On the Origin of Lyman$α$ Blobs at High Redshift: Submillimetric Evidence for a Hyperwind Galaxy at z=3.1

Abstract

The most remarkable class of high-redshift objects observed so far is extended Ly$α$ emission-line blobs found in an over-density region at redshift 3.1. They may be either a dust-enshrouded, extreme starburst galaxy with a large-scale galactic outflow (superwind) or cooling radiation from dark matter halos. Recently one of these Ly$α$ blobs has been detected at submillimeter wavelengths (450 and 850 $μ$m). Here we show that its rest-frame spectral energy distribution between optical and far-infrared is quite similar to that of Arp 220, which is a typical ultraluminous starburst/superwind galaxy in the local universe. This suggests strongly that the superwind model proposed by Taniguchi & Shioya is applicable to this Ly$α$ blob. Since the blob is more luminous in the infrared by a factor of 30 than Arp 220, it comprises a new population of hyperwind galaxies at high redshift.