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An Aztec 1.1 Mm Survey Of The Goods-N Field - Ii. Multiwavelength Identifications And Redshift Distribution, Edward L. Chapin, Alexandra Pope, Douglas Scott, Itziar Aretxaga, Jason E. Austermann, Ranga Ram Chary, Kristen Coppin, Mark Halpern, David H. Hughes, James D. Lowenthal, Glenn E. Morrison, Thushara A. Perera, Kimberly S. Scott, Grant W. Wilson, Min S. Yun

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We present results from a multiwavelength study of 29 sources (false detection probabilities cent) from a survey of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey-North (GOODS-N) field at 1.1 mm using the Astronomical Thermal Emission Camera (AzTEC). Comparing with existing 850 μm Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) studies in the field, we examine differences in the source populations selected at the two wavelengths. The AzTEC observations uniformly cover the entire survey field to a 1σ depth of ∼1 mJy. Searching deep 1.4 GHz Very Large Array (VLA) and Spitzer 3-24 μm catalogues, we identify robust counterparts for 21 1.1 mm sources, …

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Dynamics Of Lyman Break Galaxies And Their Host Halos, James D. Lowenthal, David C. Koo, Luc Simard, Eelco Van Kampen

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We present deep two-dimensional spectra of 22 candidate and confirmed Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at redshifts 2 < z < 4 in the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) obtained at the Keck II telescope. The targets were preferentially selected with spatial extent and/or multiple knot morphologies, and we used slitmasks and individual slits tilted to optimize measurement of any spatially resolved kinematics. Our sample is more than 1 mag fainter and is at higher redshift than the kinematic LBG targets previously studied by others. The median target magnitude was I814 = 25.3, and total exposure times ranged from 10 to 50 ks. We measure redshifts, some new, ranging from z = 0.2072 to z = 4.056, including two interlopers at z < 1, and resulting in a sample of 14 LBGs with a median redshift z = 2.424. The morphologies and kinematics of the close pairs and multiple knot sources in our sample are generally inconsistent with galaxy formation scenarios postulating that LBGs occur only at the bottom of the potential wells of massive host halos; rather, they support "collisional starburst" models with significant …

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The Aztec/Sma Interferometric Imaging Survey Of Submillimeter-Selected High-Redshift Galaxies, Joshua D. Younger, Giovanni G. Fazio, Jia Sheng Huang, Min S. Yun, Grant W. Wilson, Matthew L.N. Ashby, Mark A. Gurwell, Alison B. Peck, Glen R. Petitpas, David J. Wilner, David H. Hughes, Itziar Aretxaga, Sungeun Kim, Kimberly S. Scott, Jason Austermann, Thushara Perera, James D. Lowenthal

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We present results from a continuing interferometric survey of high-redshift submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with the Submillimeter Array, including high-resolution (beam size ∼ 2 arcsec) imaging of eight additional AzTEC 1.1 mm selected sources in the COSMOS field, for which we obtain six reliable (peak signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) >5 or peak S/N >4 with multiwavelength counterparts within the beam) and two moderate significance (peak S/N >4) detections. When combined with previous detections, this yields an unbiased sample of millimeter-selected SMGs with complete interferometric follow up. With this sample in hand, we (1) empirically confirm the radio-submillimeter association, (2) examine the submillimeter …

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Dynamics Of Lyman Break Galaxies And Their Host Halos, James D. Lowenthal, David C. Koo, Luc Simard, Eelco Van Kampen

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

Astronomy: Faculty Publications