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ALMA detection of extended [CII] emission in Himiko at z=6.6

Authors :
Renske Smit
Roberto Maiolino
Ricardo Amorín
Stefano Carniani
Carniani, S.
Maiolino, R.
Smit, R.
Amorn, R.
Carniani, S [0000-0002-6719-380X]
Maiolino, R [0000-0002-4985-3819]
Smit, R [0000-0001-8034-7802]
Amorn, R [0000-0001-5758-1000]
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Himiko is one of the most luminous Ly{\alpha} emitters at z = 6.595. It has three star forming clumps detected in the rest-frame UV, with a total SFR = 20 M$_\odot$/yr. We report the ALMA detection of the [CII]158$\mu$m line emission in this galaxy with a significance of 9$\sigma$. The total [CII] luminosity (L[CII]= (1.2$\pm$0.2)$\times$10$^{8}$ L$_{\odot}$) is fully consistent with the local L[CII]-SFR relation. The ALMA high-angular resolution reveals that the [CII] emission is made of two distinct components. The brightest [CII] clump is extended over 4 kpc and is located on the peak of the Ly{\alpha} nebula, which is spatially offset by 1 kpc relative to the brightest UV clump. The second [CII] component is spatially unresolved (size $<br />Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables; submitted to ApJL

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004637X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....92674c4df311e94c5b862af2944cbcee