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A&A
Volume 654, October 2021
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Article Number | A121 | |
Number of page(s) | 34 | |
Section | Extragalactic astronomy | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140612 | |
Published online | 26 October 2021 |
Spectroscopic observations of PHz G237.01+42.50: A galaxy protocluster at z = 2.16 in the Cosmos field⋆
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INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica (IASF) Milano, Via A. Corti 12, 20133 Milan, Italy
e-mail: maria.polletta@inaf.it
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IRAP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, CNES, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Université Paris-Saclay, Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS, Bât. 121, 91400 Orsay, France
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Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS UMR5574, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, 69230 Saint-Genis-Laval, France
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Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 650 North A’ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
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Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Osawa 2-21-1, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
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Aix Marseille University, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France
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Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory, 933 North Cherry Avenue, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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INAF – Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza delle Spazio di Bologna, OAS, Via Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Received:
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February
2021
Accepted:
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August
2021
The Planck satellite has identified more than 2000 protocluster candidates with extreme star formation rates (SFRs). Here, we present the spectroscopic identification of a Planck-selected protocluster located in the Cosmos field, PHz G237.01+42.50. PHz G237.01+42.50 contains a galaxy overdensity of 31 spectroscopically identified galaxies at z ≃ 2.16 (significant at 5.4σ) in a 10′ × 11′ region. The overdensity contains two substructures or protoclusters at ⟨z⟩ ≃ 2.16 and 2.195 with estimated halo masses at z = 0 of ∼5–6 × 1014 M⊙, roughly consistent with Virgo-type clusters. The overdensity total SFR, ∼4000 M⊙ yr−1, is higher than predicted by simulations but much smaller than the SFR derived from the Planck data (i.e., 10 173 M⊙ yr−1). The analysis of the Herschel data in the field, in combination with the available ancillary data, shows that such a difference is due to an effect of source alignment along the line of sight that produces a 5σ overdensity of red Herschel sources in the field. We analyze the members’ ultraviolet (UV) spectra and UV-far-infrared spectral energy distributions to derive their SFR, stellar mass, and metallicity. Galaxy members include blue star-forming galaxies and Active galactic nuclei (AGN) with SFRs and stellar masses consistent with the main sequence. Active galactic nuclei, identified through optical spectroscopy or X-ray data, represent a significant fraction (20 ± 10%) of all members of the protocluster at z = 2.16, and they are powerful enough to produce radiative feedback. The core of this protocluster, besides being denser, includes members that are, on average, more massive and star-forming and contains a larger fraction of AGN and Herschel-detected galaxies than the full sample, suggesting an environmental effect on galaxy growth. A comparison between PHz G237.01+42.50 and other protoclusters in the literature at similar redshifts reveals some common traits and differences that reflect both observational biases and a diversity in intrinsic properties that is not yet fully understood.
Key words: large-scale structure of Universe / galaxies: star formation / galaxies: clusters: general / galaxies: high-redshift / submillimeter: galaxies
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