Intrinsic Shape of Star-Forming BzK Galaxies at z~2 in GOODS-N

Abstract

We study structure of star-forming galaxies at z~2 in GOODS-N field selected as sBzK galaxies down to K_{AB} <24.0 mag. Among 1029 sBzK galaxies, 551 galaxies (54%) show a single component in ACS/F850LP image obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope; the rest show multiple components. We fit the single-component sBzK galaxies with the single Sérsic profile using the ACS/F850LP image and find that a majority of them (64%) show Sérsic index of n=0.5-2.5, indicating that they have a disk-like structure. The resulting effective radii typically range from 1.0 to 3.0 kpc in the rest-frame UV wavelength. After correcting the effective radii to those in the rest-frame optical wavelength, we find that the single-component sBzK galaxies locate in the region where the local and z~1 disk galaxies distribute in the stellar mass-size diagram, suggesting comparable surface stellar mass density between the sBzK and z~0-1 disk galaxies. All these properties suggest that the single-component sBzK galaxies are progenitors of the present-day disk galaxies. However, by studying their intrinsic shape through comparison between the observed distribution of apparent axial ratios and the distribution for triaxial models with axes (A>B>C), we find that the mean B/A ratio is 0.61^{+0.05}_{-0.08} and disk thickness C/A is 0.28^{+0.03}_{-0.04}. This indicates that the single-component sBzK galaxies at z~2 have a bar-like or oval shape rather than a round disk shape. The shape seems to resemble to a bar/oval structure that form through bar instability; if it is the case, the intrinsic shape may give us a clue to understand dynamical evolution of baryonic matter in a dark matter halo.

14 pages, 13 figure, 2 tables, Accepted for publication in ApJ

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