Discovery of hyperluminous infrared galaxies using spitzer and sharc-II

C. Borys; V. Barnard; C. Bian; A. W. Blain; M. J I Brown; A. Dey; C. D. Dowell; D. T. Frayer; J. Higdon; S. Higdon; B. Jannuzi; E. Le Fl'och; B. T. Soifer; T. G. Phillips

Discovery of hyperluminous infrared galaxies using spitzer and sharc-II

C. Borys, V. Barnard, C. Bian, A. W. Blain, M. J I Brown, A. Dey, C. D. Dowell, D. T. Frayer, J. Higdon, S. Higdon, B. Jannuzi, E. Le Fl'och, B. T. Soifer, T. G. Phillips

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We have used observations taken as part of the Bootes Spitzer GTO program to pre-select high redshift luminous star-forming galaxy candidates. Subsequent ground-based sub-millimeter imaging using SHARC-II at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory detected several objects, including one particularly exotic one: An extremely bright infrared galaxy with an apparent luminosity in excess of 10 ^13.5L _⊙. It has a spectral energy distribution similar to that of Arp 220, though appears to be at a much higher redshift. Although lensing is one possible explanation, this object has helped refine the selection method, and hints at a way to pre-select similar objects using Mid-IR silicate absorption features. galaxy evolution; galaxy formation; starburst galaxies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-276
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Space Agency - Special Publication
Issue number	577
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	The Dusty and Molecular Universe - A Prelude to Herschel and ALMA - Paris, France Duration: 27 Oct 2004 → 29 Oct 2004

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Discovery of hyperluminous infrared galaxies using spitzer and sharc-II

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