Galaxies at redshifts 5 to 6 with systematically low dust content and high [C ii] emission

P. L. Capak (), C. Carilli, G. Jones, C. M. Casey, D. Riechers, K. Sheth, C. M. Carollo, O. Ilbert, A. Karim, O. LeFevre, S. Lilly, N. Scoville, V. Smolcic and L. Yan
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P. L. Capak: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)
C. Carilli: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
G. Jones: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
C. M. Casey: The University of Texas at Austin
D. Riechers: Cornell University
K. Sheth: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
C. M. Carollo: Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich
O. Ilbert: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille), UMR 7326
A. Karim: Argelander-Institut für Astronomie
O. LeFevre: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille), UMR 7326
S. Lilly: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
N. Scoville: California Institute of Technology
V. Smolcic: University of Zagreb
L. Yan: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)

Nature, 2015, vol. 522, issue 7557, 455-458

Abstract: Measurements of [C ii] emission and dust emission from nine typical star-forming galaxies about one billion years after the Big Bang show that galaxies of this age have dust levels that are significantly lower than those of typical galaxies about two billion years later and comparable with those of local low-metallicity galaxies.

Date: 2015
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