The ESO Slice Project (ESP) galaxy redshift survey: I. Description and First Results

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dc.creatorVettolani, G.
dc.creatorZucca, E.
dc.creatorZamorani, G.
dc.creatorCappi, A.
dc.creatorMerighi, R.
dc.creatorMignoli, M.
dc.creatorStirpe, G. M.
dc.creatorMacGillivray, H.
dc.creatorCollins, C.
dc.creatorBalkowski, C.
dc.creatorCayatte, V.
dc.creatorMaurogordato, S.
dc.creatorProust, D.
dc.creatorChincarini, G.
dc.creatorGuzzo, L.
dc.creatorMaccagni, D.
dc.creatorScaramella, R.
dc.creatorBlanchard, A.
dc.creatorRamella, M.
dc.date1997-04-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:23:11Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:23:11Z
dc.descriptionThe ESO Slice Project (ESP) is a galaxy redshift survey we have recently completed as an ESO Key-Project. The ESP covers 23.3 square degrees in a region close to the South Galactic Pole. The survey is nearly complete (85%) to the limiting magnitude b_J=19.4 and consists of 3342 galaxies with reliable redshift determination. In this paper, the first in a series that will present the results of the ESP survey, we describe the main characteristics of the survey and briefly discuss the properties of the galaxy sample. From a preliminary spectral analysis of a large sub-sample of 2550 galaxies we find that the fraction of actively star-forming galaxies increases from a few percent for the brightest galaxies up to about 40% for the galaxies fainter than M= -16.5. The most outstanding feature in the ESP redshift distribution is a very significant peak at z ~ 0.1. The detection of similar peaks, at the same distance, in other surveys in the same region of the sky, suggests the presence of a large bidimensional structure perpendicular to the line of sight. The minimum size of this structure would be of the order of 100 x 50 Mpc, comparable with the size of the Great Wall.
dc.description8 pages, 7 postscript figures, uses LaTeX L-AA (l-aa.sty included), A&A in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9704097
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9704097
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/11153
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe ESO Slice Project (ESP) galaxy redshift survey: I. Description and First Results
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