Clusters of Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 : The Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey
| dc.creator | Wilson, Gillian | |
| dc.creator | Muzzin, Adam | |
| dc.creator | Lacy, Mark | |
| dc.creator | Yee, Howard | |
| dc.creator | Surace, Jason | |
| dc.creator | Lonsdale, Carol | |
| dc.creator | Hoekstra, Henk | |
| dc.creator | Majumdar, Subhabrata | |
| dc.creator | Gilbank, David | |
| dc.creator | Gladders, Mike | |
| dc.date | 2006-04-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:04:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:04:39Z | |
| dc.description | As the densest galaxy environments in the universe, clusters are vital to our understanding of the role that environment plays in galaxy formation and evolution. Unfortunately, the evolution of high-redshift cluster galaxies is poorly understood because of the ``cluster desert'' that exists at 1 < z < 2. The SpARCS collaboration is currently carrying out a 1-passband (z') imaging survey which, when combined with the pre-existing 50 square degree 3.6 micron Spitzer SWIRE Legacy Survey data, will efficiently detect hundreds of clusters in the cluster desert using an infrared application of the well-proven cluster red-sequence technique. We have already tested this 1-color (z' - [3.6]) approach using a 6 square degree ``pilot patch'' and shown it to be extremely successful at detecting clusters at 1 < z < 2. The clusters discovered in this project will be the first large sample of ``nascent'' galaxy clusters which connect the star-forming proto-cluster regions at z > 2 to the quiescent population at z < 1. The existing seven-passband Spitzer data (3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8.0, 24, 70, 160 micron) will allow us to make the first measurements of the evolution of the cluster red-sequence, IR luminosity function, and the mid-IR dust-obscured star-formation rate for 1 < z < 2 clusters. | |
| dc.description | 6 pages, 4 figures, uses asp2004 style file. To appear in the proceedings of "The Spitzer Science Center 2005 Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution", held in Pasadena, November 2005 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0604289 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0604289 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/109395 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Clusters of Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 : The Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey | |
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