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Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE) I: Overview and Initial Results

We are performing a uniform and unbiased, ~7x7 degrees imaging survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the IRAC and MIPS instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope in order to survey the agents of a galaxy's evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-13 Margaret Meixner , Karl D. Gordon , Remy Indebetouw , Joseph L. Hora , Barbara Whitney , Robert Blum , William Reach , Jean-Philippe Bernard , Marilyn Meade , Brian Babler , Charles W. Engelbracht , Bi-Qing For , Karl Misselt , Uma Vijh , Claus Leitherer , Martin Cohen , Ed B. Churchwell , Francois Boulanger , Jay A. Frogel , Yasuo Fukui , Jay Gallagher , Varoujan Gorjian , Jason Harris , Douglas Kelly , Akiko Kawamura , SoYoung Kim , William B. Latter , Suzanne Madden , Ciska Markwick-Kemper , Akira Mizuno , Norikazu Mizuno , Jeremy Mould , Antonella Nota , M. S. Oey , Knut Olsen , Toshikazu Onishi , Roberta Paladini , Nino Panagia , Pablo Perez-Gonzalez , Hiroshi Shibai , Sato Shuji , Linda Smith , Lister Staveley-Smith , A. G. G. M. Tielens , Toshiya Ueta , Schuyler Van Dyk , Kevin Volk , Michael Werner , Dennis Zaritsky

The SWIRE SIRTF Legacy Program: Studying the Evolutionary Mass Function and Clustering of Galaxies

The SIRTF Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) survey is a "Legacy Program" using 851 hours of SIRTF observing time to conduct a set of large-area (67 sq. deg. split into 7 fields) high Galactic latitude imaging surveys, achieving…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alberto Franceschini , Carol Lonsdale , the SWIRE Co-Investigator Team

Spitzer Massive Lensing Cluster Survey

We are currently undertaking a Spitzer GTO program to image ~30 massive lensing clusters at moderate redshift with both IRAC and MIPS. By taking advantage of the gravitatinoal lensing power of these clusters, we will study the population of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Egami , G. H. Rieke , J. R. Rigby , C. Papovich , J. -P. Kneib , G. P. Smith , E. Le Floc'h , K. A. Misselt , P. G. Perez-Gonzalez , J. -S. Huang , H. Dole , D. T. Frayer

The Spitzer Space Telescope Extra-Galactic First Look Survey: 24 micron data reduction, catalog, and source identification

We present the reduction of the 24 micron data obtained during the first cosmological survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope (First Look Survey, FLS). The survey consists of a shallow observation of 2.5x2 sq deg centered at 17h18m…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Dario Fadda , F. R. Marleau , L. J. Storrie-Lombardi , D. Makovoz , D. T. Frayer , P. N. Appleton , L. Armus , S. C. Chapman , P. I. Choi , F. Fang , I. Heinrichsen , G. Helou , M. Im , M. Lacy , D. L. Shupe , B. T. Soifer , G. K. Squires , J. Surace , H. I. Teplitz , G. Wilson , L. Yan

A highly obscured and strongly clustered galaxy population discovered with the Spitzer Space Telescope

The ~800 optically unseen (R>25.5) 24mum-selected sources in the complete Spitzer First Look Survey sample (Fadda et al. 2006) with F[24mum]>0.35 mJy are found to be very strongly clustered. If, as indicated by several lines of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Magliocchetti , L. Silva , A. Lapi , G. De Zotti , G. L. Granato , D. Fadda , L. Danese

Unveiling the oldest and most massive galaxies at very high redshift

(Abridged) This work explores the existence of high redshift massive galaxies unveiled with Spitzer+IRAC, but missed by conventional selection techniques based on optical and near-infrared observations. To this end, we use the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Rodighiero , A. Cimatti , A. Franceschini , M. Brusa , J. Fritz , M. Bolzonella

Studying Distant Infrared-Luminous Galaxies with Spitzer and Hubble

New surveys with the Spitzer space telescope identify distant star-forming and active galaxies by their strong emission at far-infrared wavelengths, which provides strong constraints on these galaxies' bolometric energy. Using early results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Casey Papovich , Eiichi Egami , Emeric Le Floc'h , Pablo Perez-Gonzalez , George Rieke , Jane Rigby , Herve Dole , Marcia Rieke

