Uncovering the stellar structure of the dusty star-forming galaxy GN20 at z=4.055 with MIRI/JWST
Luis Colina,A. G'omez,Javier 'Alvarez-M'arquez,Arjan Bik,Fabian Walter,Leindert Boogaard,Alvaro Labiano,F. Peissker,P. P'erez-Gonz'alez,G. Ostlin,Thomas R. Greve,Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen,Gillian S. Wright,Almudena Alonso-Herrero,Roberto Azollini,Karina Caputi,D. Dicken,M. Garc'ia-Mar'in,Jens Hjorth,O. Ilbert,Sarah Kendrew,John P. Pye,Tuomo Tikkanen,Paul P. van der Werf,L. Costantin,E. Iani,Steven Gillman,I. Jermann,D. Langeroodi,T. Moutard,Pier Paolo Rinaldi,M. Topinka,Ewine F. van Dishoeck,M. Gudel,Th. Henning,P. O. Lagage,Tom Ray,Bart Vandenbussche +37 more
- Vol. 673, pp L6-L6
TLDR
In this paper , the authors presented the first spatially resolved near-infrared imaging of GN20, one of the most luminous dusty star-forming galaxies known to date, observed at an epoch when the Universe was only 1.5 Gyr old.Abstract:
Luminous infrared galaxies at high redshifts ($z$>4) include extreme starbursts that build their stellar mass over short periods of time (>100 Myr). These galaxies are considered to be the progenitors of massive quiescent galaxies at intermediate redshifts ($z\sim$2) but their stellar structure and buildup is unknown. Here, we present the first spatially resolved near-infrared imaging of GN20, one of the most luminous dusty star-forming galaxies known to date, observed at an epoch when the Universe was only 1.5 Gyr old. The 5.6$\mu$m image taken with the JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI/JWST) shows that GN20 is a very luminous galaxy (M$_\mathrm{1.1\mu m,AB}$=$-$25.01), with a stellar structure composed of a conspicuous central source and an extended envelope. The central source is an unresolved nucleus that carries 9% of the total flux. The nucleus is co-aligned with the peak of the cold dust emission, and offset by 3.9 kpc from the ultraviolet stellar emission. The diffuse stellar envelope is similar in size to the clumpy CO molecular gas distribution. The centroid of the stellar envelope is offset by 1 kpc from the unresolved nucleus, suggesting GN20 is involved in an interaction or merger event supported by its location as the brightest galaxy in a proto-cluster. The stellar size of GN20 is larger by a factor of about 3-5 than known spheroids, disks, and irregulars at $z\sim$4, while its size and low S\'ersic index are similar to those measured in dusty, infrared luminous galaxies at $z\sim$2 of the same mass. GN20 has all the ingredients necessary for evolving into a massive spheroidal quiescent galaxy at intermediate $z$: it is a large, luminous galaxy at $z$=4.05 involved in a short and massive starburst centred in the stellar nucleus and extended over the entire galaxy, out to radii of 4 kpc, and likely induced by the interaction or merger with a member of the proto-cluster.read more
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