Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-10-16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 1 figure. ApJ (Letters), in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/338101
The most remarkable class of high-redshift objects observed so far is extended Ly$\alpha$ emission-line blobs found in an over-density region at redshift 3.1. They may be either a dust-enshrouded, extreme starburst galaxy with a large-scale galactic outflow (superwind) or cooling radiation from dark matter halos. Recently one of these Ly$\alpha$ blobs has been detected at submillimeter wavelengths (450 and 850 $\mu$m). Here we show that its rest-frame spectral energy distribution between optical and far-infrared is quite similar to that of Arp 220, which is a typical ultraluminous starburst/superwind galaxy in the local universe. This suggests strongly that the superwind model proposed by Taniguchi & Shioya is applicable to this Ly$\alpha$ blob. Since the blob is more luminous in the infrared by a factor of 30 than Arp 220, it comprises a new population of hyperwind galaxies at high redshift.
Kakazu Yuko
Shioya Yasuhiro
Taniguchi Yoshiaki
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