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Details of the processes through which galaxies convert their gas into stars need to be studied in order to obtain a complete picture of galaxy formation. One way to tackle these phenomena is to relate the H  i  gas and the stars in galaxies. Here, we present dynamical properties of damped and subdamped Lyman  α  (DLA) systems identified in H α  emission with VLT/SINFONI at near‐infrared wavelengths. While the DLA towards Q 0302 − 223  is found to be dispersion‐dominated, the sub‐DLA towards Q 1009 − 0026  shows clear signatures of rotation. We use a proxy to circular velocity to estimate the mass of the halo in which the sub‐DLA resides and find   M  halo = 10 12.6  M ⊙  . We also derive dynamical masses of these objects, and find   M  dyn = 10 10.3   and  10 10.9  M ⊙  . For one of the two systems (towards Q 0302 − 223 ), we are able to derive a stellar mass of   M  * = 10 9.5  M ⊙   from a spectral energy distribution fit. The gas fraction in this object is one‐third, comparable to similar objects at these redshifts. Our work illustrates that detailed studies of quasar absorbers can offer entirely new insights into our knowledge of the interaction between stars and the interstellar gas in galaxies.

monthly notices of the royal astronomical society

A SINFONI integral field spectroscopy survey for galaxy counterparts to damped Lyman α systems – II. Dynamical properties of the galaxies towards Q0302 − 223 and Q1009 − 0026  ★