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astro-ph.CO2009★ 416 cited

The X-ray to optical-UV luminosity ratio of X-ray selected Type 1 AGN in XMM-COSMOS

E. Lusso, A. Comastri, C. Vignali +29

We present a study of the X-ray to optical properties of a sample of 545 X-ray selected Type 1 AGN, from the XMM-COSMOS survey, over a wide range of redshifts ($0.04<\z<4.25$) and…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 74 cited

The [OIII] emission line luminosity function of optically selected type-2 AGN from zCOSMOS

A. Bongiorno, M. Mignoli, G. Zamorani +61

We present a catalog of 213 type-2 AGN selected from the zCOSMOS survey. The selected sample covers a wide redshift range (0.15<z<0.92) and is deeper than any other previous study,…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 80 cited

The Build-Up of the Hubble Sequence in the COSMOS Field

P. A. Oesch, C. M. Carollo, R. Feldmann +27

We use ~8,600 >5e10 Msol COSMOS galaxies to study how the morphological mix of massive ellipticals, bulge-dominated disks, intermediate-bulge disks, bulge-less disks and irregular…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 30 cited

Properties and environment of Radio Emitting Galaxies in the VLA-zCOSMOS survey

S. Bardelli, E. Schinnerer, V. Smolcic +62

We investigate the properties and the environment of radio sources with optical counterpart from the combined VLA-COSMOS and zCOSMOS samples. The advantage of this sample is the av…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 40 cited

The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey: the group catalogue

O. Cucciati, C. Marinoni, A. Iovino +39

[Abridged] We present a homogeneous and complete catalogue of optical groups identified in the purely flux limited (17.5<=I<=24.0) VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey (VVDS). We use mock catalog…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 25 cited

The zCOSMOS-Bright survey: the clustering of early and late galaxy morphological types since z~1

S. de la Torre, O. Le Fèvre, C. Porciani +53

We measure the spatial clustering of galaxies as a function of their morphological type at z~0.8, for the first time in a deep redshift survey with full morphological information.…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 12 cited

The optical spectra of Spitzer 24 micron galaxies in the COSMOS field: II. Faint infrared sources in the zCOSMOS-bright 10k catalogue

K. I. Caputi, S. J. Lilly, H. Aussel +67

We have used the zCOSMOS-bright 10k sample to identify 3244 Spitzer/MIPS 24-micron-selected galaxies with 0.06< S(24um)< 0.50 mJy and I(AB)<22.5, over 1.5 deg^2 of the COSMOS field…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 363 cited

On the cosmic evolution of the scaling relations between black holes and their host galaxies: Broad Line AGN in the zCOSMOS survey

A. Merloni, A. Bongiorno, M. Bolzonella +56

(Abriged) We report on the measurement of the rest frame K-band luminosity and total stellar mass of the hosts of 89 broad line Active Galactic Nuclei detected in the zCOSMOS surve…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 171 cited

Mid- and Far-infrared Luminosity Functions and Galaxy Evolution from Multiwavelength Spitzer Observations up to z~2.5

G. Rodighiero, M. Vaccari, A. Franceschini +25

[Abridged]We exploit a large homogeneous dataset to derive a self-consistent picture of IR emission based on the time-dependent 24, 15, 12 and 8micron monochromatic and bolometric…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 21 cited

The nonlinear biasing of the 10k zCOSMOS galaxies up to z~1

K. Kovac, C. Porciani, S. J. Lilly +55

We use the overdensity field reconstructed in the volume of the COSMOS area to study the nonlinear biasing of the zCOSMOS galaxies. The galaxy overdensity field is reconstructed us…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 87 cited

The zCOSMOS survey: the role of the environment in the evolution of the luminosity function of different galaxy types

E. Zucca, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella +64

(Abridged) We studied the evolution in the B band luminosity function to z~1 in the zCOSMOS 10k sample, for which both accurate galaxy classifications and a detailed description of…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 77 cited

The 10k zCOSMOS: morphological transformation of galaxies in the group environment since z~1

