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Optimal filter systems for photometric redshift estimation
N. Benitez, M. Moles, J. A. L. Aguerri +18
In the next years, several cosmological surveys will rely on imaging data to estimate the redshift of galaxies, using traditional filter systems with 4-5 optical broad bands; narro…
The ALHAMBRA Project: A large area multi medium-band optical and NIR photometric survey
M. Moles, N. Benítez, J. A. L. Aguerri +18
(ABRIDGED) We describe the first results of the ALHAMBRA survey which provides cosmic tomography of the evolution of the contents of the Universe over most of Cosmic history. Our a…
Clustering of Star-forming Galaxies Near a Radio Galaxy at z=5.2
Roderik A. Overzier, G. K. Miley, R. J. Bouwens +13
We present HST/ACS observations of the most distant radio galaxy known, TN J0924-2201 at z=5.2. This radio galaxy has 6 spectroscopically confirmed Lya emitting companion galaxies,…
Feedback and Brightest Cluster Galaxy Formation: ACS Observations of the Radio Galaxy TN J1338--1942 at z=4.1
Andrew W. Zirm, R. A. Overzier, G. K. Miley +12
We present deep optical imaging of the z=4.1 radio galaxy TN J1338--1942 obtained using the ACS on-board HST. The radio galaxy is known to reside within a large galaxy overdensity…
Evolution in the Cluster Early-type Galaxy Size-Surface Brightness Relation at z =~ 1
B. P. Holden, J. P. Blakeslee, M. Postman +7
We investigate the evolution in the distribution of surface brightness, as a function of size, for elliptical and S0 galaxies in the two clusters RDCS J1252.9-2927, z=1.237 and RX…
The Morphology - Density Relation in z ~ 1 Clusters
M. Postman, M. Franx, N. Cross +10
We measure the morphology--density relation (MDR) and morphology-radius relation (MRR) for galaxies in seven z ~ 1 clusters that have been observed with the Advanced Camera for Sur…
HST/ACS weak lensing analysis of the galaxy cluster RDCS 1252.9-2927 at z=1.24
M. Lombardi, P. Rosati, J. P. Blakeslee +12
We present a weak lensing analysis of one of the most distant massive galaxy cluster known, RDCS 1252.9-2927 at z=1.24, using deep images from the Advanced Camera for Survey (ACS)…
A VLT spectroscopic survey of RX J0152.7-1357, a forming cluster of galaxies at z=0.837
R. Demarco, P. Rosati, C. Lidman +12
We present the results of an extensive spectroscopic survey of RX J0152.7-1357, one of the most massive distant clusters of galaxies known. Multi-object spectroscopy, carried out w…
The Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies at z~0.75
N. J. G. Cross, R. Bouwens, N. Benitez +35
We measure the luminosity function of morphologically selected E/S0 galaxies from to using deep high resolution Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging data. Our analys…
The K20 survey. VI. The Distribution of the Stellar Masses in Galaxies up to z~2
A. Fontana, L. Pozzetti, I. Donnarumma +14
We present a detailed analysis of the stellar mass content of galaxies up to z=2.5 in the K20 galaxy sample, that has a 92% spectroscopic completeness and a complete m…
Star Formation at z~6: The UDF-Parallel ACS Fields
R. J. Bouwens, G. D. Illingworth, R. I. Thompson +8
We report on the i-dropouts detected in two exceptionally deep ACS fields (B_{435}, V_{606}, i_{775}, and z_{850} with 10 sigma limits of 28.8, 29.0, 28.5, and 27.8, respectively)…
Advanced Camera for Surveys Photometry of the Cluster RDCS1252.9-2927: The Color-Magnitude Relation at z=1.24
J. P. Blakeslee, M. Franx, M. Postman +20
We investigate the color-magnitude (CM) relation of galaxies in the distant X-ray selected cluster RDCS1252.9-2927 at z=1.24 using images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surv…
The K20 survey. V The evolution of the near-IR Luminosity Function
L. Pozzetti, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani +12
We present the galaxy rest-frame near-IR Luminosity Function (LF) and its cosmic evolution to z=1.5 based on a spectroscopic survey of a magnitude limited sample of galaxies with K…
The K20 survey. IV. The redshift distribution of Ks<20 galaxies: a test of galaxy formation models
A. Cimatti, L. Pozzetti, M. Mignoli +11
We present the redshift distribution of a complete sample of 480 galaxies with Ks<20 distributed over two independent fields covering a total area of 52 arcmin^2. The redshift comp…
The K20 survey. III. Photometric and spectroscopic properties of the sample
A. Cimatti, M. Mignoli, E. Daddi +12
The K20 survey is an ESO VLT optical and near-infrared spectroscopic survey aimed at obtaining spectral information and redshifts of a complete sample of about 550 objects to K_s\l…
The K20 survey. I. Disentangling old and dusty star-forming galaxies in the ERO population
A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, M. Mignoli +12
We present the results of VLT optical spectroscopy of a complete sample of 78 EROs with R-Ks\geq5 over a field of 52 arcmin^2. About 70% of the 45 EROs with Ks\leq19.2 have been sp…
Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the CFRS and LDSS Redshift Surveys---III. Field elliptical galaxies at 0.2 < z < 1.0
David Schade, S. J. Lilly, D. Crampton +9
Surface photometry has been performed on a sample of 46 field elliptical galaxies. These galaxies are described well by a deVaucouleurs R^{1/4} profile. The sample was selected fro…
A faint galaxy redshift survey to B=24
K. Glazebrook, R. Ellis, M. Colless +3
Using the multislit LDSS-2 spectrograph on the {\it William Herschel Telescope} we have completed a redshift survey in the magnitude range which has produced 73 redshi…