A census of galaxy constituents in a Coma Progenitor observed at z>3

Ke Shi, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Arjun Dey, Yun Huang, Nicola Malavasi, Chao-Ling Hung, Hanae Inami, Matthew Ashby, Kenneth Duncan, Rui Xue, Naveen Reddy, Sungryong Hong, Buell T. Jannuzi, Michael C. Cooper, Anthony H. Gonzalez, Huub J. A. Röttgering, Phillip N. Best, Cyril Tasse

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We present a detailed census of galaxies in and around PC217.96+32.3, a spectroscopically confirmed Coma analog at z=3.78. Diverse galaxy types identified in the field include Lya emitters (LAEs), massive star-forming galaxies, and ultra-massive galaxies (log (Mstar/Msun)>= 11) which may have already halted their star formation. The sky distribution of the star-forming galaxies suggests the presence of a significant overdensity (delta_g=8+/-2), which is spatially offset from the previously confirmed members by 3-4 Mpc to the west. Candidate quiescent and post-starburst galaxies are also found in large excess (a factor of ~ 8-15 higher surface density than the field) although their redshifts are less certain. We estimate that the total enclosed mass traced by star-forming galaxy candidates is roughly comparable to that of PC217.96+32.3 traced by the LAEs. We speculate that the true extent of PC217.96+32.3 may be larger than previously known, a half of which is missed by our LAE selection. Alternatively, the newly discovered overdensity may belong to another Coma progenitor not associated with PC217.96+32.3. Expectations from theory suggest that both scenarios are equally unlikely (
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages21
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume871
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • astro-ph.GA
  • astro-ph.CO

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