K. Kovac, S. J. Lilly, C. Knobel +57

We study the evolution of galaxies inside and outside of the group environment since z=1 using a large well defined set of groups and galaxies from the zCOSMOS-bright redshift surv…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 90 cited

The zCOSMOS Redshift Survey: How group environment alters global downsizing trends

A. Iovino, O. Cucciati, M. Scodeggio +56

We took advantage of the wealth of information provided by the first ~10000 galaxies of the zCOSMOS-bright survey and its group catalogue to study the complex interplay between gro…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 66 cited

K+a galaxies in the zCOSMOS Survey: Physical properties of systems in their post-starburst phase

D. Vergani, G. Zamorani, S. J. Lilly +59

The identities of the main processes triggering and quenching star-formation in galaxies remain unclear. A key stage in evolution, however, appears to be represented by post-starbu…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 477 cited

zCOSMOS - 10k-bright spectroscopic sample. The bimodality in the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: exploring its evolution with redshift

L. Pozzetti, M. Bolzonella, E. Zucca +56

We present the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function (MF) up to z~1 from the zCOSMOS-bright 10k spectroscopic sample. We investigate the total MF and the contribution of ETGs and LTGs, defi…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 204 cited

Tracking the impact of environment on the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function up to z~1 in the 10k zCOSMOS sample

M. Bolzonella, K. Kovac, L. Pozzetti +63

We study the impact of the environment on the evolution of galaxies in the zCOSMOS 10k sample in the redshift range 0.1<z<1.0 over an area of ~1.5 deg2. The considered sample of se…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 54 cited

Witnessing the assembly at z=1.6 of a galaxy cluster (GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z~2 - V)

J. Kurk, A. Cimatti, G. Zamorani +12

We present a study of a galaxy overdensity at z=1.6, Cl 0332-2742, uncovered in the Galaxy Mass Assembly ultra-deep Spectroscopic Survey (GMASS). We conservatively estimate the ove…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 98 cited

The zCOSMOS Survey. The dependence of clustering on luminosity and stellar mass at z=0.2-1

B. Meneux, L. Guzzo, S. de la Torre +52

We study the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and stellar mass at redshifts z ~ [0.2-1] using the first zCOSMOS 10K sample. We measure the redshift-space correlation f…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 116 cited

GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at z ~ 2. IV. The variety of dust populations

S. Noll, D. Pierini, A. Cimatti +14

The properties of dust attenuation at rest-frame UV wavelengths are inferred from very high-quality FORS2 spectra of 78 galaxies from the GMASS survey at 1<z<2.5. These objects com…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 328 cited

Stellar and total baryon mass fractions in groups and clusters since redshift 1

S. Giodini, D. Pierini, A. Finoguenov +24

We investigate if the discrepancy between estimates of the total baryon mass fraction obtained from observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and of galaxy groups/clust…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 131 cited

The density field of the 10k zCOSMOS galaxies

K. Kovac, S. J. Lilly, O. Cucciati +55

We use the current sample of ~10,000 zCOSMOS spectra of sources selected with I(AB) < 22.5 to define the density field out to z~1, with much greater resolution in the radial dimens…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 181 cited

The Vimos VLT Deep Survey: Stellar mass segregation and large-scale galaxy environment in the redshift range 0.2<z<1.4

M. Scodeggio, D. Vergani, O. Cucciati +49

Hierarchical models of galaxy formation predict that the properties of a dark matter halo depend on the large-scale environment surrounding the halo. As a result of this correlatio…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 129 cited

An optical group catalogue to z = 1 from the zCOSMOS 10k sample

C. Knobel, S. J. Lilly, A. Iovino +55

We present a galaxy group catalogue spanning the redshift range 0.1 <~ z <~ 1 in the ~1.7 deg^2 COSMOS field, based on the first ~10,000 zCOSMOS spectra. The performance of both th…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 70 cited

Searching for massive galaxies at z>=3.5 in GOODS-North

C. Mancini, I. Matute, A. Cimatti +5

We constrain the space density and properties of massive galaxy candidates at redshifts of z>=3.5 in the GOODS-N field. By selecting sources in the Spitzer+IRAC bands, a highly ste…