Abstract

We present ALMA 0.28"x0.20" (1.4kpc x 1.0kpc) resolution observations of the CII 158um line and underlying dust continuum in the host galaxy of the most distant quasar currently known, ULAS J1342+0928 at z=7.5413. Both the CII and continuum are detected and spatially resolved. The CII line is ~1.5 times more extended than the continuum emission, showing an elongated and complex structure of approximately 3.2kpc x 6.4kpc. Two separate peaks are clearly seen (>6sigma each) in three 100 km/s width CII channel maps. The velocity field of the CII gas does not show evidence of a coherent rotation field but rather chaotic motion, reminiscent of an on-going merger.

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The z=7.54 Quasar ULAS J1342 0928 Is Hosted by a Galaxy Merger

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