The Far-Infrared emission of the first (z ∼ 6) massive galaxies

  • George H. Rieke
  • , Maria Emilia De Rossi
  • , Irene Shivaei
  • , Volker Bromm
  • , Jianwei Lyu

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

The first massive galaxies (z ∼ 6) have (1) very high energy density due to their small diameters and extreme luminosities in young stars and (2) interstellar dust relatively deficient in carbon compared with silicates. Both of these attributes should raise their interstellar dust temperatures compared with lower redshift galaxies. Not only is this temperature trend observed, but the high-z spectral energy distributions (SEDs) are very broad due to very warm dust. As a result total infrared luminosities – and star formation rates – at the highest redshifts estimated by fitting blackbodies to submm- and mm-wave observations can be low by a factor of ∼2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
EditorsElisabete da Cunha, Elisabete da Cunha, Jacqueline Hodge, Jose Afonso, Laura Pentericci, David Sobral
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages246-247
Number of pages2
Edition352
ISBN (Electronic)9781108492133
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event352nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union on Uncovering Early Galaxy Evolution in the ALMA and JWST Era - Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Duration: Jun 3 2019Jun 7 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Number352
Volume15
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Conference

Conference352nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union on Uncovering Early Galaxy Evolution in the ALMA and JWST Era
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityViana do Castelo
Period6/3/196/7/19

Keywords

  • evolution
  • galaxies: high-redshift
  • infrared: galaxies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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