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| Title: | Rest-frame mid-infrared detection of an extremely luminous lyman break galaxy with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) |
| Authors: | Teplitz, H. I.
Charmandaris, V.
Armus, L.
Appleton, P. N.
Houck, J. R.
Soifer, B. T.
Weedman, D.
Brandl, B. R.
van Cleve, J.
Grillmair, C.
Uchid, K. I. |
| Keywords: | cosmology
galaxies
high redshift |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2004 |
| Publisher: | American Astronomical Society |
| Citation: | The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 154:103–106, 2004 September doi.org/10.1086/423134 |
| Abstract: | We present the first rest-frame ~4 μm detection of a Lyman break galaxy. The data were obtained using the 16 μm imaging capability of the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph. The target object, J134026.44+634433.2, is an extremely luminous Lyman break galaxy at z = 2:79, first identified in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectra (as reported by Bentz et al.). The source is strongly detected with a flux of 0:94 ± 0:02 mJy. Combining Spitzer and SDSS photometry with supporting ground-based J- and K-band data, we show that the spectral energy distribution is consistent with an actively star-forming galaxy. We also detect other objects in the Spitzer field of view, including a very red mid-infrared source. We find no evidence of a strong lens among the mid-infrared sources. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/40878 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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