Deep Submillimeter and Radio Observations in the SSA22 Field. III. Multiwavelength Identifications and Properties of the 850 μm-selected Submillimeter Galaxies

Abstract

We present a multiwavelength analysis of 850 μm-selected SMGs (deblended S 850 1mJy) in the SSA22 field, where our deepest JCMT/SCUBA-2 observations reach a sensitivity of σ850 0.80mJy beam-1. Using multiple identification methods, we have identified 248 deblended SMG candidates for 192 SCUBA-2 sources. The average multiplicity of SCUBA-2 sources is 26%, with brighter sources exhibiting higher multiplicity. After applying quality cuts based on SED fitting reliability, our final sample comprises 221 SMGs associated with 186 SCUBA-2 sources. The SSA22 SMGs have a median infrared luminosity of (2.250.25) ×1012 L, with 63% ( 8%) of the sample classified as ULIRGs (HLIRGs). The median redshift of the sample is z = 2.00 0.08, while optically faint galaxies exhibit higher median redshift ( 2.20 0.17). The comoving volume density of SMGs increases by a factor of 6 at z 4, plateauing at 1.78-3.16 × 10-5 cMpc-3 over z 1-3 (including the overdensity). The significant overdensity of SMGs within large-scale structures demonstrates their reliability as tracers of cosmic structure formation at high redshift. The median stellar mass and SFR of our SMG sample are (1.55 0.22) × 1011 M and 166 25 M yr-1, respectively. We observe a clear ``downsizing" signature: after cosmic noon (z 2), massive SMGs exhaust their gas reservoirs and transition to quiescence, while lower-mass SMGs continue forming stars and dominate the cosmic SFR density. The sample has a median dust mass of (1.95 0.14) × 109 M. The dust fraction ( Mdust/Mstar) has a median value of (1.4 0.2) × 10-2. The median AV of SMGs is 3.090.07mag.

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