The Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 B-Band Parallel Survey: A Study of Galaxy Morphology for 18 < B < 27 mag

Abstract

[Abridged] We present the results of the HST B-Band Parallel Survey (BBPS). It covers 0.0370 sq. deg. and consists of 31 shallow (4-6 orbit), randomly selected high latitude HST WFPC2 parallel fields with images taken in both the B (F450W) and I (F814W) filters. The goal is to morphologically classify the galaxies in a homogeneous manner and study galaxy properties as a function of type and B-band magnitude for 18<b_J<23.5 mag. The B-band selected galaxies are classified using an artificial neural network (ANN) galaxy classifier on the higher S/N I-band images. These provide reliable types for I<24 mag (or b_J<26 mag), since these I-band classifications are less subject to the uncertain redshifted rest-frame UV morphology. The ANN classification depends on the shape of the surface brightness profile, but not on color. These results are combined with deeper studies in the HDF-N and the deep WFPC2 field surrounding the radio galaxy 53W002, for which galaxies have been classified to b_J<27 mag. The galaxy counts for the combined B-band selected samples show adequate statistics for a range 19<b_J<27 mag, and are in good agreement with other studies in the flux range where they overlap, while showing improved statistics at the bright end. The galaxies are divided into 3 morphological classes: E/S0, Sabc and Sd/Irr, and the B-band counts are presented for each class, as well as the total counts. The faint end of the counts is dominated by the Sd/Irr galaxies. These type dependent counts are compared to models based on local luminosity functions which include the effects of the Cosmological Constant. The BBPS sample, along with the two deeper fields, is used to delineate the general trends of effective radius and (B-I) color as a function of both morphological type and apparent magnitude 18<b_J<27 mag.

arXiv commentAccepted by Astronomical Journal, 29 pages, 7 figs, 2 tables, uses emulateapj.sty

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