Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2007
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HST Proposal ID #11195. Cycle 16
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
The formative phase of some of the most massive galaxies may be extremely luminous, characterized by intense star- and AGN-formation. Till now, few such galaxies have been unambiguously identified at high redshift, and thus far we have been restricted to studying the low-redshift ultraluminous infrared galaxies as possible analogs. We have recently discovered a sample of objects which may indeed represent this early phase in galaxy formation, and are undertaking an extensive multiwavelength study of this population. These objects are optically extremely faint R>26 but nevertheless bright at mid-infrared wavelengths F[24um] > 0.5 mJy. Mid-infrared spectroscopy with Spitzer/IRS reveals that they have redshifts z~2, implying luminosities ~1E13 Lsun. Their mid-IR SEDs fall into two broad, perhaps overlapping, categories. Sources with brighter F[24um] exhibit power-law SEDs and SiO absorption features in their mid-IR spectra characteristic of AGN, whereas those with fainter F[24um] show a "bump" characteristic of the redshifted 1.6um peak from a stellar population, and PAH emission characteristic of starformation. We have begun obtaining HST images of the brighter sources in Cycle 15 to obtain identifications and determine kpc-scale morphologies for these galaxies. Here, we aim to target the second class the "bump" sources with the goal of determining if these constitute morphologically different objects, or simply a "low-AGN" state of the brighter class. The proposed observations will help us determine whether these objects are merging systems, massive obscured starbursts with obscuration on kpc scales! or very reddened locally obscured AGN hosted by intrinsically low-luminosity galaxies.;
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