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Subaru Adaptive Optics (AO) Rest-frame V-band Imaging of Galaxies at z~3 : High Surface Density Disk-like Galaxies ? Masayuki Akiyama (Subaru Telescope, NAOJ) Kouji Ohta (DoA, Kyoto Univ.) Yosuke Minowa (Mitaka, NAOJ) Naoto Kobayashi (IoA, Univ. of Tokyo) Ikuru Iwata (OAO, NAOJ) ApJS accepted, arXiv.0709.2714 Subaru User’s Meeting 20080130 Naive motivation Subaru The morphology of galaxies at z~1 still follows Hubble sequence seen in the nearby universe. How about galaxies further away ? 3col images of z=1 galaxies in GOODS Rest-frame optical morphology is important Subaru Rest-frame optical morphology of galaxies reflects the stellar mass distribution of galaxies, and provides important information on the dynamical structure of galaxies. Two spiral galaxies at z~1 Shorter than 4000A break: Longer than 4000A break: Distribution of young stars = distribution of star forming regions Distribution of red and long-lived stars = distribution of stellar mass K-band = 5600A @ z=3 Adaptive Optics 0.1-0.2” = 0.8-1.5kpc Targets for Observations Subaru Our main targets are U-band dropout Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs) • Steidel et al. 2003 is the largest sample of spectroscopicalyconfirmed z~3 galaxies selected by U-dropout Lyman Break method. • Select a sample not affected by the redshift uncertainty with LBG An radio galaxy (4C28.58 at z=2.891) We also examined morphologies of serendipitously observed Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs) in our FoVs. DRG criterion of J-K>2.3 also selects red galaxies at similar redshifts to U-dropout LBGs. Observation: Subaru Telescope Intensive Program Subaru Subaru 8.2m + AO36 system: Low-order correction with low-noise Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor = Good for extragalactic studies ! Natural guide star AO system on Subaru telescope with IRCS. 154 hours of observation in total. 13 FoVs with 36 LBGs , 1 RadioG., and 7 DRGs are observed. Typical on-source effective integration is 5 hours. Typical PSF size at the target position is FWHM=0.2” (~1.5kpc@z=3) Observation: Subaru Telescope Intensive Program Subaru An example of an FoV with 6.2h integration PSF-reference(20”) FWHM=0.20” PSF-reference (15”) FWHM=0.18” LBG@z=3.261 AO Guide Star LBG@z=3.088 Natural guide star AO system on Subaru telescope with IRCS. 154 hours of observation in total. 13 FoVs with 36 LBGs, 1 RadioG., and 7 DRGs are observed. Typical on-source effective integration is 5 hours. Typical PSF size at the target position is FWHM=0.2” (~1.5kpc@z=3) Images of LBGs in order of K-band magnitudes Subaru Kvega<21.5 Kvega<22.5 No detection 36 LBGs are observed, 31 are detected 3.5”x3.5” ~ 30kpc x 30kpc Luminosity vs. J-K color of the LBGs Subaru The observed sample covers a wide range of the rest-frame optical absolute magnitude (between Mv*-0.5 and Mv*+3.0) The LBG-selected galaxies cover not only the less-massive bluer galaxies (U-V~-0.3) but also the massive redder galaxies (U-V~0.5) similar to DRGs. Offset between optical and K-band Images Subaru Bright LBGs show significant offsets between K-band (rest-frame optical) and seeing-limited optical (rest-frame UV) images. This indicates optical and UV morphologies are different. One component Sersic profile fitting for bright (~Mv*) LBGs Subaru Kvega<21.5 Kvega<22.5 No detection 36 LBGs are observed, 31 are detected Examples of Sersic profile fittings for LBGs with Kvega<21.5 Subaru LBGs are described better with n=1 Sersic profile (similar to disk galaxies, less concentrated; green) than n=4 Sersic profiles (similar to spheroidal galaxies, more concetrated; blue). Summary of Sersic fittings for Kvega<21.5 LBGs (+DRGs) Subaru Most of the LBGs (+an RadioG +DRGs) are fitted well with Sersic profiles with n<2. Summary of Sersic fittings for Kvega<21.5 LBGs (+DRGs) Subaru Results of “cloning” simulations show if there are large number of elliptical or bulge-dominated galaxies at z~3, they should be detected, and should be fitted well with large n-index. Concentration vs. Size distribution of Kvega<22.5 LBGs / DRGs Subaru For fainter