The ALPINE-ALMA [C II] Survey: Multiwavelength Ancillary Data and Basic Physical Measurements
Abstract
We present the ancillary data and basic physical measurements for the galaxies in the ALMA Large Program to Investigate C+ at Early Times (ALPINE) survey - the first large multiwavelength survey that aims at characterizing the gas and dust properties of 118 main-sequence galaxies at redshifts 4.4 < z < 5.9 via the measurement of [C II] emission at 158 μm (64% at >3.5σ) and the surrounding far-infrared continuum in conjunction with a wealth of optical and near-infrared data. We outline in detail the spectroscopic data and selection of the galaxies as well as the ground- and space-based imaging products. In addition, we provide several basic measurements including stellar masses, star formation rates (SFR), rest-frame ultra-violet (UV) luminosities, UV continuum slopes (β), and absorption line redshifts, as well as Hα emission derived from Spitzer colors. We find that the ALPINE sample is representative of the 4 < z < 6 galaxy population selected by photometric methods and only slightly biased toward bluer colors (Δβ ∼ 0.2). Using [C II] as tracer of the systemic redshift (confirmed for one galaxy at z = 4.5 out of 118 for which we obtained optical [O III]λ3727Å emission), we confirm redshifted Lyα emission and blueshifted absorption lines similar to findings at lower redshifts. By stacking the rest-frame UV spectra in the [C II] rest frame, we find that the absorption lines in galaxies with high specific SFR are more blueshifted, which could be indicative of stronger winds and outflows.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- April 2020
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4365/ab7ccd
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1912.01621
- Bibcode:
- 2020ApJS..247...61F
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- Galaxy evolution;
- Galactic and extragalactic astronomy;
- Interstellar masers;
- Star formation;
- Galaxy photometry;
- Stellar masses;
- Interstellar medium wind;
- Galaxy winds;
- Galaxy processes;
- Stellar winds;
- Far infrared astronomy;
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- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 48 pages, 33 figures, 7 tables (including Appendix), accepted for publication in ApJS