ALESS-JWST: Joint (sub-)kiloparsec JWST and ALMA imaging of \(z\sim3\) submillimeter galaxies reveals heavily obscured bulge formation events

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Hodge, Jacqueline A, da Cunha, Elisabete, Kendrew, Sarah, Li, Juno, Smail, Ian, Westoby, Bethany A, Nayak, Omnarayani, Swinbank, Mark, Chian-Chou, Chen, Fabian, Walter, van der Werf, Paul, Cracraft, Misty, Battisti, Andrew, Brandt, Willian N, Rivera, Gabriela Calistro, Chapman, Scott C, Cox, Pierre, Dannerbauer, Helmut, Decarli, Roberto, Marta Frias Castillo, Greve, Thomas R, Knudsen, Kirsten K, Leslie, Sarah, Menten, Karl M, Rybak, Matus, Schinnerer, Eva, Wardlow, Julie L, Weiss, Axel
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 22.07.2024
• Subjects: Cosmic dust; Dust; Galaxies; Infrared imaging; James Webb Space Telescope; Morphology; Near infrared radiation; Position measurement; Red shift; Stellar age; Surface brightness

We present JWST NIRCam imaging targeting 13 \(z\sim3\) infrared-luminous (\(L_{\rm IR}\sim5\times10^{12}L_{\odot}\)) galaxies from the ALESS survey with uniquely deep, high-resolution (0.08$''$$-\(0.16\)''\() ALMA 870\)\mu\(m imaging. The 2.0\)-\(4.4\)\mu\(m (observed frame) NIRC...