Star Formation and Gas Kinematics of Quasar Host Galaxies at z~6: New insights from ALMA. (arXiv:1302.4154v1 [astro-ph.CO]):
We present ALMA observations of the [C II] 158 micron fine structure line and
dust continuum emission from the host galaxies of five redshift 6 quasars. We
also report complementary observations of 250 GHz dust continuum and CO (6-5)
line emission from the z=6.00 quasar SDSS J231038.88+185519.7. The ALMA
observations were carried out in the extended array at 0.7" resolution. We have
detected the line and dust continuum in all five objects. The derived [C II]
line luminosities are 1.6x10^{9} to 8.8x10^{9} Lsun and the [C II]-to-FIR
luminosity ratios are 3.0-5.6x10^{-4}, which is comparable to the values found
in other high-redshift quasar-starburst systems and local ultra-luminous
infrared galaxies. The sources are marginally resolved and the intrinsic source
sizes (major axis FWHM) are constrained to be 0.3" to 0.6" (i.e., 1.7 to 3.5
kpc) for the [C II] line emission and 0.2" to 0.4" (i.e., 1.2 to 2.3 kpc) for
the continuum. These measurements indicate that there is vigorous star
formation over the central few kpc in the quasar host galaxies. The ALMA
observations also constrain the dynamical properties of the atomic gas in the
starburst nuclei. The intensity-weighted velocity maps of three sources show
clear velocity gradients. Such velocity gradients are consistent with a
rotating, gravitationally bound gas component, although they are not uniquely
interpreted as such. Under the simplifying assumption of rotation, the implied
dynamical masses within the [C II]-emitting regions are of order 10^{10} to
10^{11} Msun. Given these estimates, the mass ratios between the SMBHs and the
spheroidal bulge are an order of magnitude higher than the mean value found in
local spheroidal galaxies, which is in agreement with results from previous CO
observations of high redshift quasars.
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