Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-11-25
Astrophys.J.640:574-578,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Four figures. The Astrophysical Journal: in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/500167
A five square arcminute region around the luminous radio-loud quasar SDSS J0836+0054 (z=5.8) hosts a wealth of associated galaxies, characterized by very red (1.3 < i_775 - z_{850} < 2.0) color. The surface density of these z~5.8 candidates is approximately six times higher than the number expected from deep ACS fields. This is one of the highest galaxy overdensities at high redshifts, which may develop into a group or cluster. We also find evidence for a substructure associated with one of the candidates. It has two very faint companion objects within two arcseconds, which are likely to merge. The finding supports the results of a recent simulation that luminous quasars at high redshifts lie on the most prominent dark-matter filaments and are surrounded by many fainter galaxies. The quasar activity from these regions may signal the buildup of a massive system.
Ardila David R.
Bartko Frank
Benítez Narciso
Blakeslee John P.
Bouwens Rychard J.
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