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Title: | New star-forming galaxies at z ≈ 7 from Wide Field Camera Three imaging |
Authors: | Wilkins, Stephen M. Bunker, Andrew J. Lorenzoni, Silvio Caruana, Joseph |
Keywords: | Ultraviolet astronomy Galaxies Galaxies -- Evolution Galaxies -- Observations Red shift -- Observations Galaxies -- Formation |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | Royal Astronomical Society |
Citation: | Wilkins, S. M., Bunker, A. J., Lorenzoni, S., & Caruana, J. (2011). New star-forming galaxies at z≈ 7 from Wide Field Camera Three imaging. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 411(1), 23-36. |
Abstract: | The addition of Wide Field Camera Three on the Hubble Space Telescope has led to a dramatic increase in our ability to study the z > 6 Universe. The improvement in the near-infrared (NIR) sensitivity of WFC3 over previous instruments has enabled us to reach apparent magnitudes approaching 29 (AB). This allows us to probe the rest-frame UV continuum, redshifted into the NIR at z > 6. Taking advantage of the large optical depths of the intergalactic medium at this redshift, resulting in the Lyman α break, we use a combination of WFC3 imaging and pre-existing Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging to search for z ≈ 7 galaxies over four fields in and around Great Observatories Origins Survey-South (GOODS-S). Our analysis reveals 29 new z ≈ 7 star-forming galaxy candidates in addition to 15 pre-existing candidates already discovered in these fields. The improved statistics from our doubling of the robust sample of z-drop candidates confirms the previously observed evolution of the bright end of the luminosity function. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/87613 |
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