~ 4 0
34 FLSGMRT J171302.0+595458 rG 17 13 02.00 +59 54 58.1       24.23   ~ 7 0
35 SSTXFLS24 J171307.6+584413 G 17 13 07.7 +58 44 13       23.03   ~ 5 0
36 FLSGMRT J171309.6+600815 rG 17 13 09.541 +60 08 16.05       21.64   ~ 10 0
37 SSTXFLS24 J171313.8+595506 AGN 17 13 13.8880926120 +59 55 06.100437540       20.11   ~ 6 0
38 SSTXFLS24 J171325.4+600720 QSO 17 13 25.439 +60 07 20.15       22.57   ~ 11 0
39 SSTXFLS24 J171329.8+594434 AGN 17 13 29.867 +59 44 34.00       20.89   ~ 7 0
40 [DYH2009] MIPS 8430 AGN 17 13 33.2 +60 10 19       22.03   ~ 7 0
41 FLSVLA J171333.5+592748 rG 17 13 33.535 +59 27 48.09       22.08   ~ 5 0
42 SSTXFLS24 J171335.6+592721 AGN 17 13 35.7 +59 27 22       23.42   ~ 5 0
43 AMS 6 Sy1 17 13 43.9 +59 57 15           ~ 20 0
44 SDSS J171344.29+601530.7 rG 17 13 44.290 +60 15 30.73       22.16   ~ 8 0
45 [HSN2016] J258.45+58.94 AGN 17 13 50.00 +58 56 56.8       25.73   ~ 19 0
46 SSTXFLS24 J171356.9+594437 AGN 17 13 57.0 +59 44 38       23.88   ~ 5 0
47 SDSS J171400.43+601409.5 AGN 17 14 00.434 +60 14 09.55       21.42   ~ 9 0
48 [DYH2009] MIPS 184 AGN 17 14 04.5 +59 03 04       21.56   ~ 4 0
49 [DYH2009] MIPS 446 G 17 14 09.105 +59 17 48.33       21.82   ~ 5 0
50 SSTXFLS24 J171411.5+601109 AGN 17 14 11.450 +60 11 09.20       23.73   ~ 16 0
51 SSTXFLS24 J171422.8+602834 AGN 17 14 22.85 +60 28 34.7       23.80   ~ 5 0
52 FLSVLA J171424.8+592948 rG 17 14 24.872 +59 29 48.50       23.40   ~ 7 0
53 [DYH2009] MIPS 495 G 17 14 33.0 +58 58 20       21.84   ~ 4 0
54 SSTXFLS24 J171433.1+593910 G 17 14 33.190 +59 39 11.31       22.94   ~ 11 0
55 FLSGMRT J171433.7+595221 rG 17 14 33.761 +59 52 23.67       21.50   ~ 10 0
56 SSTXFLS24 J171439.6+585631 AGN 17 14 39.57 +58 56 32.1       23.77   ~ 12 0
57 FLSGMRT J171440.9+595821 rG 17 14 40.821 +59 58 19.66       22.83   ~ 11 0
58 SSTXFLS24 J171448.8+592847 AGN 17 14 48.9 +59 28 47       23.95   ~ 5 0
59 FLSGMRT J171450.6+592632 rG 17 14 50.862 +59 26 33.51       22.32   ~ 8 0
60 SSTXFLS24 J171456.2+583816 AGN 17 14 55.990 +58 38 16.44       22.46   ~ 9 0
61 [LYA2005] 8069 QSO 17 15 00.3772811064 +59 56 11.727982500   18.7 19.17 18.9   ~ 12 0
62 [DYH2009] MIPS 331 AGN 17 15 05.7 +59 18 20       22.04   ~ 5 0
63 SSTXFLS24 J171505.8+590916 AGN 17 15 05.9 +59 09 17       23.80   ~ 6 0
64 NVSS J171507+601352 rG 17 15 07.820 +60 13 52.56       21.78   ~ 14 0
65 [PCE2006] 4268 G 17 15 11.855 +58 49 34.59       21.16   ~ 6 0
66 SSTXFLS24 J171527.7+601731 G 17 15 27.703 +60 17 31.57       21.28   ~ 7 0
