ALMA Detection of Extended [C ii] Emission in Himiko at z = 6.6

S. Carniani, R. Maiolino, R. Smit, R. Amorín
2018 Astrophysical Journal Letters  
Himiko is one of the most luminous Lyα emitters at z=6.595. It has three star-forming clumps detected in the rest-frame UV, with a total SFR=20 M e yr −1 . We report the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) detection of the [C II]158 μm line emission in this Galaxy with a significance of 8σ. The total [C II] luminosity (L [C II] =1.2×10 8 L e ) is fully consistent with the local L [C II] -SFR relation. The ALMA high-angular resolution reveals that the [C II] emission is
more » ... de of two distinct components. The brightest [C II] clump is extended over 4kpc and is located on the peak of the Lyα nebula, which is spatially offset by 1 kpc relative to the brightest UV clump. The second [C II] component is spatially unresolved (size <2 kpc) and coincident with one of the three UV clumps. While the latter component is consistent with the local L [C II] -SFR relation, the other components are scattered above and below the local relation. We shortly discuss the possible origin of the [C II] components and their relation with the star-forming clumps traced by the UV emission.
doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aaab45 fatcat:e5hul3nbofephp6qxwu3lh25uu