NIR SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF MASSIVE GALAXIES IN THE PROTOCLUSTER AT z = 3.09

We present the results of near-infrared spectroscopic observations of the $K$-band selected candidate galaxies in the protocluster at $z=3.09$ in the SSA22 field. We observed 67 candidates with $K_{\rm AB} 1.4$), hyper extremely red objects (HEROs; $J-K_{\rm AB}>2.1$), {\it Spitzer} MIPS 24 $\mu$m sources, active galactic nuclei (AGNs) as well as the counterparts of Ly$\alpha$ blobs and the AzTEC/ASTE 1.1-mm sources in the SSA22 field are also found to be the protocluster members. The mass of the SSA22 protocluster is estimated to be $\sim2-5\times10^{14}~M_{\odot}$ and this system is plausibly a progenitor of the most massive clusters of galaxies in the current Universe. The reddest ($J-K_{\rm AB}\geq 2.4$) protocluster galaxies are massive galaxies with $M_{\rm star}\sim10^{11}~M_{\odot}$ showing quiescent star formation activities and plausibly dominated by old stellar populations. Most of these massive quiescent galaxies host moderately luminous AGNs detected by X-ray. There are no significant differences in the [O{\footnotesize III}] $\lambda$5007/H$\beta$ emission line ratios, and [O{\footnotesize III}] $\lambda$5007 line widths and spatial extents of the protocluster galaxies from those of massive galaxies at $z\sim2-3$ in the general field.

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