67 SDSS J171527.75+600726.2 rG 17 15 27.759 +60 07 26.27       22.08   ~ 10 0
68 SSTXFLS24 J171535.7+602825 G 17 15 35.78 +60 28 25.5       23.50   ~ 13 0
69 [YSF2007] SST24 J171536.34+593614.8 G 17 15 36.34 +59 36 14.8       25.73   ~ 16 0
70 [YCA2005] IRS 2 QSO 17 15 38.244 +59 25 40.68       25.73   ~ 19 0
71 [HSN2016] J258.93+58.59 AGN 17 15 43.54 +58 35 31.2       24.02   ~ 10 0
72 SSTXFLS24 J171545.1+590538 G 17 15 45.2 +59 05 39       22.85   ~ 5 0
73 SSTXFLS24 J171545.7+595156 G 17 15 45.7 +59 51 56           ~ 5 0
74 SSTXFLS24 J171559.3+592733 G 17 15 59.4 +59 27 33       24.91   ~ 4 0
75 SDSS J171606.75+594454.8 rG 17 16 06.772 +59 44 54.98       22.33   ~ 9 0
76 SDSS J171607.99+600638.9 rG 17 16 08.011 +60 06 38.83       21.83   ~ 11 0
77 [DYH2009] MIPS 8407 AGN 17 16 12.8 +60 19 49       24.26   ~ 5 0
78 FLSGMRT J171614.8+601332 rG 17 16 14.89 +60 13 32.3       20.87   ~ 6 0
79 SDSS J171623.23+593646.8 rG 17 16 23.239 +59 36 46.87       21.73   ~ 7 0
80 SDSS J171634.41+601543.8 AGN 17 16 34.410 +60 15 43.80       20.29   ~ 7 0
81 SSTXFLS24 J171638.6+594944 rG 17 16 38.680 +59 49 43.70       22.17   ~ 10 0
82 SDSS J171643.66+602013.8 AGN 17 16 43.666 +60 20 13.82       21.05   ~ 7 0
83 SSTXFLS24 J171649.0+595335 AGN 17 16 49.0 +59 53 36       23.53   ~ 5 0
84 SSTXFLS24 J171649.1+594918 rG 17 16 49.319 +59 49 18.91       23.06   ~ 7 0
85 SDSS J171652.41+593531.8 rG 17 16 52.445 +59 35 32.09       22.07   ~ 11 0
86 FLSVLA J171655.7+591046 rG 17 16 55.715 +59 10 46.15       23.21   ~ 7 0
87 SDSS J171655.79+592540.2 QSO 17 16 55.793 +59 25 40.26   22.14 21.17 20.54   ~ 9 0
88 SDSS J171659.15+590811.4 rG 17 16 59.158 +59 08 11.47       22.04   ~ 6 0
89 SDSS J171708.66+591341.0 Sy2 17 17 08.668 +59 13 41.05   22.97 21.84 21.05   ~ 12 0
90 SDSS J171715.70+590603.5 Sy1 17 17 15.706 +59 06 03.56   21.84 21.19 20.79   ~ 8 0
91 SSTXFLS24 J171731.5+594033 rG 17 17 31.685 +59 40 34.34       21.92   ~ 7 0
92 SDSS J171755.10+592845.3 rG 17 17 55.105 +59 28 45.33       20.18   ~ 11 0
93 [HSN2016] J259.49+59.47 QSO 17 17 58.6558730136 +59 28 14.202721344       25.73   ~ 14 0
94 SSTXFLS24 J171802.8+601522 G 17 18 02.845 +60 15 22.18       21.33   ~ 7 0
95 FLSGMRT J171804.9+600833 rG 17 18 04.990 +60 08 32.28       23.48   ~ 14 0
96 SDSS J171807.15+592937.5 rG 17 18 07.161 +59 29 37.57       22.24   ~ 10 0
97 SDSS J171812.57+593922.9 rG 17 18 12.574 +59 39 22.91       20.65   ~ 10 0
