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D. T. Frayer, N. Z Scoville (Caltech)
We discuss Owens Valley Millimeter Array observations and Keck near-infrared wavelength observations of the high-redshift sub-mm population of galaxies. Studies of sub-mm galaxies are vital to our understanding of the formation and early evolution of galaxies since this population could account for a significant fraction of the total amount of star formation and AGN activity at high redshift. The initial CO data suggest that the sub-mm galaxies are analogous to the gas-rich ultraluminous mergers found in the local universe. Since many sub-mm galaxies are highly obscured at observed optical wavelengths, sensitive observations at mm and near-infrared wavelengths are critical for yielding insights into the nature of these systems.
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