1. New insights into the role of AGNs in forming the cluster red sequence.
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Shimakawa, Rhythm, Pérez-Martínez, Jose Manuel, Koyama, Yusei, Tanaka, Masayuki, Tanaka, Ichi, Kodama, Tadayuki, Hatch, Nina A, Röttgering, Huub J A, Dannerbauer, Helmut, and Kurk, Jaron D
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ACTIVE galaxies ,SPECTRAL energy distribution ,GALACTIC evolution ,STAR formation ,GALAXIES ,GALAXY clusters - Abstract
As a considerable investment of time from various telescope facilities was dedicated toward studying the Spiderweb protocluster at z = 2.2, it so far remains one of the most extensively studied protocluster. We report here the latest results in this field, adding a new dimension to previous research on cluster formation at high redshift. Previous studies have reported a significant overdensity (δ ∼ 10) of massive Hα (+ [N ii ])-emitting galaxies in 3700 comoving Mpc
3 . Many of these were previously considered to be dusty, actively star-forming galaxies, given their rest-frame optical and infrared features. However, this study argues that a third of them are more likely to be 'passively evolving' galaxies with low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) rather than star-forming galaxies, given the multiwavelength spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting including an AGN component. For their SED-based star formation rates to be valid, bulk of their Hα + [N ii ] emission should come from the central AGNs. This difference in interpretation between this work and past studies, including ours, is particularly supported by the recent deep Chandra /X-ray observation. Furthermore, we have spectroscopically confirmed a quiescent nature for one of these AGNs, with its multiple stellar absorption lines but also low-ionization emission lines. This important update provides new insights into the role of AGNs in forming the cluster red sequence observed in the present-day universe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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