The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster

M. Rex, T. D. Rawle, E. Egami, P. G. Pérez-González, M. Zemcov, I. Aretxaga, S. M. Chung, D. Fadda, A. H. Gonzalez, D. H. Hughes, C. Horellou, D. Johansson, J. P. Kneib, J. Richard, B. Altieri, A. K. Fiedler, M. J. Pereira, George H. Rieke, I. Smail, I. Valtchanov & 28 others A. W. Blain, J. J. Bock, F. Boone, C. R. Bridge, B. Clement, F. Combes, C. D. Dowell, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, O. Ilbert, R. J. Ivison, M. Jauzac, D. Lutz, A. Omont, R. Pelló, G. Rodighiero, D. Schaerer, G. P. Smith, G. L. Walth, P. Van Der Werf, M. W. Werner, J. E. Austermann, H. Ezawa, R. Kawabe, K. Kohno, T. A. Perera, K. S. Scott, G. W. Wilson, M. S. Yun

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Abstract

The Herschel Lensing Survey (HLS) takes advantage of gravitational lensing by massive galaxy clusters to sample a population of high-redshift galaxies which are too faint to be detected above the confusion limit of current far-infrared/submillimeter telescopes. Measurements from 100-500 μm bracket the peaks of the far-infrared spectral energy distributions of these galaxies, characterizing their infrared luminosities and star formation rates. We introduce initial results from our science demonstration phase observations, directed toward the Bullet cluster (1E0657-56). By combining our observations with LABOCA 870 μm and AzTEC 1.1 mm data we fully constrain the spectral energy distributions of 19 MIPS 24 μm-selected galaxies which are located behind the cluster. We find that their colors are best fit using templates based on local galaxies with systematically lower infrared luminosities. This suggests that our sources are not like local ultra-luminous infrared galaxies in which vigorous star formation is contained in a compact highly dust-obscured region. Instead, they appear to be scaled up versions of lower luminosity local galaxies with star formation occurring on larger physical scales.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberL13
JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics
Volume518
Issue number7-8
StatePublished - Jul 16 2010

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Keywords

  • Galaxies: clusters: general
  • Galaxies: evolution
  • Galaxies: high-redshift
  • Gravitational lensing: strong
  • Infrared: galaxies
  • Submillimeter: galaxies

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  • Space and Planetary Science

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Rex, M., Rawle, T. D., Egami, E., Pérez-González, P. G., Zemcov, M., Aretxaga, I., ... Yun, M. S. (2010). The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 518(7-8), [L13].

The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster. / Rex, M.; Rawle, T. D.; Egami, E.; Pérez-González, P. G.; Zemcov, M.; Aretxaga, I.; Chung, S. M.; Fadda, D.; Gonzalez, A. H.; Hughes, D. H.; Horellou, C.; Johansson, D.; Kneib, J. P.; Richard, J.; Altieri, B.; Fiedler, A. K.; Pereira, M. J.; Rieke, George H.; Smail, I.; Valtchanov, I.; Blain, A. W.; Bock, J. J.; Boone, F.; Bridge, C. R.; Clement, B.; Combes, F.; Dowell, C. D.; Dessauges-Zavadsky, M.; Ilbert, O.; Ivison, R. J.; Jauzac, M.; Lutz, D.; Omont, A.; Pelló, R.; Rodighiero, G.; Schaerer, D.; Smith, G. P.; Walth, G. L.; Van Der Werf, P.; Werner, M. W.; Austermann, J. E.; Ezawa, H.; Kawabe, R.; Kohno, K.; Perera, T. A.; Scott, K. S.; Wilson, G. W.; Yun, M. S.

In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 518, No. 7-8, L13, 16.07.2010.

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Rex, M, Rawle, TD, Egami, E, Pérez-González, PG, Zemcov, M, Aretxaga, I, Chung, SM, Fadda, D, Gonzalez, AH, Hughes, DH, Horellou, C, Johansson, D, Kneib, JP, Richard, J, Altieri, B, Fiedler, AK, Pereira, MJ, Rieke, GH, Smail, I, Valtchanov, I, Blain, AW, Bock, JJ, Boone, F, Bridge, CR, Clement, B, Combes, F, Dowell, CD, Dessauges-Zavadsky, M, Ilbert, O, Ivison, RJ, Jauzac, M, Lutz, D, Omont, A, Pelló, R, Rodighiero, G, Schaerer, D, Smith, GP, Walth, GL, Van Der Werf, P, Werner, MW, Austermann, JE, Ezawa, H, Kawabe, R, Kohno, K, Perera, TA, Scott, KS, Wilson, GW & Yun, MS 2010, 'The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 518, no. 7-8, L13.
Rex M, Rawle TD, Egami E, Pérez-González PG, Zemcov M, Aretxaga I et al. The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2010 Jul 16;518(7-8). L13.
Rex, M. ; Rawle, T. D. ; Egami, E. ; Pérez-González, P. G. ; Zemcov, M. ; Aretxaga, I. ; Chung, S. M. ; Fadda, D. ; Gonzalez, A. H. ; Hughes, D. H. ; Horellou, C. ; Johansson, D. ; Kneib, J. P. ; Richard, J. ; Altieri, B. ; Fiedler, A. K. ; Pereira, M. J. ; Rieke, George H. ; Smail, I. ; Valtchanov, I. ; Blain, A. W. ; Bock, J. J. ; Boone, F. ; Bridge, C. R. ; Clement, B. ; Combes, F. ; Dowell, C. D. ; Dessauges-Zavadsky, M. ; Ilbert, O. ; Ivison, R. J. ; Jauzac, M. ; Lutz, D. ; Omont, A. ; Pelló, R. ; Rodighiero, G. ; Schaerer, D. ; Smith, G. P. ; Walth, G. L. ; Van Der Werf, P. ; Werner, M. W. ; Austermann, J. E. ; Ezawa, H. ; Kawabe, R. ; Kohno, K. ; Perera, T. A. ; Scott, K. S. ; Wilson, G. W. ; Yun, M. S. / The far-infrared/submillimeter properties of galaxies located behind the Bullet cluster. In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2010 ; Vol. 518, No. 7-8.
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