MIPS J142824.0+352619: A Hyperluminous Starburst Galaxy at z = 1.325
/ Authors
C. Borys, A. Blain, A. Dey, E. Floc’h, B. Jannuzi, V. Barnard, C. Bian, M. Brodwin, K. Men'endez-Delmestre, D. Thompson
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K. Brand, M.J.I. Brown, C. Dowell, P. Eisenhardt, D. Farrah, D. Frayer, J. Higdon, S. Higdon, T. Phillips, B. Soifer, D. Stern, D. W. Caltech, Noao, S. Observatory, U. Arizona, O. Paris, Joint Astronomy Center, Jpl, Princeton, Cornell, Ipac, Spitzer Science Center
/ Abstract
Using the SHARC-II camera at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory to obtain 350 μm images of sources detected with the MIPS instrument on Spitzer, we have discovered a remarkable object at z = 1.325 ± 0.002 with an apparent far-infrared luminosity of 3.2(±0.7) × 1013 L☉. Unlike other z > 1 sources of comparable luminosity selected from mid-IR surveys, MIPS J142824.0+352619 lacks any trace of AGN activity, and is likely a luminous analog of galaxies selected locally by IRAS, or at high redshift in the submillimeter. This source appears to be lensed by a foreground elliptical galaxy at z = 1.034, although the amplification is likely modest (≲10). We argue that the contribution to the observed optical/near-IR emission from the foreground galaxy is small, and hence are able to present the rest-frame UV through radio spectral energy distribution of this galaxy. Due to its unusually high luminosity, MIPS J142824.0+352619 presents a unique chance to study a high-redshift dusty starburst galaxy in great detail.
Journal: The Astrophysical Journal
DOI: 10.1086/497983