52 research outputs found
A Detailed Study of Massive Galaxies in a Protocluster at z=3.13
We present a detailed study of Near-IR selected galaxies in a protocluster
field at z = 3.13. Protocluster galaxies are selected using the available
mutliwavelength data with the photometric redshift (photo-z) at 2.9 < z < 3.3,
reaching a mass completeness of ~10^10 M_sun. Diverse types of galaxies have
been found in the field including normal star-forming galaxies, quiescent
galaxies and dusty star-forming galaxies. The photo-z galaxies form two large
overdense structures in the field, largely overlapping with the previously
identified galaxy overdensities traced by Ly{\alpha} emitters (LAEs) and Lyman
break galaxies (LBGs) respectively. The northern overdensity consists of a
large fraction of old and/or dusty galaxy populations, while the southern one
is mainly composed of normal star-forming galaxies which are spatially
correlated with the LAEs. This agrees with our previous study arguing the
spatial offset of different galaxy overdensities may be due to halo assembly
bias. Given the large end-to-end sizes of the two overdensities, one
possibility is that they will form into a supercluster by the present day. We
also find strong evidence that the star-formation activities of the galaxies in
the overdense protocluster regions are enhanced in comparison to their field
counterparts, which suggests an accelerated mass assembly in this protocluster.Comment: 19 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Accelerated galaxy growth and environmental quenching in a protocluster at z=3.24
We present a multiwavelength study of galaxies around D4UD01, a
spectroscopically confirmed protocluster at z = 3.24 to investigate
environmental trends. 450 galaxies are selected based on Ks band detection with
photometric redshifts (photo-z) at 3.0 < z < 3.4, among which ~ 12% are
classified as quiescent galaxies. The quiescent galaxies are among the most
massive and reddest ones in the entire sample. We identify a large photo-z
galaxy overdensity in the field, which lies close to the previously
spectroscopically confirmed sources of the protocluster. We find that the
quiescent galaxies are largely concentrated in the overdense protocluster
region with a higher quiescent fraction, showing a sign of environmental
quenching. Galaxies in the protocluster are forming faster than the field
counterparts as seen in the stellar mass function, suggesting early and
accelerated mass assembly in the overdense regions. Although weak evidence of
suppressed star-formation is found in the protocluster, the statistics are not
significant enough to draw a definite conclusion. Our work shed light on how
the formation of massive galaxies is affected in the dense region of a
protocluster when the Universe was only 2 Gyr old.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, accepted to Ap
The Subaru high-z quasar survey: discovery of faint z~6 quasars
We present the discovery of one or two extremely faint z~6 quasars in 6.5
deg^2 utilizing a unique capability of the wide-field imaging of the
Subaru/Suprime-Cam. The quasar selection was made in (i'-z_B) and (z_B-z_R)
colors, where z_B and z_R are bandpasses with central wavelengths of 8842A and
9841A, respectively. The color selection can effectively isolate quasars at z~6
from M/L/T dwarfs without the J-band photometry down to z_R<24.0, which is 3.5
mag. deeper than SDSS. We have selected 17 promising quasar candidates. The
follow-up spectroscopy for seven targets identified one apparent quasar at
z=6.156 with M_1450=-23.10. We also identified one possible quasar at z=6.041
with a faint continuum of M_1450=-22.58 and a narrow Lyman-alpha emission with
HWHM=427 km/s, which cannot be distinguished from Lyman-alpha emitters. We
derive the quasar luminosity function at z~6 by combining our faint quasar
sample with the bright quasar samples by SDSS and CFHQS. Including our data
points invokes a higher number density in the faintest bin of the quasar
luminosity function than the previous estimate employed. This suggests a
steeper faint-end slope than lower-z, though it is yet uncertain based on a
small number of spectroscopically identified faint quasars and several quasar
candidates are still remain to be diagnosed. The steepening of the quasar
luminosity function at the faint-end does increase the expected emission rate
of the ionizing photon, however, it only changes by a factor of ~2-6. This was
found to be still insufficient for the required photon budget of reionization
at z~6.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in Ap
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