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On the nature of the first galaxies selected at 350 μm
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Author(s)
Khan, SA
Chanial, PF
Willner, SP
Pearson, CP
Ashby, MLN
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present constraints on the nature of the first galaxies selected at 350 μm. The sample includes galaxies discovered in the deepest blank-field survey at 350 μm (in the Boötes Deep Field) and also later serendipitous detections in the Lockman Hole. In determining multiwavelength identifications, the 350 μm position and map resolution of the second generation Submillimeter High Angular Resolution Camera are critical, especially in the cases where multiple radio sources exist and the 24 μm counterparts are unresolved. Spectral energy distribution templates are fitted to identified counterparts, and the sample is found to comprise IR-luminous galaxies at 1 < z < 3 predominantly powered by star formation. The first spectrum of a 350 μm selected galaxy provides an additional confirmation, showing prominent dust grain features typically associated with star-forming galaxies. Compared to submillimeter galaxies selected at 850 and 1100 μm, galaxies selected at 350 μm have a similar range of far-infrared color temperatures. However, no 350 μm selected sources are reliably detected at 850 or 1100 μm. Galaxies in our sample with redshifts 1 < z < 2 show a tight correlation between the far- and mid-infrared flux densities, but galaxies at higher redshifts show a large dispersion in their mid- to far-infrared colors. This implies a limit to which the mid-IR emission traces the far-IR emission in star-forming galaxies. The 350 μm flux densities (15 < S 350 < 40 mJy) place these objects near the Herschel/SPIRE 350 μm confusion threshold, with the lower limit on the star formation rate density suggesting the bulk of the 350 μm contribution will come from less luminous infrared sources and normal galaxies. Therefore, the nature of the dominant source of the 350 μm background—star-forming galaxies in the epoch of peak star formation in the universe—could be more effectively probed using ground-based instruments with their angular resolution and sensitivity offering significant advantages over space-based imaging.
Date Issued
2009-10-29
Date Acceptance
2009-10-02
Citation
Astrophysical Journal, 2009, 706 (1), pp.319-327
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/33468
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/706/1/319
ISSN
1538-4357
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Start Page
319
End Page
327
Journal / Book Title
Astrophysical Journal
Volume
706
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2009 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant Number
ST/G003874/1
ST/I005765/1
ST/J004812/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
galaxies: high-redshift
galaxies: starburst
infrared: galaxies
submillimeter
SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE
DEGREE EXTRAGALACTIC SURVEY
STAR-FORMING GALAXIES
SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS
MULTIBAND IMAGING PHOTOMETER
DEEP SUBMILLIMETER SURVEY
ARRAY CAMERA IRAC
24 MICRON SOURCES
HIGH-REDSHIFT
SHARC-II
0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences
0305 Organic Chemistry
0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
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