Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2023
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Aims. We take advantage of the NIRCam photometric observations available as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science survey (CEERS) to identify and analyse very red sources in an effort to discover very dusty star forming galaxies. Methods. We select red galaxies as objects with a S / N > 3 at 4.4 μm and a S / N < 2 in all JWST and HST filters at λ ≤ 2 μm, which corresponds to [ F 200 W ]−[ F 444 W ]> 1.2 considering CEERS depths. This selection is ideal to identify very dusty ( A V > 1 mag) galaxies with stellar masses between 10 6 and 10 10 M ⊙ at z < 5, more massive dusty galaxies at z = 5 − 18 and galaxies at z > 18 due to the Lyman absorption, independently of their dust extinction. Results. Our sample of F 200 W -dropouts contains no strong candidates at z > 6.5, instead it consists almost completely (∼81%) of z < 2 low-mass galaxies, with a median stellar mass of 10 7.3 M ⊙ . These galaxies show an exceptional dust extinction with median value of A V = 4.9 mag, completely unexpected given their low stellar mass. The remaining galaxies, which are at z < 6.5, show similar large dust extinction ( A V > 1), but they are generally more massive > 10 7.5 M ⊙ .
Original Publication Information
"Delving deep: A population of extremely dusty dwarfs observed by JWST." L. Bisigello, G. Gandolfi, A. Grazian, G. Rodighiero, L. Costantin, A. R. Cooray, A. Feltre, C. Gruppioni, N. P. Hathi, B. W. Holwerda, A. M. Koekemoer, R. A. Lucas, J. A. Newman, P. G. Pérez-González, L. Y. A. Yung, A. de la Vega, P. Arrabal Haro, M. B. Bagley, M. Dickinson, S. L. Finkelstein, J. S. Kartaltepe, C. Papovich, N. Pirzkal, S. Wilkins, A&A 676 A76 (2023).
ThinkIR Citation
Bisigello, L.; Gandolfi, G.; Grazian, A.; Rodighiero, G.; Costantin, L.; Cooray, A. R.; Feltre, A.; Gruppioni, C.; Hathi, N. P.; Holwerda, Benne W.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Lucas, R. A.; Newman, J. A.; Pérez-González, P. G.; Yung, L. Y. A.; de la Vega, A.; Haro, P. Arrabal; Bagley, M. B.; Dickinson, M.; Finkelstein, S. L.; Kartaltepe, J. S.; Papovich, C.; Pirzkal, N.; and Wilkins, S., "Delving deep: A population of extremely dusty dwarfs observed by JWST" (2023). Faculty Scholarship. 890.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/890
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/202346219
ORCID
0000-0002-4884-6756
Comments
© The Authors 2023
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