1. OSIRIS Spectroscopy of Supercompact UV Luminous Galaxies
Thiago S. Gonçalves
Caltech

2. Caltech MPA, Garching Columbia JHU
Thiago S. Gonçalves
Chris Martin
Ted Wyder
Roderik Overzier
Columbia
JHU
Antara Basu-Zych
David Schiminovich
Matt O’Dowd
Tim Heckman

3. UVLGs: general characteristics
Heckman et al (2005), Hoopes et al. (2007)
Detected by GALEX in the FUV with
LFUV ≥ 2×1010 L, I1530 ≥ 109 L kpc-2
Low dust attenuation, young populations (Basu-Zych et al. 2007)
Similar morphological indices to high- redshift LBGs

4. Overzier et al

5. UVLG0926
2hr exposures
Pa-α emission line
S/N map

6. Velocity map
σ map

7. UVLG1434

8. σ's similar to LBGs (Law et al. 2007)
Velocity map
σ map
σ's similar to LBGs (Law et al. 2007)

9. Kinemetry
(Krajnović et al,
Shapiro et al)

10. Summary
Complementary data to understand UVLG dynamics: HST optical and IFU
Opportunity to study Lyman Break analogs at higher S/N ratios and spatial resolution
4 more nights coming - so stay tuned!