Formation Of Sub-Structure In Luminous Submillimeter galaxies (FOSSILS): Initial sample and the discovery of a dusty spiral at Cosmic Noon
High-resolution far-infrared (FIR) observation of submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) is an effective approach to study the formation of sub-structures in the early epoch of massive galaxies. We present the 870$μ$m continuum images resolved down to sub-kpc scales for 12 SMGs taken by Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) as an initial sample of the FOSSILS Survey. We discovered a wide variety of morphological properties, including a two-arm spiral galaxy at $z=2.5$ possibly induced by a tidal interaction with a minor companion. Nonetheless, about half of the sample exhibit a compact and circular morphology, which is reminiscent of optical morphology of compact quiescent galaxies. Future studies with larger sample and combination of the rest-frame optical images taken by James Webb Space Telescope will shed light on the various evolutionary track of SMGs.
Publication Details
- Journal
- ArXiv.org
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- Primary Topic
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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- article
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