The multiple merger assembly of a hyperluminous obscured quasar at redshift 4.6
Galaxy mergers and gas accretion from the cosmic web drive the growth of galaxies and their central black holes at early epochs. We report spectroscopic imaging of a multiple merger event in the most luminous known galaxy, WISE J224607.56−052634.9 (W2246−0526), a dust-obscured quasar at redshift 4.6, 1.3 Gyr after the Big Bang. Far-infrared dust continuum observations show three galaxy companions around W2246−0526 with disturbed morphologies, connected by streams of dust likely produced by the dynamical interaction. The detection of tidal dusty bridges shows that W2246−0526 is accreting its neighbors, suggesting merger activity is may be a dominant mechanism through which the most luminous galaxies simultaneously obscure and feed their central super-massive black holes.
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The multiple merger assembly of a hyperluminous obscured quasar at redshift 4.6
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