Discovery of a Dusty, Chemically Mature Companion to a z ∼ 4 Starburst Galaxy in JWST ERS Data

Peng, Bo and Vishwas, Amit and Stacey, Gordon and Nikola, Thomas and Lamarche, Cody and Rooney, Christopher and Ball, Catie and Ferkinhoff, Carl and Spoon, Henrik (2023) Discovery of a Dusty, Chemically Mature Companion to a z ∼ 4 Starburst Galaxy in JWST ERS Data. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 944 (2). L36. ISSN 2041-8205

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Abstract

We report the discovery of two companion sources to a strongly lensed galaxy SPT0418-47 ("ring") at redshift 4.225, targeted by the JWST Early Release Science program. We confirm that these sources are at a similar redshift to the ring based on Hα detected in the NIRSpec spectrum and [C ii] λ158 μm line from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Using multiple spectral lines detected in JWST/NIRSpec, the rest-frame optical to infrared images from NIRCam and MIRI and far-infrared dust continuum detected by ALMA, we argue that the newly discovered sources are actually lensed images of the same companion galaxy SPT0418-SE, hereafter referred to "SE," located within 5 kpc in the source plane of the ring. The star formation rate derived using [C ii] and the dust continuum puts a lower limit of 17 M☉ yr−1, while the SFRHα is estimated to be >2 times lower, thereby confirming that SE is a dust-obscured star-forming galaxy. Analysis using optical strong line diagnostics suggests that SE has near-solar elemental abundance, while the ring appears to have supersolar metallicity O/H and N/O. We attempt to reconcile the high metallicity in this system by invoking early onset of star formation with continuous high star-forming efficiency or by suggesting that optical strong line diagnostics need revision at high redshift. We suggest that SPT0418-47 resides in a massive dark-matter halo with yet-to-be-discovered neighbors. This work highlights the importance of joint analysis of JWST and ALMA data for a deep and complete picture of the early universe.

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Subjects: STM Open Press > Physics and Astronomy
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Date Deposited: 18 Apr 2023 05:47
Last Modified: 26 Jun 2024 08:40
URI: http://journal.submissionpages.com/id/eprint/979

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