AN OSIRIS STUDY OF THE GAS KINEMATICS IN A SAMPLE OF UV-SELECTED GALAXIES: EVIDENCE OF “HOT AND BOTHERED” STARBURSTS IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

We present data from Integral Field Spectroscopy for three supercompact UV-Luminous Galaxies (ScUVLGs). As nearby (z ~ 0.2) compact (R 50 ~ 1-2 kpc) bright Paschen- Delta *a sources, with unusually high star formation rates (SFR = 3-100 M yr-1), ScUVLGs are an ideal population for studying detailed...

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Published in:Astrophysical journal. Letters 2009-07, Vol.699 (2), p.L118-L124
Main Authors: Basu-Zych, Antara R, Goncalves, Thiago S, Overzier, Roderik, Law, David R, Schiminovich, David, Heckman, Tim, Martin, Chris, Wyder, Ted, O'Dowd, Matt
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Language:English
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Summary:We present data from Integral Field Spectroscopy for three supercompact UV-Luminous Galaxies (ScUVLGs). As nearby (z ~ 0.2) compact (R 50 ~ 1-2 kpc) bright Paschen- Delta *a sources, with unusually high star formation rates (SFR = 3-100 M yr-1), ScUVLGs are an ideal population for studying detailed kinematics and dynamics in actively star-forming galaxies. In addition, ScUVLGs appear to be excellent analogs to high-redshift Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs), and our results may offer additional insight into the dynamics of LBGs. Previous work by our team has shown that the morphologies of these galaxies exhibit tidal features and companions, and in this study we find that the dynamics of ScUVLGs are dominated by disturbed kinematics of the emission line gas-suggesting that these galaxies have undergone recent feedback, interactions, or mergers. While two of the three galaxies do display rotation, v/ Delta *s
ISSN:0004-637X
2041-8205
1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/699/2/L118