Professor David Alexander d.m.alexander@durham.ac.uk
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ALMA observations of a z ≈ 3.1 protocluster: star formation from active galactic nuclei and Lyman-alpha blobs in an overdense environment
Alexander, D.M.; Simpson, J.M.; Harrison, C.M.; Mullaney, J.R.; Smail, I.; Geach, J.E.; Hickox, R.C.; Hine, N.K.; Karim, A.; Kubo, M.; Lehmer, B.D.; Matsuda, Y.; Rosario, D.J.; Stanley, F.; Swinbank, A.M.; Umehata, H.; Yamada, T.
Authors
J.M. Simpson
C.M. Harrison
J.R. Mullaney
Professor Ian Smail ian.smail@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor
J.E. Geach
R.C. Hickox
N.K. Hine
A. Karim
M. Kubo
B.D. Lehmer
Y. Matsuda
D.J. Rosario
F. Stanley
Professor Mark Swinbank a.m.swinbank@durham.ac.uk
Professor
H. Umehata
T. Yamada
Abstract
We exploit Atacama Large Interferometer Array (ALMA) 870 μm observations to measure the star formation rates (SFRs) of eight X-ray detected active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in a z ≈ 3.1 protocluster, four of which reside in extended Lyα haloes (often termed Lyman-alpha blobs: LABs). Three of the AGNs are detected by ALMA and have implied SFRs of ≈220–410 M⊙ yr−1; the non-detection of the other five AGNs places SFR upper limits of ≲210 M⊙ yr−1. The mean SFR of the protocluster AGNs (≈110–210 M⊙ yr−1) is consistent (within a factor of ≈0.7–2.3) with that found for co-eval AGNs in the field, implying that the galaxy growth is not significantly accelerated in these systems. However, when also considering ALMA data from the literature, we find evidence for elevated mean SFRs (up-to a factor of ≈5.9 over the field) for AGNs at the protocluster core, indicating that galaxy growth is significantly accelerated in the central regions of the protocluster. We also show that all of the four protocluster LABs are associated with an ALMA counterpart within the extent of their Lyα emission. The SFRs of the ALMA sources within the LABs (≈150–410 M⊙ yr−1) are consistent with those expected for co-eval massive star-forming galaxies in the field. Furthermore, the two giant LABs (with physical extents of ≳100 kpc) do not host more luminous star formation than the smaller LABs, despite being an order of magnitude brighter in Lyα emission. We use these results to discuss star formation as the power source of LABs.
Citation
Alexander, D., Simpson, J., Harrison, C., Mullaney, J., Smail, I., Geach, J., …Yamada, T. (2016). ALMA observations of a z ≈ 3.1 protocluster: star formation from active galactic nuclei and Lyman-alpha blobs in an overdense environment. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461(3), 2944-2952. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1509
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 21, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 26, 2016 |
Publication Date | Sep 21, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Nov 7, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 461 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 2944-2952 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1509 |
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