Author ORCID Identifier
Q. Daniel Wang: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Carlos Garcia Diaz: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Patrick S. Kamieneski: 0000-0001-9394-6732
Kevin C. Harrington: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Min S. Yun: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Nicholas Foo: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Brenda L. Frye: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Eric F. Jimenez-Andrade: 0000-0003-1625-8009
Daizhong Liu: 0000-0001-9773-7479
James D. Lowenthal: 0000-0001-9969-3115
Belén Alcalde Pampliega: 0000-0002-4140-0428
Massimo Pascale: 0000-0002-2282-8795
Amit Vishwas: 0000-0002-4444-8929
Mark A. Gurwell: 0000-0003-0685-3621
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2024
Publication Title
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Abstract
Hyperluminous infrared galaxies (HyLIRGs)ãre the most extreme star-forming systems observed in the early Universe,ãnd their properties still elude comprehensive understanding. We have undertakenã large XMM -Newton observing programme to probe the totalãccreting black hole population in three HyLIRGsãt z = 2.12, 3.25,ãnd 3.55, gravitationally lensed by foreground galaxies. Selected from the Planck All-Sky Survey to Analyse Gravitationally lensed Extreme Starbursts (PASSAGES), these HyLIRGs haveãpparent infrared luminosities > 10 14 L⊙. Our observãtions re vealed X-ray emission in each of them. PJ1336 + 49ãppears to be dominated by high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs). Remarkably, the luminosity of this non-AGN X-ray emission exceeds byã factor ofãbout 3 the value obtained by calibration with local galaxies with much lower star formation rates. This enhanced X-ray emission most likely highlights the efficacy of dynamical HMXB production within compact clusters, which isãn important mode of star formation in HyLIRGs. The remaining two (PJ0116 -24ãnd PJ1053 + 60) morphologicallyãnd spectrally exhibitã compact X-ray component inãddition to the extended non-AGN X-ray emission, indicating the presence of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). The AGNãppears to be centrally located in the reconstructed source plane images of PJ0116 -24, which manifests its star-formingãctivity predominantly withinãn extended galactic disc. In contrast, the AGN in the field of PJ1053 + 60 is projected 60 kpcãway from the extreme star-forming galaxyãnd could be ejected from it. These results underline the synergistic potential of deep X-ray observations with strong lensing for the study of high-energyãstrophysical phenomena in HyLIRGs.
Keywords
galaxies: high-redshift, galaxies: nuclei, galaxies: starburst, gravitational lensing: strong, X- rays: galaxies, X-rays: binaries
Volume
527
Issue
4
First Page
10584
Last Page
10603
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stad3827
ISSN
00358711
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
© 2023 The Author(s).
Recommended Citation
Wang, Q. Daniel; Diaz, Carlos Garcia; Kamieneski, Patrick S.; Harrington, Kevin C.; Yun, Min S.; Foo, Nicholas; Frye, Brenda L.; Jimenez-Andrade, Eric F.; Liu, Daizhong; Lowenthal, James D.; Pampliega, Belén Alcalde; Pascale, Massimo; Vishwas, Amit; and Gurwell, Mark A., "X-Ray Detection of the Most Extreme Star-Forming Galaxies at the Cosmic Noon via Strong Lensing" (2024). Astronomy: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/ast_facpubs/134
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