SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z=2.8
We present observations of SPT-S J053816-5030.8, a gravitationally-lensed dusty star forming galaxy (DSFG) at z = 2.7817, first discovered at millimeter wavelengths by the South Pole Telescope. SPT 0538-50 is typical of the brightest sources found by wide-field millimeter-wavelength surveys, being l...
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| author | Bothwell, MS Aguirre, J Chapman, S Marrone, D Vieira, J Ashby, M Aravena, M Benson, B Bock, J Bradford, C Brodwin, M Carlstrom, J Crawford, T Breuck, C Downes, T Fassnacht, C Gonzalez, A Greve, T Gullberg, B Hezaveh, Y Holder, G Holzapfel, W Ibar, E Ivison, R Kamenetzky, J |
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| description | We present observations of SPT-S J053816-5030.8, a gravitationally-lensed dusty star forming galaxy (DSFG) at z = 2.7817, first discovered at millimeter wavelengths by the South Pole Telescope. SPT 0538-50 is typical of the brightest sources found by wide-field millimeter-wavelength surveys, being lensed by an intervening galaxy at moderate redshift (in this instance, at z = 0.441). We present a wide array of multi-wavelength spectroscopic and photometric data on SPT 0538-50, including data from ALMA, Herschel PACS and SPIRE, Hubble, Spitzer, VLT, ATCA, APEX, and the SMA. We use high resolution imaging from HST to de-blend SPT 0538-50, separating DSFG emission from that of the foreground lens. Combined with a source model derived from ALMA imaging (which suggests a magnification factor of 21 +/- 4), we derive the intrinsic properties of SPT 0538-50, including the stellar mass, far-IR luminosity, star formation rate, molecular gas mass, and - using molecular line fluxes - the excitation conditions within the ISM. The derived physical properties argue that we are witnessing compact, merger-driven star formation in SPT 0538-50, similar to local starburst galaxies, and unlike that seen in some other DSFGs at this epoch. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a0036c6c-8259-4fdf-93ac-953856257d6d2022-03-27T02:02:26ZSPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z=2.8Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a0036c6c-8259-4fdf-93ac-953856257d6dEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordInstitute of Physics Publishing2013Bothwell, MSAguirre, JChapman, SMarrone, DVieira, JAshby, MAravena, MBenson, BBock, JBradford, CBrodwin, MCarlstrom, JCrawford, TBreuck, CDownes, TFassnacht, CGonzalez, AGreve, TGullberg, BHezaveh, YHolder, GHolzapfel, WIbar, EIvison, RKamenetzky, JWe present observations of SPT-S J053816-5030.8, a gravitationally-lensed dusty star forming galaxy (DSFG) at z = 2.7817, first discovered at millimeter wavelengths by the South Pole Telescope. SPT 0538-50 is typical of the brightest sources found by wide-field millimeter-wavelength surveys, being lensed by an intervening galaxy at moderate redshift (in this instance, at z = 0.441). We present a wide array of multi-wavelength spectroscopic and photometric data on SPT 0538-50, including data from ALMA, Herschel PACS and SPIRE, Hubble, Spitzer, VLT, ATCA, APEX, and the SMA. We use high resolution imaging from HST to de-blend SPT 0538-50, separating DSFG emission from that of the foreground lens. Combined with a source model derived from ALMA imaging (which suggests a magnification factor of 21 +/- 4), we derive the intrinsic properties of SPT 0538-50, including the stellar mass, far-IR luminosity, star formation rate, molecular gas mass, and - using molecular line fluxes - the excitation conditions within the ISM. The derived physical properties argue that we are witnessing compact, merger-driven star formation in SPT 0538-50, similar to local starburst galaxies, and unlike that seen in some other DSFGs at this epoch. |
| spellingShingle | Bothwell, MS Aguirre, J Chapman, S Marrone, D Vieira, J Ashby, M Aravena, M Benson, B Bock, J Bradford, C Brodwin, M Carlstrom, J Crawford, T Breuck, C Downes, T Fassnacht, C Gonzalez, A Greve, T Gullberg, B Hezaveh, Y Holder, G Holzapfel, W Ibar, E Ivison, R Kamenetzky, J SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title | SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty
star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title_full | SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty
star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title_fullStr | SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty
star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title_full_unstemmed | SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty
star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title_short | SPT 0538-50: Physical conditions in the ISM of a strongly lensed dusty
star-forming galaxy at z=2.8 |
| title_sort | spt 0538 50 physical conditions in the ism of a strongly lensed dusty star forming galaxy at z 2 8 |
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