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Origins of the extragalactic background at 1mm from a combined analysis of the AzTEC and MAMBO data in GOODS-N
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2010)
  • Kyle Penner
  • Alexandra Pope
  • Edward L. Chapin
  • Thomas R. Greve
  • Frank Bertoldi
  • Mark Brodwin
  • Ranga-Ram Chary
  • Christopher J, Conselice
  • Kristen Coppin
  • Mauro Giavalisco, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • David H. Hughes
  • Rob J. Ivison
  • Thushara Perera
  • Douglas Scott
  • Kimberly Scott
  • Grant Wilson
Abstract
We present a study of the cosmic infrared background, which is a measure of the dust obscured activity in all galaxies in the Universe. We venture to isolate the galaxies responsible for the background at 1mm; with spectroscopic and photometric redshifts we constrain the redshift distribution of these galaxies. We create a deep 1.16mm map (sigma ~ 0.5mJy) by combining the AzTEC 1.1mm and MAMBO 1.2mm datasets in GOODS-N. This combined map contains 41 secure detections, 13 of which are new. By averaging the 1.16mm flux densities of individually undetected galaxies with 24um flux densities > 25uJy, we resolve 31--45 per cent of the 1.16mm background. Repeating our analysis on the SCUBA 850um map, we resolve a higher percentage (40--64 per cent) of the 850um background. A majority of the background resolved (attributed to individual galaxies) at both wavelengths comes from galaxies at z > 1.3. If the ratio of the resolved submillimeter to millimeter background is applied to a reasonable scenario for the origins of the unresolved submillimeter background, 60--88 per cent of the total 1.16mm background comes from galaxies at z > 1.3.
Keywords
  • galaxies: evolution,
  • galaxies: high-redshift,
  • methods: statistical
Publication Date
2010
Publisher Statement
This paper was harvested from ArXiv.org and ArXiv identifier is arXiv:1009.2503
Citation Information
Kyle Penner, Alexandra Pope, Edward L. Chapin, Thomas R. Greve, et al.. "Origins of the extragalactic background at 1mm from a combined analysis of the AzTEC and MAMBO data in GOODS-N" Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thushara_perera/3/