2013ApJ...763..120C


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2013ApJ...763..120C - Astrophys. J., 763, 120 (2013/February-1)

The anatomy of an extreme starburst within 1.3 gyr of the big bang revealed by ALMA.

CARILLI C.L., RIECHERS D., WALTER F., MAIOLINO R., WAGG J., LENTATI L., McMAHON R. and WOLFE A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present further analysis of the [C II] 158 µm fine structure line and thermal dust continuum emission from the archetype extreme starburst/active galactic nucleus (AGN) group of galaxies in the early universe, BRI 1202-0725 at z = 4.7, using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array. The group has long been noted for having a closely separated (26 kpc in projection) FIR-hyperluminous quasar host galaxy and an optically obscured submillimeter galaxy (SMG). A short ALMA test observation reveals a rich laboratory for the study of the myriad processes involved in clustered massive galaxy formation in the early universe. Strong [C II] emission from the SMG and the quasar have been reported earlier by Wagg et al. based on these observations. In this paper, we examine in more detail the imaging results from the ALMA observations, including velocity channel images, position-velocity plots, and line moment images. We present detections of [C II] emission from two Lyα-selected galaxies in the group, demonstrating the relative ease with which ALMA can detect the [C II] emission from lower star formation rate galaxies at high redshift. Imaging of the [C II] emission shows a clear velocity gradient across the SMG, possibly indicating rotation or a more complex dynamical system on a scale ∼10 kpc. There is evidence in the quasar spectrum and images for a possible outflow toward the southwest, as well as more extended emission (a "bridge"), between the quasar and the SMG, although the latter could simply be emission from Lyα-1 blending with that of the quasar at the limited spatial resolution of the current observations. These results provide an unprecedented view of a major merger of gas-rich galaxies driving extreme starbursts and AGN accretion during the formation of massive galaxies and supermassive black holes within 1.3 Gyr of the big bang.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: formation - galaxies: high-redshift - galaxies: starburst - radio lines: galaxies - submillimeter: galaxies

Nomenclature: Table 1: [CRW2013] SMG N=1, [CRW2013] Lyalpha-N (Nos 1-2)

Simbad objects: 5

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Number of rows : 5
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 [CRW2013] SMG G 12 05 22.98 -07 42 29.5           ~ 7 0
2 [CRW2013] Lyalpha-2 G 12 05 23.04 -07 42 34.3           ~ 9 0
3 [CRW2013] Lyalpha-1 G 12 05 23.06 -07 42 31.2           ~ 9 0
4 QSO B1202-074 QSO 12 05 23.1360370080 -07 42 32.759842896     17.5     ~ 389 5
5 3C 279 Bla 12 56 11.16657958 -05 47 21.5251510   18.01 17.75 15.87   ~ 3205 2

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