98 SSTXFLS24 J171815.5+591200 AGN 17 18 15.5 +59 12 01       22.87   ~ 4 0
99 [YSF2007] SST24 J171819.64+590242.6 G 17 18 19.630 +59 02 42.68       25.73   ~ 7 0
100 SDSS J171825.89+595354.2 rG 17 18 25.893 +59 53 54.21       21.38   ~ 7 0
101 FIRST J171826.7+584241 rG 17 18 26.7012 +58 42 41.818       23.23   ~ 15 0
102 SDSS J171834.93+594534.0 rG 17 18 34.937 +59 45 34.02       20.72   ~ 11 0
103 SDSS J171844.39+592000.8 Sy1 17 18 44.380 +59 20 00.73       22.48   ~ 27 0
104 SSTXFLS24 J171844.8+600115 IR 17 18 44.799 +60 01 15.69       23.09   ~ 18 0
105 SSTXFLS24 J171848.8+585115 AGN 17 18 48.80 +58 51 15.1       24.91   ~ 15 0
106 FLSGMRT J171855.6+594545 rG 17 18 55.684 +59 45 45.54       23.10   ~ 13 0
107 SDSS J171903.76+592657.4 AGN 17 19 03.769 +59 26 57.44       22.80   ~ 5 0
108 [DYH2009] MIPS 16267 AGN 17 19 10.3 +60 13 16       24.36   ~ 5 0
109 SSTXFLS24 J171917.3+592929 AGN 17 19 17.3 +59 29 29       23.26   ~ 4 0
110 FLSGMRT J171917.3+601520 rG 17 19 17.428 +60 15 19.59       22.49   ~ 13 0
111 SDSS J171918.63+590042.5 rG 17 19 18.638 +59 00 42.53       20.87   ~ 9 0
112 SSTXFLS24 J171922.3+600500 QSO 17 19 22.40 +60 05 00.3       24.74   ~ 11 0
113 SDSS J171922.43+601455.9 rG 17 19 22.432 +60 14 55.98       22.20   ~ 8 0
114 SDSS J171924.65+592858.9 AGN 17 19 24.653 +59 28 58.95       20.93   ~ 6 0
115 FLSGMRT J171926.5+590929 rG 17 19 26.540 +59 09 29.12       25.73   ~ 12 0
116 SSTXFLS24 J171937.5+600124 AGN 17 19 37.5 +60 01 25       23.11   ~ 6 0
117 FLSVLA J171949.0+585410 rG 17 19 49.004 +58 54 10.26           ~ 5 0
118 SDSS J171951.46+584222.8 rG 17 19 51.461 +58 42 22.85       20.50   ~ 8 0
119 [DYH2009] MIPS 22248 AGN 17 20 03.6 +59 19 08       21.98   ~ 5 0
120 SSTXFLS24 J172005.9+591745 AGN 17 20 05.96 +59 17 45.0       23.12   ~ 7 0
121 SSTXFLS24 J172011.4+593600 AGN 17 20 11.4 +59 36 01       24.00   ~ 5 0
122 SSTXFLS24 J172013.2+601028 G 17 20 13.2 +60 10 28       22.88   ~ 4 0
123 FLSGMRT J172017.0+592733 rG 17 20 16.947 +59 27 33.54       22.20   ~ 6 0
124 [DYH2009] MIPS 22557 G 17 20 25.519 +59 13 58.81       20.88   ~ 6 0
125 [YSF2007] MIPS 22558 QSO 17 20 45.17 +58 52 21.4       23.90   ~ 21 0
126 FLSGMRT J172047.5+590814 rG 17 20 47.520 +59 08 14.71       25.73   ~ 10 0
127 FLSVLA J172050.7+593254 rG 17 20 50.704 +59 32 54.63       22.19   ~ 9 0
128 NVSS J172052+600142 rG 17 20 51.48 +60 01 49.1       24.35   ~ 16 0
129 SSTXFLS24 J172054.9+591039 G 17 20 55.0 +59 10 40       22.64   ~ 6 0
