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| contents | Clusters of galaxies at z>1 are expected to be increasingly active sites of star formation. To test this, an 850um survey was undertaken of eight high-redshift clusters at z=1.6-2.0 using SCUBA-2 on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Mid-infrared properties were used to identify 53 probable counterparts to 45 SCUBA-2 sources with colours that suggested that they were cluster members. This uncovered a modest overdensity of 850um sources with far-infrared luminosities LIR>10^12Lo (SFR>100Mo/yr) and colours consistent with being cluster members of a factor of 4+/-1 within the central 1Mpc radius of the clusters. The submillimetre photometry of these galaxies was used to estimate the total cluster star formation rates. These showed that the mass-normalised rates in the clusters are two orders of magnitude higher than in local systems, evolving as (1+z)^(5.5+/-0.6). This rapid evolution means that the mass-normalised star formation rates in these clusters matched that of average halos in the field at z~1.8+/-0.2 marking the epoch where the local star formation-density relation reverses in massive halos. The estimated stellar masses of the cluster submillimetre galaxies suggest that their descendants will be amongst the most massive galaxies in z~0 clusters. This reinforces the suggestion that the majority of the massive early-type galaxy population in z~0 clusters were likely to have formed at z>1.5-2 through very active, but dust-obscured, starburst events. |
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| spellingShingle | Obscured star formation in clusters at z=1.6-2.0: massive galaxy formation and the reversal of the star formation-density relation Smail, Ian Astrophysics of Galaxies Clusters of galaxies at z>1 are expected to be increasingly active sites of star formation. To test this, an 850um survey was undertaken of eight high-redshift clusters at z=1.6-2.0 using SCUBA-2 on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Mid-infrared properties were used to identify 53 probable counterparts to 45 SCUBA-2 sources with colours that suggested that they were cluster members. This uncovered a modest overdensity of 850um sources with far-infrared luminosities LIR>10^12Lo (SFR>100Mo/yr) and colours consistent with being cluster members of a factor of 4+/-1 within the central 1Mpc radius of the clusters. The submillimetre photometry of these galaxies was used to estimate the total cluster star formation rates. These showed that the mass-normalised rates in the clusters are two orders of magnitude higher than in local systems, evolving as (1+z)^(5.5+/-0.6). This rapid evolution means that the mass-normalised star formation rates in these clusters matched that of average halos in the field at z~1.8+/-0.2 marking the epoch where the local star formation-density relation reverses in massive halos. The estimated stellar masses of the cluster submillimetre galaxies suggest that their descendants will be amongst the most massive galaxies in z~0 clusters. This reinforces the suggestion that the majority of the massive early-type galaxy population in z~0 clusters were likely to have formed at z>1.5-2 through very active, but dust-obscured, starburst events. |
| title | Obscured star formation in clusters at z=1.6-2.0: massive galaxy formation and the reversal of the star formation-density relation |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.08761 |