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May 2007
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Spitzer Proposal ID #40817
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Star-formation at high redshift occurs in two types of galaxies: dusty Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) and UV-bright Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs). In both populations dust absorbs most of the ultraviolet (UV) light from young stars and re-emits the energy in the infrared (IR). Therefore, detailed studies of the dust and the infrared SEDs of these galaxies are critical for understanding these important evolutionary stages in galaxy formation. ULIRGs at z ~ 2-3 are luminous enough for both submm detection and Spitzer IRS spectroscopy, so much has been learned recently about their interstellar medium and IR SEDs. LBGs are too faint to be detected with submm imaging or IRS spectroscopy so little can be discovered about their dust content and IR SEDs prior to JWST and ALMA. Fortunately, there exist a few rare examples of LBGs which are strongly lensed by a foreground cluster or galaxy, and are magnified by factors of 10-30. We can therefore study in detail the infrared properties of this otherwise inaccessible population. Our group will obtain (in an approved Cycle-3 program) IRS spectroscopy of the most famous LBG, cB58, but it is clearly dangerous to draw wide-ranging conclusions about the LBG population based on this single object. We therefore propose for a detailed Spitzer study of the only other known bright lensed LBGs: the 'Cosmic Eye' and the '8-O'clock Arc'. The requested program uses IRS spectroscopy, IRS Peak-Up 16 micron, MIPS 70 micron, and IRAC imaging to fully characterize the gas and dust in the ISM of these galaxies and determine the shape of the IR SEDs. Together, the three lensed sources span the full range of star-formation rates and dust attenuation levels observed in LBGs. Therefore, we can correlate these properties with the infrared SEDs and emission-line properties (PAHs) and apply the correlations when examining the entire LBG population.
Coppin Kristen
Ebeling Harald
Edge Alastair
Ellis Richard
Kneib Jean Paul
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