Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-12-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
32 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/339241
We have undertaken a program of high-resolution imaging of high-redshift radio galaxies (HzRGs) using adaptive optics on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. We report on deep imaging in J, H,and K bands of 6 HzRGs in the redshift range 1.1 to 3.8. At these redshifts, near-infrared bandpasses sample the rest-frame visible galaxian light. The radio galaxy is resolved in all the fields and is generally elongated along the axis of the radio lobes. These images are compared to archival Hubble Space Telescope Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 optical observations of the same fields and show the HzRG morphology in rest-frame ultraviolet and visible light is generally very similar: a string of bright compact knots. Furthermore, this sample - although very small - suggests the colors of the knots are consistent with light from young stellar populations. If true, a plausible explanation is that these objects are being assembled by mergers at high redshift.
Crampton David
Hutchings John B.
Steinbring Eric
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