ALMA Observations of Quasar Host Galaxies at z ≃ 4.8
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We present ALMA band-7 data of the [C ii] 157:74 m emission line and underlying far-infrared (FIR) continuum for twelve luminous quasars at z ' 4:8 powered by fast-growing supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Our total sample consists of eighteen quasars, twelve of which are presented here for the rst time. The new sources consists of six Herschel/SPIRE detected systems, which we de ne as "FIR-bright" sources, and six Herschel/SPIRE undetected systems, which we de ne as "FIR-faint" sources. We determine dust masses for the quasars hosts of Mdust 0:225:0 108M , implying ISM gas masses comparable to the dynamical masses derived from the [C ii] kinematics. It is found that on average the Mgii line is blueshifted by 500kms1 with respect to the [C ii] emission line, which is also observed when complementing our observations with data from the literature. We nd that all of our "FIR-bright" subsample and most of the "FIR-faint" objects lie above the main sequence of star forming galaxies at z 5. We detect companion sub-millimeter galaxies (SMGs) for two sources, both FIR-faint, with a range of projected distances of 20 60 kpc and with typical velocity shifts of j vj < 200kms1 from the quasar hosts. Of our total sample of eighteen quasars, 5/18 are found to have dust obscured starforming companions.
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1538-4357
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European Research Council (695671)