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most citedMass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

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astro-ph.CO2013★ 169 cited

The FMOS-Cosmos Survey of Star-Forming Galaxies at z~1.6 II. The Mass-Metallicity Relation and the Dependence on Star Formation Rate and Dust Extinction

H. J. Zahid, D. Kashino, J. D. Silverman +28

We investigate the relationships between stellar mass, gas-phase oxygen abundance (metallicity), star formation rate, and dust content of star-forming galaxies at z1.6 using…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 237 cited

The FMOS-COSMOS survey of star-forming galaxies at z ~ 1.6. I. Hα-based star formation rates and dust extinction

D. Kashino, J. D. Silverman, G. Rodighiero +26

We present the first results from a near-IR spectroscopic survey of the COSMOS field, using the Fiber Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Subaru telescope, designed to characterize th…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 141 cited

The dependence of Galactic outflows on the properties and orientation of zCOSMOS galaxies at z ~ 1

R. Bordoloi, S. J. Lilly, E. Hardmeier +44

We present an analysis of cool outflowing gas around galaxies, traced by MgII absorption lines in the co-added spectra of a sample of 486 zCOSMOS galaxies at 1 < z < 1.5. These gal…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 102 cited

zCOSMOS 20k: Satellite galaxies are the main drivers of environmental effects in the galaxy population at least to z~0.7

K. Kovac, S. J. Lilly, C. Knobel +41

We explore the role of environment in the evolution of galaxies over 0.1<z<0.7 using the final zCOSMOS-bright data set. Using the red fraction of galaxies as a proxy for the quench…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 73 cited

Obscured AGN at z~1 from the zCOSMOS-Bright Survey I. Selection and Optical Properties of a [Ne v]-selected sample

M. Mignoli, C. Vignali, R. Gilli +46

A sample of 94 narrow line AGN with 0.65<z<1.20 has been selected from the 20k-Bright zCOSMOS galaxy sample by detection of the high-ionization [NeV]3426 line. Taking advantage of…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 92 cited

Spot the difference. Impact of different selection criteria on observed properties of passive galaxies in zCOSMOS 20-k sample

M. Moresco, L. Pozzetti, A. Cimatti +50

We present the analysis of photometric, spectroscopic, and morphological properties for differently selected samples of passive galaxies up to z=1 extracted from the zCOSMOS-20k sp…

astro-ph.CO2013★ 20 cited

Investigating the relationship between AGN activity and stellar mass in zCOSMOS galaxies at 0<z<1 using emission line diagnostic diagrams

M. Vitale, M. Mignoli, A. Cimatti +49

We investigate the link between AGN activity, star-formation and stellar mass of the host galaxy at 0<z<1, looking for spectroscopic traces of AGN and aging of the host. This work…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 59 cited

The Colors of Central and Satellite Galaxies in zCOSMOS out to z ~ 0.8 and Implications for Quenching

C. Knobel, S. J. Lilly, K. Kovac +47

We examine the red fraction of central and satellite galaxies in the large zCOSMOS group catalog out to z ~ 0.8 correcting for both the incompleteness in stellar mass and for the l…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 110 cited

The cosmic evolution of oxygen and nitrogen abundances in star-forming galaxies over the past 10 Gyrs

E. Perez-Montero, T. Contini, F. Lamareille +35

The chemical evolution of galaxies on a cosmological timescale is still a matter of debate despite the increasing number of available data provided by spectroscopic surveys of star…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 14 cited

A group-galaxy cross-correlation function analysis in zCOSMOS

C. Knobel, S. J. Lilly, C. M. Carollo +46

We present a group-galaxy cross-correlation analysis using a group catalog produced from the 16,500 spectra from the optical zCOSMOS galaxy survey. Our aim is to perform a consiste…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 110 cited

The zCOSMOS 20k Group Catalog

C. Knobel, S. J. Lilly, A. Iovino +48

We present an optical group catalog between 0.1 < z < 1 based on 16,500 high-quality spectroscopic redshifts in the completed zCOSMOS-bright survey. The catalog published herein co…

astro-ph.CO2012

Environmental effects in the interaction and merging of galaxies in zCOSMOS survey

