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23 papers · 2 filters

astro-ph.GA2016★ 33 cited

Insights into the chemical composition of the metal-poor Milky Way halo globular cluster NGC 6426

M. Hanke, A. Koch, C. J. Hansen +1

We present our detailed spectroscopic analysis of the chemical composition of four red giant stars in the halo globular cluster NGC 6426. We obtained high-resolution spectra using…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 51 cited

SINFONI-HiZELS: The dynamics, merger rates & metallicity gradients of `typical' star-forming galaxies at = 0.8-2.2

J. Molina, E. Ibar, A. M. Swinbank +5

We present adaptive optics (AO) assisted SINFONI integral field unit (IFU) spectroscopy of eleven H emitting galaxies selected from the High-Z Emission Line Survey (HiZELS). We…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 45 cited

A large H survey of star formation in relaxed and merging galaxy cluster environments at

Andra Stroe, David Sobral, Ana Afonso +4

We present the first results from the largest H survey of star formation and AGN activity in galaxy clusters. Using 9 different narrow band filters, we select H emitt…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 108 cited

Cosmic Web of Galaxies in the COSMOS Field: Public Catalog and Different Quenching for Centrals and Satellites

Behnam Darvish, Bahram Mobasher, D. Christopher Martin +5

We use a mass complete (log() 9.6) sample of galaxies with accurate photometric redshifts in the COSMOS field to construct the density field and the cosmic…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 49 cited

The structural and size evolution of star-forming galaxies over the last 11 Gyrs

Ana Paulino-Afonso, David Sobral, Fernando Buitrago +1

We present new results on the evolution of rest-frame blue/UV sizes and Sersic indices of H-selected star-forming galaxies over the last 11 Gyrs. We investigate how the perceive…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 5 cited

Another look at the size of the low-surface brightness galaxy VCC 1661 in the Virgo Cluster

Andreas Koch, Christine S. Black, R. Michael Rich +3

We present new wide-field images of the low-surface brightness Virgo Cluster dwarf galaxy VCC 1661. The extant literature lists a broad range of radii for this object, covering a f…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 36 cited

TOPoS: III. An ultra iron-poor multiple CEMP system

E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, M. Spite +15

One of the primary objectives of the TOPoS survey is to search for the most metal-poor stars. Our search has led to the discovery of one of the most iron-poor objects known, SDSS\,…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 14 cited

The growth of typical star-forming galaxies and their super massive black holes across cosmic time since z~2

João Calhau, David Sobral, Andra Stroe +5

Understanding galaxy formation and evolution requires studying the interplay between the growth of galaxies and the growth of their black holes across cosmic time. Here we explore…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 56 cited

Evidence for multiple populations in the intermediate age cluster Lindsay 1 in the SMC

K Hollyhead, N Kacharov, C Lardo +6

Lindsay 1 is an intermediate age (approx 8 Gyr) massive cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Using VLT FORS2 spectra of 16 probable cluster members on the lower RGB of the…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 107 cited

The CALYMHA survey: Lya luminosity function and global escape fraction of Lya photons at z=2.23

David Sobral, Jorryt Matthee, Philip Best +6

We present the CAlibrating LYMan- with H (CALYMHA) pilot survey and new results on Lyman- (Lya) selected galaxies at z~2. We use a custom-built Lya narrow-band filter at t…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 27 cited

[OIII] emission line as a tracer of star-forming galaxies at high redshifts: Comparison between H and [OIII] emitters at =2.23 in HiZELS

T. L. Suzuki, T. Kodama, D. Sobral +10

We investigate the properties of =2.23 H and [OIII]5007 emitters using the narrow-band-selected samples obtained from the High- Emission Line Survey (HiZELS: Sobral et…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 58 cited

Probing the intra-group medium of a z = 0.28 galaxy group

R. Bielby, N. H. M. Crighton, M. Fumagalli +4

We present new MUSE observations of a galaxy group probed by a background quasar. The quasar sightline passes between multiple galaxies, whilst showing at the same redshif…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 109 cited

