Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-05-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
to appear in Nature; self-contained TeX (6 pages) with three postscript figures; figure 3 has been B/W dithered to reduce size
Scientific paper
10.1038/382234a0
Galaxies believed to be responsible for damped Ly-alpha absorption (DLA) systems in the spectra of high-redshift quasars represent a viable population of progenitors of normal disk galaxies. They appear to contain a substantial fraction of the baryons known to exist in normal galaxies today. Here we report on the detection of an object, designated DLA 2233+131, responsible for a previously known DLA system at z(abs)=3.150 in the spectrum of a quasar 2233+131 [z(QSO)=3.295]. This is the first unambiguous detection of a DLA galaxy, in both emission line and stellar continuum. Its properties correspond closely to what may be expected from a young disk galaxy in the early stages of formation, with no sign of an active nucleus. This gives a strong support to the idea that DLA systems represent a population of young galaxies at high redshifts.
Bechtold Jill
Djorgovski Stanislav G.
Elston Richard
Pahre Michael A.
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