130 SSTXFLS24 J172108.3+595416 AGN 17 21 08.3 +59 54 16       22.00   ~ 4 0
131 SDSS J172108.42+590115.1 rG 17 21 08.428 +59 01 15.12           ~ 8 0
132 SSTXFLS24 J172109.1+601501 AGN 17 21 09.210 +60 15 01.66       23.14   ~ 15 0
133 FLSGMRT J172119.3+595816 rG 17 21 19.30 +59 58 16.8       23.81   ~ 15 0
134 SSTXFLS24 J172126.3+601646 AGN 17 21 26.470 +60 16 46.27       23.87   ~ 12 0
135 FLSVLA J172131.0+584248 rG 17 21 31.072 +58 42 48.69       23.71   ~ 6 0
136 FLSGMRT J172133.8+590727 rG 17 21 33.662 +59 07 28.00       22.26   ~ 7 0
137 FLSGMRT J172133.8+595046 rG 17 21 33.791 +59 50 47.03       24.31   ~ 8 0
138 FLSGMRT J172136.9+591607 rG 17 21 36.90 +59 16 07.8       21.80   ~ 10 0
139 SDSS J172147.65+585355.8 rG 17 21 47.659 +58 53 55.82       20.52   ~ 8 0
140 SSTXFLS24 J172154.6+585436 AGN 17 21 54.7 +58 54 37       23.04   ~ 6 0
141 SSTXFLS24 J172202.1+593255 G 17 22 02.1 +59 32 56       22.64   ~ 3 0
142 SDSS J172208.41+594554.5 AGN 17 22 08.412 +59 45 54.50       20.47   ~ 7 0
143 SSTXFLS24 J172209.9+594005 G 17 22 10.0 +59 40 06       22.51   ~ 4 0
144 SSTXFLS24 J172213.8+591740 AGN 17 22 13.9 +59 17 40       23.64   ~ 6 0
145 SSTXFLS24 J172216.2+594700 AGN 17 22 16.3 +59 47 01           ~ 5 0
146 SDSS J172233.29+601514.3 AGN 17 22 33.290 +60 15 14.31       20.52   ~ 7 0
147 SDSS J172245.18+590328.0 Sy2 17 22 45.182 +59 03 28.01       21.00   ~ 11 0
148 [DYH2009] MIPS 15941 AGN 17 22 47.8 +60 09 47       23.44   ~ 5 0
149 SDSS J172256.85+593058.9 rG 17 22 56.827 +59 30 58.62       21.47   ~ 7 0
150 FLSVLA J172300.3+591107 rG 17 23 00.387 +59 11 07.84           ~ 8 0
151 SDSS J172301.43+594053.8 rG 17 23 01.437 +59 40 53.87       20.95   ~ 9 0
152 SSTXFLS24 J172303.3+591600 G 17 23 03.310 +59 16 00.55       23.31   ~ 16 0
153 [DYH2009] MIPS 22621 G 17 23 04.2 +58 57 05           ~ 4 0
154 SSTXFLS24 J172324.2+592455 AGN 17 23 24.210 +59 24 55.62       25.10   ~ 10 0
155 SSTXFLS24 J172359.7+595752 AGN 17 23 59.770 +59 57 52.42       22.80   ~ 8 0
156 SSTXFLS24 J172422.0+593150 G 17 24 22.030 +59 31 50.63       23.33   ~ 15 0
157 SSTXFLS24 J172428.4+601533 G 17 24 28.44 +60 15 33.2       23.70   ~ 16 0
158 NAME South America rG 22 51 49.27872 -17 52 24.0600   16.97       ~ 348 3
159 LEDA 90429 SyG 23 39 01.26960 +36 21 08.5896   16.17       ~ 232 1
160 2MASS J23522592+2440165 Sy2 23 52 25.9250656752 +24 40 16.806785592     16.20     ~ 57 0

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