AN ULTRAVIOLET ULTRA-LUMINOUS LYMAN BREAK GALAXY AT Z = 2.78 IN NDWFS BOOeTES FIELD {sup ,} {sup ,}
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 (United States)
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States)
- Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 (United States)
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma Via di Frascati 33, I-00040 Monte Porzio Catone (Italy)
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astronomie, Koenigstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg (Germany)
- Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (China)
We present one of the most ultraviolet (UV) luminous Lyman break galaxies (LBGs; J1432+3358) at z = 2.78, discovered in the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey Booetes field. The R-band magnitude of J1432+3358 is 22.29 AB, more than two magnitudes brighter than typical L* LBGs at this redshift. The deep z-band image reveals two components of J1432+3358 separated by 1.''0 with a flux ratio of 3:1. The high signal-to-noise ratio rest-frame UV spectrum shows Ly{alpha} emission line and interstellar medium absorption lines. The absence of N V and C IV emission lines, and the non-detection in X-ray and radio wavelengths and mid-infrared (MIR) colors indicates weak or no active galactic nuclei (<10%) in this galaxy. The galaxy shows a broader line profile, with a FWHM of about 1000 km s{sup -1} and a larger outflow velocity ( Almost-Equal-To 500 km s{sup -1}) than those of typical z {approx} 3 LBGs. The physical properties are derived by fitting the spectral energy distribution (SED) with stellar synthesis models. The dust extinction, E(B - V) = 0.12, is similar to that in normal LBGs. The star formation rates (SFRs) derived from the SED fitting and the dust-corrected UV flux are consistent with each other, {approx}300 M{sub Sun} yr{sup -1}, and the stellar mass is (1.3 {+-} 0.3) Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 11} M{sub Sun }. The SFR and stellar mass in J1432+3358 are about an order of magnitude higher than those in normal LBGs. The SED-fitting results support that J1432+3358 has a continuous star formation history, with a star formation episode of 6.3 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 8} yr. The morphology of J1432+3358 and its physical properties suggest that J1432+3358 is in an early phase of a 3:1 merger process. The unique properties and the low space number density ({approx}10{sup -7} Mpc{sup -3}) are consistent with the interpretation that such galaxies are either found in a short unobscured phase of the star formation or that a small fraction of intensive star-forming galaxies are unobscured.
- OSTI ID:
- 22092176
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 757, Issue 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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