M. Kubo
The Formation of the Massive Galaxies in the SSA22 z = 3.1 Protocluster
Kubo, M.; Uchimoto, Y.K.; Yamada, T.; Kajisawa, M.; Ichikawa, T.; Matsuda, Y.; Akiyama, M.; Hayashino, T.; Konishi, M.; Nishimura, T.; Omata, K.; Suzuki, R.; Tanaka, I.; Yoshikawa, T.; Alexander, D.M.; Fazio, G.G.; Huang, J.-S.; Lehmer, B.D.
Authors
Y.K. Uchimoto
T. Yamada
M. Kajisawa
T. Ichikawa
Y. Matsuda
M. Akiyama
T. Hayashino
M. Konishi
T. Nishimura
K. Omata
R. Suzuki
I. Tanaka
T. Yoshikawa
Professor David Alexander d.m.alexander@durham.ac.uk
Professor
G.G. Fazio
J.-S. Huang
B.D. Lehmer
Abstract
We study the properties of K-band-selected galaxies (K AB < 24) in the z = 3.09 SSA22 protocluster field. 430 galaxies at 2.6 < z phot < 3.6 are selected as potential protocluster members in a 112 arcmin2 area based on their photometric redshifts. We find that ≈20% of the massive galaxies with stellar masses >1011 M ☉ at z phot ~ 3.1 have colors consistent with those of quiescent galaxies with ages >0.5 Gyr. This fraction increases to ≈50% after correcting for unrelated foreground/background objects. We also find that 30% of the massive galaxies are heavily reddened, dusty, star-forming galaxies. Few such quiescent galaxies at similar redshifts are seen in typical survey fields. An excess surface density of 24 μm sources at z phot ~ 3.1 is also observed, implying the presence of dusty star-formation activity in the protocluster. Cross-correlation with the X-ray data indicates that the fraction of K-band-selected protocluster galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is also high compared with the field. The sky distribution of the quiescent galaxies, the 24 μm sources, and the X-ray AGNs show clustering around a density peak of z = 3.1 Lyα emitters. A significant fraction of the massive galaxies have already become quiescent, while dusty star-formation is still active in the SSA22 protocluster. These findings indicate that we are witnessing the formation epoch of massive early-type galaxies in the centers of the predecessors to present-day rich galaxy clusters.
Citation
Kubo, M., Uchimoto, Y., Yamada, T., Kajisawa, M., Ichikawa, T., Matsuda, Y., …Lehmer, B. (2013). The Formation of the Massive Galaxies in the SSA22 z = 3.1 Protocluster. Astrophysical Journal, 778(2), Article 170. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/778/2/170
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Nov 22, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 27, 2014 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0004-637X |
Electronic ISSN | 1538-4357 |
Publisher | American Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 778 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 170 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/778/2/170 |
Keywords | Cosmology: observations, Galaxies: clusters: general, Galaxies: evolution, Galaxies: formation, Galaxies: high-redshift. |
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