ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4

We present results from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) spectral line-scan observations at 3 mm and 2 mm bands of three near-infrared-dark (NIR-dark) galaxies behind two massive lensing clusters MACS J0417.5-1154 and RXC J0032.1+1808. Each of these three sources is a (sub)millime...

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Main Authors: Akiyoshi Tsujita, Kotaro Kohno, Shuo Huang, Masamune Oguri, Ken-ichi Tadaki, Ian Smail, Hideki Umehata, Zhen-Kai Gao, Wei-Hao Wang, Fengwu Sun, Seiji Fujimoto, Tao Wang, Ryosuke Uematsu, Daniel Espada, Francesco Valentino, Yiping Ao, Franz E. Bauer, Bunyo Hatsukade, Fumi Egusa, Yuri Nishimura, Anton M. Koekemoer, Daniel Schaerer, Claudia Lagos, Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky, Gabriel Brammer, Karina Caputi, Eiichi Egami, Jorge González-López, Jean-Baptiste Jolly, Kirsten K. Knudsen, Vasily Kokorev, Georgios E. Magdis, Masami Ouchi, Sune Toft, John F. Wu, Adi Zitrin
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Daniel Espada
Francesco Valentino
Yiping Ao
Franz E. Bauer
Bunyo Hatsukade
Fumi Egusa
Yuri Nishimura
Anton M. Koekemoer
Daniel Schaerer
Claudia Lagos
Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky
Gabriel Brammer
Karina Caputi
Eiichi Egami
Jorge González-López
Jean-Baptiste Jolly
Kirsten K. Knudsen
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Georgios E. Magdis
Masami Ouchi
Sune Toft
John F. Wu
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description We present results from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) spectral line-scan observations at 3 mm and 2 mm bands of three near-infrared-dark (NIR-dark) galaxies behind two massive lensing clusters MACS J0417.5-1154 and RXC J0032.1+1808. Each of these three sources is a (sub)millimeter faint (delensed S _1.2 mm  < 1 mJy) triply lensed system originally discovered in the ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey. We have successfully detected CO and [C i ] emission lines and confirmed that their spectroscopic redshifts are z = 3.652, 2.391, and 2.985. By utilizing a rich multiwavelength data set, we find that the NIR-dark galaxies are located on the star formation main sequence in the intrinsic stellar mass range of log ( M _* / M _⊙ ) = 9.8–10.4, which is about 1 order of magnitude lower than that of typical submillimeter galaxies (SMGs). These NIR-dark galaxies show a variety in gas depletion times and spatial extent of dust emission. One of the three is a normal star-forming galaxy with gas depletion time consistent with a scaling relation, and its infrared surface brightness is an order of magnitude smaller than that of typical SMGs. Since this galaxy has an elongated axis ratio of ∼0.17, we argue that normal star-forming galaxies in an edge-on configuration can be heavily dust-obscured. This implies that existing deep WFC3/F160W surveys may miss a fraction of typical star-forming main-sequence galaxies due to their edge-on orientation.
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spelling doaj-art-2ddfbb2e4d9c47c69d7f1d547c18826d2025-08-20T03:40:47ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01989111510.3847/1538-4357/adb41dALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4Akiyoshi Tsujita0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-5041Kotaro Kohno1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-2394Shuo Huang2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1731-6927Masamune Oguri3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3484-399XKen-ichi Tadaki4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-8909Ian Smail5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-257XHideki Umehata6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1937-0573Zhen-Kai Gao7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1262-7719Wei-Hao Wang8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2588-1265Fengwu Sun9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-6617Seiji Fujimoto10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-5066Tao Wang11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2504-2421Ryosuke Uematsu12https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6653-779XDaniel Espada13https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-7685Francesco Valentino14https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-4011Yiping Ao15https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3139-2724Franz E. 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Wu34https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-881XAdi Zitrin35https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-4488Institute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0015, JapanInstitute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0015, Japan; Research Center for the Early Universe, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan , 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan; Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University , Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, JapanCenter for Frontier Science, Chiba University , 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University , 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba 263-8522, JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Hokkai-Gakuen University , 1-1, Nishi 11-chome, Minami 26-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 064-0926, JapanCentre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Department of Physics, Durham University , South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University , Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University , Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan; Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology , 1200 E California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, CA 91125, USAInstitute of Astronomy and Astrophysics , Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University , Zhongli, Taoyuan 32001, TaiwanInstitute of Astronomy and Astrophysics , Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, TaiwanCenter for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Steward Observatory, University of Arizona , 933 N. 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Box 653, Be’er-sheva 8410501, IsraelWe present results from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) spectral line-scan observations at 3 mm and 2 mm bands of three near-infrared-dark (NIR-dark) galaxies behind two massive lensing clusters MACS J0417.5-1154 and RXC J0032.1+1808. Each of these three sources is a (sub)millimeter faint (delensed S _1.2 mm  < 1 mJy) triply lensed system originally discovered in the ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey. We have successfully detected CO and [C i ] emission lines and confirmed that their spectroscopic redshifts are z = 3.652, 2.391, and 2.985. By utilizing a rich multiwavelength data set, we find that the NIR-dark galaxies are located on the star formation main sequence in the intrinsic stellar mass range of log ( M _* / M _⊙ ) = 9.8–10.4, which is about 1 order of magnitude lower than that of typical submillimeter galaxies (SMGs). These NIR-dark galaxies show a variety in gas depletion times and spatial extent of dust emission. One of the three is a normal star-forming galaxy with gas depletion time consistent with a scaling relation, and its infrared surface brightness is an order of magnitude smaller than that of typical SMGs. Since this galaxy has an elongated axis ratio of ∼0.17, we argue that normal star-forming galaxies in an edge-on configuration can be heavily dust-obscured. This implies that existing deep WFC3/F160W surveys may miss a fraction of typical star-forming main-sequence galaxies due to their edge-on orientation.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb41dStarburst galaxiesHigh-redshift galaxiesStrong gravitational lensingMillimeter-wave spectroscopy
spellingShingle Akiyoshi Tsujita
Kotaro Kohno
Shuo Huang
Masamune Oguri
Ken-ichi Tadaki
Ian Smail
Hideki Umehata
Zhen-Kai Gao
Wei-Hao Wang
Fengwu Sun
Seiji Fujimoto
Tao Wang
Ryosuke Uematsu
Daniel Espada
Francesco Valentino
Yiping Ao
Franz E. Bauer
Bunyo Hatsukade
Fumi Egusa
Yuri Nishimura
Anton M. Koekemoer
Daniel Schaerer
Claudia Lagos
Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky
Gabriel Brammer
Karina Caputi
Eiichi Egami
Jorge González-López
Jean-Baptiste Jolly
Kirsten K. Knudsen
Vasily Kokorev
Georgios E. Magdis
Masami Ouchi
Sune Toft
John F. Wu
Adi Zitrin
ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
The Astrophysical Journal
Starburst galaxies
High-redshift galaxies
Strong gravitational lensing
Millimeter-wave spectroscopy
title ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
title_full ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
title_fullStr ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
title_full_unstemmed ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
title_short ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Physical Characterization of Near-infrared-dark Intrinsically Faint ALMA Sources at z = 2–4
title_sort alma lensing cluster survey physical characterization of near infrared dark intrinsically faint alma sources at z 2 4
topic Starburst galaxies
High-redshift galaxies
Strong gravitational lensing
Millimeter-wave spectroscopy
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb41d
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