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submillimeter galaxy

(SMG, DSFG, submillimeter-selected galaxy, dusty star-forming galaxy)
(galaxy that produces significant submillimeter radiation)

A submillimeter galaxy (SMG, or submillimeter-selected galaxy or dusty star-forming galaxy, i.e., DSFG) is a galaxy showing mostly through submillimeter radiation. These include high redshift galaxies. Specifically, the 850 μm flux density is generally greater than 3-5 millijanskys. They are very luminous because of star formation rather than because they are active galaxies. The spectrum typically seen is black-body radiation from dust grains and emission lines from the gas in the interstellar medium. Some have been estimated to have huge amounts of dust.

An SMG is typically a massive high-redshifted elliptical starburst galaxy, and is essentially the same as a luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG). The phrase dusty galaxy is often used for them or to include them.


(galaxy type,quasars,EMR,infrared,submillimeter)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submillimetre_astronomy
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...743..159H/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002PhR...369..111B/abstract
https://users.flatironinstitute.org/~chayward/research/smgs.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017A%26A...608A..15B/abstract

Referenced by pages:
AMUSE²
CO ladder
dusty galaxy
emission-line object
GISMO
luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG)
MORA
submillimeter astronomy
submillimeter galaxy designator

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