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October 20, 20250 citationsOpen Access

CANUCS/Technicolor: JWST Medium Band Photometry Finds Half of the Star Formation at z>7. 5 is Obscured

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NMNicholas S. MartisSWSunna WithersGFGiordano Felicioni

Key Points

  • About 50% of total star formation rate density is obscured at redshifts between 7.5 and 9, indicating substantial dust obstruction.
  • The sample includes 146 high-redshift galaxies, with 48 being classified as extreme emission line galaxies, revealing critical star formation dynamics.
  • Dust attenuation correlates more strongly with star formation rate than stellar mass, providing insights into the evolution of high-redshift galaxies.
  • The obscured star formation fraction decreases to about 35% for galaxies between redshifts 9 and 12, hinting at changes in dust growth over time.

Abstract

We present a sample of 146 high-redshift (z>7. 5) galaxies from the CANUCS/Technicolor surveys, showcasing photometry in every wide- and medium-band NIRCam filter in addition to ancillary HST data sampling 0. 4-5 m (22 JWST bands out of 29 bands total). Additionally, 48 (33\%) galaxies in our sample meet criteria to be classified as extreme emission line galaxies, 15 (10\%) of which are completely missed by typical dropout selections due to faint UV emission. By fitting the SEDs covering the rest-frame UV to optical at z > 7. 5, we investigate the dust obscuration properties, giving an unbiased view of dust buildup in high-redshift galaxies free from spectroscopic follow-up selection effects. Dust attenuation correlates with stellar mass, but more strongly with star formation rate. We find typical galaxies at z>7. 5 have 25 \% of their star formation obscured. However, since galaxies with higher star formation rates suffer more attenuation, 50 \% of the total star formation rate density at 7. 5 15, implying that epoch as when dust first forms in bright galaxies.

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Martis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f5fcd68d54a28a75cf2009https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2503.01579
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