The Lyman-alpha luminosity function at z=5.7-6.6 and the steep drop of the faint end: implications for reionization

Sérgio Santos, David Sobral, Jorryt Matthee

We present new results from the widest narrow band survey search for Lyman-alpha (Lya) emitters at z=5.7, just after reionization. We survey a total of 7 deg spread over the CO…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 188 cited

Effects of Local Environment and Stellar Mass on Galaxy Quenching out to z~3

Behnam Darvish, Bahram Mobasher, David Sobral +4

We study the effects of local environment and stellar mass on galaxy properties using a mass complete sample of quiescent and star-forming systems in the COSMOS field at $z\lesssim…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 131 cited

The production and escape of Lyman-Continuum radiation from star-forming galaxies at z~2 and their redshift evolution

Jorryt Matthee, David Sobral, Philip Best +4

We study the production rate of ionizing photons of a sample of 588 H emitters (HAEs) and 160 Lyman- emitters (LAEs) at in the COSMOS field in order to assess the imp…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 54 cited

The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): The Tully-Fisher Relation at z ~ 1

Alfred L. Tiley, John P. Stott, A. M. Swinbank +11

We present the stellar mass (), and K-corrected -band absolute magnitude () Tully-Fisher relations (TFRs) for sub-samples of the 584 galaxies spatially resolved in…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 63 cited

The Nature of H[O{\sc iii}] and [O{\sc ii}] emitters to with HiZELS: stellar mass functions and the evolution of EWs

Ali Ahmad Khostovan, David Sobral, Bahram Mobasher +5

We investigate the properties of narrow-band selected galaxies with strong H[OIII] and [OII] nebular emission lines from the High- Emission Line Survey (HiZELS) b…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 100 cited

Before the Bar: Kinematic Detection of A Spheroidal Metal-Poor Bulge Component

Andrea Kunder, R. M. Rich, J. Storm +7

We present 947 radial velocities of RR Lyrae variable stars in four fields located toward the Galactic bulge, observed within the data from the ongoing Bulge RR Lyrae Radial Veloci…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 197 cited

The VLT LEGA-C Spectroscopic Survey: The Physics of Galaxies at a Lookback Time of 7 Gyr

A. van der Wel, K. Noeske, R. Bezanson +17

The Large Early Galaxy Census (LEGA-C) is a Public Spectroscopic Survey of -band selected galaxies at redshifts with stellar masses M_star > 1e10M_sun, co…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 44 cited

The nature of H-alpha star-forming galaxies at z~0.4 in and around Cl 0939+4713: the environment matters

David Sobral, Andra Stroe, Yusei Koyama +5

Cluster star-forming galaxies are found to have an excess of Far-Infrared emission relative to H-alpha (Ha), when compared to those in the field, which could be caused by intense A…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 50 cited

Lyman Alpha Signatures from Direct Collapse Black Holes

Mark Dijkstra, Max Gronke, David Sobral

`Direct collapse black holes' (DCBHs) provide possible seeds for supermassive black holes that exist at redshifts as high as z~7. We study Lyman Alpha (Lya) radiative transfer thro…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 99 cited

The CALYMHA survey: Ly escape fraction and its dependence on galaxy properties at

Jorryt Matthee, David Sobral, Ivàn Oteo +4

We present the first results from our CAlibrating LYMan- with H (CALYMHA) pilot survey at the Isaac Newton Telescope. We measure Ly emission for 488 H selected galaxies…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 41 cited

The most luminous H emitters at z~0.8-2.23 from HiZELS: evolution of AGN and star-forming galaxies

David Sobral, Saul A. Kohn, Philip N. Best +5

We use new near-infrared spectroscopic observations to investigate the nature and evolution of the most luminous Hα(Ha) emitters at z~0.8-2.23, which evolve strongly in number dens…