Abstract
We have obtained three-dimensional maps of the universe in
$\sim200\times200\times80$ comoving Mpc$^3$ (cMpc$^3$) volumes each at $z=5.7$
and $6.6$ based on a spectroscopic sample of 179 galaxies that achieves
$\gtrsim80$\% completeness down to the Ly$\alpha$ luminosity of $łog(L_\rm
Ly\alpha/erg\ s^-1)=43.0$, based on our Keck and Gemini
observations and the literature. The maps reveal filamentary large-scale
structures and two remarkable overdensities made out of at least 44 and 12
galaxies at $z=5.692$ (z57OD) and $z=6.585$ (z66OD), respectively, making z66OD
the most distant overdensity spectroscopically confirmed to date with $>10$
spectroscopically confirmed galaxies. We compare spatial distributions of
submillimeter galaxies at $z4-6$ with our $z=5.7$ galaxies forming the
large-scale structures, and detect a $99.97\%$ signal of cross correlation,
indicative of a clear coincidence of dusty star-forming galaxy and dust
unobscured galaxy formation at this early epoch. The galaxies in z57OD and
z66OD are actively forming stars with star formation rates (SFRs) $\gtrsim5$
times higher than the main sequence, and particularly the SFR density in z57OD
is 10 times higher than the cosmic average at the redshift (a.k.a. the
Madau-Lilly plot). Comparisons with numerical simulations suggest that z57OD
and z66OD are protoclusters that are progenitors of the present-day clusters
with halo masses of $\sim10^14\ M_ødot$.
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