LBGs/DRGs, profile fittings with free n is not reliable, thus we compared their concentration with those of nearby galaxies. The distribution of LBGs/DRGs are more consistent with n<2 disk-like profile than with n>2 spheroidal-like profiles. Surface brightness & surface stellar mass density Subaru z=0-1 from Barden 2005 If we assume that the LBGs/DRGs have disk-like morphology, V-band surface brightnesses inferred from the size-luminosity relation is 2.9mag, and 1.7mag brighter than z=0 and z=1 disk galaxies, respectively. Surface stellar mass densities inferred from the size-stellar mass relation is 36 times larger than z=0-1 disk galaxies shown with thick solid line. Summary of the results Subaru K-band peaks of bright red LBGs show offsets from the optical positions. Their inside stellar mass distributions are different from the distributions of star forming regions. Radial profiles of LBGs (+RadioG. +DRGs) are relatively flat, and similar to disk-galaxies in the local universe. Rest-frame optical surface brightnesses of the z=3 LBGs (DRGs) are brighter than z=0-1 disk galaxies. Surface stellar mass densities of massive LBGs are also larger than z=0-1 disk galaxies. Naive speculation: placing the z~3 galaxies in the growth paths of galaxies Subaru Basically, gas-poor dissipation-less merging produce concentrated structure similar to elliptical galaxies. So in order to maintain the disk-like structure of the galaxies, gasrich merging process can be a key (e.g., Springel & Hernquist 2005). New era of high-z morphology study with Laser Guide stars Subaru Current sample is not sufficient statistically, especially for bright (<Mv*) galaxies … In order to confirm the disk-like morphology of z~3 galaxies, the distribution of ellipticities is a next important observable. Most of the bright (Mv*) z~3 LBGs in Steidel et al. (2003) with Natural Guide stars are observed in this program, thus in order to extend the sample of bright LBGs, we need AO observation with Laser Guide star. • Gemini / Altair / NIRI observation is in the S07B ques of the current semester, BUT ONLY 7 hours out of 16 hours (A)+8 hours(B), NOT SO CONVINCING EVEN FOR Rank A !! Stellar dynamics is also important, but difficult. Why LBGs to understand formation and evolution of galaxy bulges ? Subaru Strong spatial clustering of LBGs indicates that they reside in massive halos and are progenitors of massive galaxies (=elliptical or bulgedominated galaxies) in the local universe (e.g. Giavalisco & Dickinson 2001). The apparent sizes of the LBGs in the rest-frame UV-band are similar to the sizes of the spheroids in the local universe (e.g. Steidel et al. 1996). Therefore, LBGs are thought to be closely related to the formation of the spheroidal (elliptical or bulge) component of galaxies. Why Study Rest-frame Optical Morphologies of z~3 Galaxies Subaru HST/NICMOS H-band Observations are not sufficient ! H-band observation only covers up to 4000A in the rest-frame, and star-forming regions can dominate the morphology. HST/NICMOS sample is limited to a small number of objects in Hubble Deep Field and does not have bright (~Mv*) galaxies at z~3. The physical properties of LBGs clearly depends on the luminosity (more luminous LBGs have redder color, have stronger clustering, have weaker Lya emission, and so on), thus it is still important to observe a sample covering wide luminosity range. Shorter than 4000A break: Distribution of young stars = distribution of star forming regions Longer than 4000A break: Distribution of red and longlived stars = distribution of stellar mass K-band Adaptive Optics 0.1-0.2” = 0.8-1.5kpc “Cloning” z=3 galaxies with GOODS Data Subaru Compare the K-band morphologies of z=3 LBGs with z=0.4-0.6 galaxies in the GOODSN region. K-band@z=3 corresponds to I,z- band @ z=0.4-0.6. Covered volume @z=0.4-0.6 by GOODSN is comparable to that @z=3 by IRCS/AO LBGs. 2PLE case Estimated the PSFs at the target positions Subaru Estimate the PSF shape at the positions of the targets, using a few stars in the FoV. During the Sersic profile fitting, the parameters are changed within the range shown with yellow hatch.