Speaker
Ezra Sukay
(Johns Hopkins University)
Description
For the first time, JWST enables exquisite spatially resolved spectral maps of galaxies when the universe was only 3 billion years old. We present such maps for a galaxy, which we call the “Coffee Pot.” It has morphology and gas kinematics consistent with a major merger, but was classified as a disk from ground based observations. It has centralized, compact star formation as measured from archival ALMA data. It has a significant amount of dust at the center. Also in this region, we detect sodium absorption lines (Na I D) in patches. We are studying whether the presence of outflows is indicated in these lines.
Primary author
Ezra Sukay
(Johns Hopkins University)
Co-authors
Susan Kassin
(Space Telescope Science Institute)
Camilla Pacifici
(Space Science Telescope Institute)
Celia Mulcahey
(Johns Hopkins University)
GARDEN Team
