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High resolution near-infrared imaging of submillimeter galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2013

Paula Aguirre ,
Andrew J. Baker ,
Felipe Menanteau ,
Dieter Lutz  and
Linda J. Tacconi
Paula Aguirre
Affiliation:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Depto. de Astronomía, Santiago, Chile. Depto. de Ciencias Físicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, U. Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile
Andrew J. Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Felipe Menanteau
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Dieter Lutz
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, d Garching, Germany.
Linda J. Tacconi
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, d Garching, Germany.
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Abstract

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We have obtained high-resolution F110W (~ J) and F160W (~ H) band observations of ten submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with the Hubble Space Telescope's NICMOS camera, in order to resolve their rest-frame optical morphologies, determine the existence of multiple-component, merger-like configurations, and estimate their stellar masses. The selected targets have redshifts in the range 2.2≤ z ≤ 2.81 confirmed with millimeter or mid-IR spectroscopy, guaranteeing that the two bands sample the galaxies' rest-frame optical light with the Balmer break falling between them.

Keywords

galaxies: evolutiongalaxies: high-redshiftgalaxies: peculiar
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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S295: The intriguing life of massive galaxies , August 2012 , pp. 53 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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