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astro-ph2008★ 75 cited

Discovery of a redshift 6.13 quasar in the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey

D. J. Mortlock, M. Patel, S. J. Warren +10

Optical and near-infrared (NIR) spectra are presented for ULAS J131911.29+095951.4 (hereafter ULAS J1319+0950), a new redshift z = 6.127 +/- 0.004 quasar discovered in the Third Da…

astro-ph2007★ 49 cited

The colour selection of distant galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey Early Data Release

K. P. Lane, O. Almaini, S. Foucaud +10

We investigate colour selection techniques for high redshift galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release (UDS EDR). Combined with very deep Subaru optical photometr…

astro-ph2007★ 317 cited

The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - III. Identification of radio and mid-infrared counterparts to submillimetre galaxies

R. J. Ivison, T. R. Greve, J. S. Dunlop +35

Determining an accurate position for a submm galaxy (SMG) is the crucial step that enables us to move from the basic properties of an SMG sample - source counts and 2-D clustering…

astro-ph2006★ 45 cited

Galaxy clusters at 0.6 < z < 1.4 in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release

C. van Breukelen, L. Clewley, D. G. Bonfield +16

We present the first cluster catalogue extracted from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Early Data Release. The catalogue is created using UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey infrared J and…

astro-ph2006★ 50 cited

Number counts and clustering properties of bright Distant Red Galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release

S. Foucaud, O. Almaini, I. Smail +10

We describe the number counts and spatial distribution of 239 Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs), selected from the Early Data Release of the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey. The DRGs are identi…

astro-ph2006★ 12 cited

The first Swift X-ray Flash: The faint afterglow of XRF 050215B

A. J. Levan, J. P. Osborne, N. R. Tanvir +17

We present the discovery of XRF 050215B and its afterglow. The burst was detected by the Swift BAT during the check-out phase and observations with the X-ray telescope began approx…