P. Kampczyk, S. J. Lilly, the zCOSMOS Collaboration

The zCOSMOS-bright 10k spectroscopic sample reveals a strong environmental dependence of close kinematic galaxy pair fractions in the redshift range 0.2 < z < 1. The fraction of cl…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 18 cited

The COSMOS Density Field: A Reconstruction Using Both Weak Lensing and Galaxy Distributions

A. Amara, S. Lilly, K. Kovac +49

The COSMOS field has been the subject of a wide range of observations, with a number of studies focusing on reconstructing the 3D dark matter density field. Typically, these studie…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 33 cited

Comparison of star formation rates from Halpha and infrared luminosities as seen by Herschel

H. Domínguez, M. Mignoli, F. Pozzi +55

We empirically test the relation between the SFR(LIR) derived from the infrared luminosity, LIR, and the SFR(Ha) derived from the Ha emission line luminosity using simple conversio…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 1k cited

Improved constraints on the expansion rate of the Universe up to z~1.1 from the spectroscopic evolution of cosmic chronometers

M. Moresco, A. Cimatti, Raul Jimenez +65

We present new improved constraints on the Hubble parameter H(z) in the redshift range 0.15 < z < 1.1, obtained from the differential spectroscopic evolution of early-type galaxies…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 45 cited

Environmental effects in the interaction and merging of galaxies in zCOSMOS

P. Kampczyk, S. J. Lilly, L. de Ravel +56

(Abridged) We analyze the environments and galactic properties (morphologies and star-formation histories) of a sample of 153 close kinematic pairs in the redshift range 0.2 < z <…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 20 cited

X-ray Groups of Galaxies at 0.5<z<1 in zCOSMOS: Increased AGN Activities in High Redshift Groups

M. Tanaka, A. Finoguenov, S. J. Lilly +48

We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of galaxies at 0.5<z<1 as a function of environment based on data from the zCOSMOS survey. There is a fair amount of evidence that…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 183 cited

The impact of galaxy interactions on AGN activity in zCOSMOS

J. D. Silverman, P. Kampczyk, K. Jahnke +52

Close encounters between galaxies are expected to be a viable mechanism, as predicted by numerical simulations, by which accretion onto supermassive black holes can be initiated. T…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 271 cited

Dissecting Photometric redshift for Active Galactic Nuclei using XMM- and Chandra-COSMOS samples

M. Salvato, O. Ilbert, G. Hasinger +61

With this paper, we release accurate photometric redshifts for 1692 counterparts to Chandra sources in the central square degree of the COSMOS field. The availability of a large tr…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 67 cited

The evolution of quiescent galaxies at high redshift (z > 1.4)

H. Domínguez Sánchez, F. Pozzi, C. Gruppioni +45

We have studied the evolution of high redshift quiescent galaxies over an effective area of ~1.7 deg^2 in the COSMOS field. Galaxies have been divided according to their star-forma…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 338 cited

The radial and azimuthal profiles of Mg II absorption around 0.5 < z < 0.9 zCOSMOS galaxies of different colors, masses and environments

R. Bordoloi, S. J. Lilly, C. Knobel +50

We map the radial and azimuthal distribution of Mg II gas within 200 kpc (physical) of 4000 galaxies at redshifts 0.5 < z < 0.9 using co-added spectra of more than 5000 background…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 85 cited

Black hole accretion and host galaxies of obscured quasars in XMM-COSMOS

V. Mainieri, A. Bongiorno, A. Merloni +61

We explore the connection between black hole growth at the center of obscured quasars selected from the XMM-COSMOS survey and the physical properties of their host galaxies. We stu…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 15 cited

The zCOSMOS redshift survey : Influence of luminosity, mass and environment on the galaxy merger rate

L. de Ravel, P. Kampczyk, O. Le Fèvre +56

The contribution of major mergers to galaxy mass assembly along cosmic time is an important ingredient to the galaxy evolution scenario. We aim to measure the evolution of the merg…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 17 cited

The Void Galaxy Survey

R. van de Weygaert, K. Kreckel, E. Platen +9

The Void Galaxy Survey (VGS) is a multi-wavelength program to study 60 void galaxies. Each has been selected from the deepest interior regions of identified voids in the SDSS…