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An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies

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An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies. / Simpson, J. M.; Swinbank, A. M.; Smail, Ian et al.
In: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 788, No. 2, 01.06.2014, p. 125.

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Simpson, JM, Swinbank, AM, Smail, I, Alexander, DM, Brandt, WN, Bertoldi, F, de Breuck, C, Chapman, SC, Coppin, KEK, da Cunha, E, Danielson, ALR, Dannerbauer, H, Greve, TR, Hodge, JA, Ivison, RJ, Karim, A, Knudsen, KK, Poggianti, BM, Schinnerer, E, Thomson, AP, Walter, F, Wardlow, JL, Weiß, A & van der Werf, PP 2014, 'An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 788, no. 2, pp. 125. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/788/2/125

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Simpson, J. M., Swinbank, A. M., Smail, I., Alexander, D. M., Brandt, W. N., Bertoldi, F., de Breuck, C., Chapman, S. C., Coppin, K. E. K., da Cunha, E., Danielson, A. L. R., Dannerbauer, H., Greve, T. R., Hodge, J. A., Ivison, R. J., Karim, A., Knudsen, K. K., Poggianti, B. M., Schinnerer, E., ... van der Werf, P. P. (2014). An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 788(2), 125. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/788/2/125

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Simpson JM, Swinbank AM, Smail I, Alexander DM, Brandt WN, Bertoldi F et al. An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 2014 Jun 1;788(2):125. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/788/2/125

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Simpson, J. M. ; Swinbank, A. M. ; Smail, Ian et al. / An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies. In: The Astrophysical Journal. 2014 ; Vol. 788, No. 2. pp. 125.

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title = "An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies",
abstract = "We present the first photometric redshift distribution for a large sample of 870 μm submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with robust identifications based on observations with ALMA. In our analysis we consider 96 SMGs in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South, 77 of which have 4-19 band photometry. We model the SEDs for these 77 SMGs, deriving a median photometric redshift of z phot = 2.3 ± 0.1. The remaining 19 SMGs have insufficient photometry to derive photometric redshifts, but a stacking analysis of Herschel observations confirms they are not spurious. Assuming that these SMGs have an absolute H-band magnitude distribution comparable to that of a complete sample of z ~ 1-2 SMGs, we demonstrate that they lie at slightly higher redshifts, raising the median redshift for SMGs to z phot = 2.5 ± 0.2. Critically we show that the proportion of galaxies undergoing an SMG-like phase at z >= 3 is at most 35% ± 5% of the total population. We derive a median stellar mass of M sstarf = (8 ± 1) × 1010 M ⊙, although there are systematic uncertainties of up to 5 × for individual sources. Assuming that the star formation activity in SMGs has a timescale of ~100 Myr, we show that their descendants at z ~ 0 would have a space density and MH distribution that are in good agreement with those of local ellipticals. In addition, the inferred mass-weighted ages of the local ellipticals broadly agree with the look-back times of the SMG events. Taken together, these results are consistent with a simple model that identifies SMGs as events that form most of the stars seen in the majority of luminous elliptical galaxies at the present day.",
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T1 - An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies

AU - Simpson, J. M.

AU - Swinbank, A. M.

AU - Smail, Ian

AU - Alexander, D. M.

AU - Brandt, W. N.

AU - Bertoldi, F.

AU - de Breuck, C.

AU - Chapman, S. C.

AU - Coppin, K. E. K.

AU - da Cunha, E.

AU - Danielson, A. L. R.

AU - Dannerbauer, H.

AU - Greve, T. R.

AU - Hodge, J. A.

AU - Ivison, R. J.

AU - Karim, A.

AU - Knudsen, K. K.

AU - Poggianti, B. M.

AU - Schinnerer, E.

AU - Thomson, A. P.

AU - Walter, F.

AU - Wardlow, J. L.

AU - Weiß, A.

AU - van der Werf, P. P.

PY - 2014/6/1

Y1 - 2014/6/1

N2 - We present the first photometric redshift distribution for a large sample of 870 μm submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with robust identifications based on observations with ALMA. In our analysis we consider 96 SMGs in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South, 77 of which have 4-19 band photometry. We model the SEDs for these 77 SMGs, deriving a median photometric redshift of z phot = 2.3 ± 0.1. The remaining 19 SMGs have insufficient photometry to derive photometric redshifts, but a stacking analysis of Herschel observations confirms they are not spurious. Assuming that these SMGs have an absolute H-band magnitude distribution comparable to that of a complete sample of z ~ 1-2 SMGs, we demonstrate that they lie at slightly higher redshifts, raising the median redshift for SMGs to z phot = 2.5 ± 0.2. Critically we show that the proportion of galaxies undergoing an SMG-like phase at z >= 3 is at most 35% ± 5% of the total population. We derive a median stellar mass of M sstarf = (8 ± 1) × 1010 M ⊙, although there are systematic uncertainties of up to 5 × for individual sources. Assuming that the star formation activity in SMGs has a timescale of ~100 Myr, we show that their descendants at z ~ 0 would have a space density and MH distribution that are in good agreement with those of local ellipticals. In addition, the inferred mass-weighted ages of the local ellipticals broadly agree with the look-back times of the SMG events. Taken together, these results are consistent with a simple model that identifies SMGs as events that form most of the stars seen in the majority of luminous elliptical galaxies at the present day.

AB - We present the first photometric redshift distribution for a large sample of 870 μm submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) with robust identifications based on observations with ALMA. In our analysis we consider 96 SMGs in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South, 77 of which have 4-19 band photometry. We model the SEDs for these 77 SMGs, deriving a median photometric redshift of z phot = 2.3 ± 0.1. The remaining 19 SMGs have insufficient photometry to derive photometric redshifts, but a stacking analysis of Herschel observations confirms they are not spurious. Assuming that these SMGs have an absolute H-band magnitude distribution comparable to that of a complete sample of z ~ 1-2 SMGs, we demonstrate that they lie at slightly higher redshifts, raising the median redshift for SMGs to z phot = 2.5 ± 0.2. Critically we show that the proportion of galaxies undergoing an SMG-like phase at z >= 3 is at most 35% ± 5% of the total population. We derive a median stellar mass of M sstarf = (8 ± 1) × 1010 M ⊙, although there are systematic uncertainties of up to 5 × for individual sources. Assuming that the star formation activity in SMGs has a timescale of ~100 Myr, we show that their descendants at z ~ 0 would have a space density and MH distribution that are in good agreement with those of local ellipticals. In addition, the inferred mass-weighted ages of the local ellipticals broadly agree with the look-back times of the SMG events. Taken together, these results are consistent with a simple model that identifies SMGs as events that form most of the stars seen in the majority of luminous elliptical galaxies at the present day.

KW - galaxies: evolution

KW - galaxies: high-redshift

KW - galaxies: starburst

U2 - 10.1088/0004-637X/788/2/125

DO - 10.1088/0004-637X/788/2/125

M3 - Journal article

VL - 788

SP - 125

JO - The Astrophysical Journal

JF - The Astrophysical Journal

SN - 0004-637X

IS - 2

ER -