RELICS: Properties of z>5.5 Galaxies Inferred from Spitzer and Hubble Imaging Including A Candidate z~6.8 Strong [OIII] Emitter

We present constraints on the physical properties (including stellar mass, age, and star formation rate) of 207 $6\lesssim z \lesssim8$ galaxy candidates from the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey (RELICS) and companion Spitzer-RELICS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-14 Victoria Strait , Marusa Bradac , Dan Coe , Brian C. Lemaux , Adam Carnall , Larry Bradley , Debora Pelliccia , Keren Sharon , Adi Zitrin , Ana Acebron , Chloe Neufeld , Felipe Andrade-Santos , Roberto J. Avila , Brenda L. Frye , Guillaume Mahler , Mario Nonino , Sara Ogaz , Masamune Oguri , Masami Ouchi , Rachel Paterno-Mahler , Daniel P. Stark , Ramesh Mainali , Pascal A. Oesch , Michele Trenti , Daniela Carrasco , William A. Dawson , Christine Jones , Keiichi Umetsu , Benedetta Vulcani

A Spitzer Survey of Young Stellar Clusters within One Kiloparsec of the Sun: Cluster Core Extraction and Basic Structural Analysis

We present a uniform mid-infrared imaging and photometric survey of 36 young, nearby, star-forming clusters and groups using {\it Spitzer} IRAC and MIPS. We have confidently identified and classified 2548 young stellar objects using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-25 R. A. Gutermuth , S. T. Megeath , P. C. Myers , L. E. Allen , J. L. Pipher , G. G. Fazio

The Infrared Array Camera component of the Spitzer Space Telescope Extragalactic First Look Survey

We present Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) data and source catalogs from the Spitzer Space Telescope Extragalactic First Look Survey. The data were taken in four broad bands centered at nominal wavelengths of 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0 microns. A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Lacy , G. Wilson , F. Masci , L. J. Storrie-Lombardi , P. N. Appleton , L. Armus , S. C. Chapman , P. I. Choi , D. Fadda , F. Fang , D. T. Frayer , I. Heinrichsen , G. Helou , M. Im , S. Laine , F. R. Marleau , D. L. Shupe , B. T. Soifer , G. K. Squires , J. Surace , H. I. Teplitz , L. Yan

Spitzer bright, UltraVISTA faint sources in COSMOS: the contribution to the overall population of massive galaxies at z=3-7

We have analysed a sample of 574 Spitzer 4.5 micron-selected galaxies with [4.5]<23 and Ks_auto>24 (AB) over the UltraVISTA ultra-deep COSMOS field. Our aim is to investigate whether these mid-IR bright, near-IR faint sources contribute…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-19 K. I. Caputi , O. Ilbert , C. Laigle , H. J. McCracken , O. Le Fevre , J. Fynbo , B. Milvang-Jensen , P. Capak , M. Salvato , Y. Taniguchi

Spitzer Imaging of Strongly-Lensed Herschel-Selected Dusty Star Forming Galaxies

We present the rest-frame optical spectral energy distribution and stellar masses of six Herschel- selected gravitationally lensed dusty, star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) at 1 < z < 3. These galaxies were first identified with Herschel/SPIRE…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-18 Brian Ma , Asantha Cooray , J. A. Calanog , H. Nayyeri , N. Timmons , C. Casey , M. Baes , S. Chapman , H. Dannerbauer , E. L. Da Cunha , G. De Zotti , L. Dunne , D. Farrah , Hai Fu , J. Gonzalez-Nuevo , G. Magdis , M. J. Michalowski , I. Oteo , D. A. Riechers , D. Scott , M. W. L. Smith , L. Wang , J. Wardlow , M. Vaccari , S. Viaene , J. D. Vieira , M. Vaccari

A Mid-Infrared Study of Directly-Imaged Planetary-Mass Companions using Archival Spitzer/IRAC Images

The atmospheres and accretion disks of planetary-mass and substellar companions provide an unprecedented look into planet and moon formation processes, most notably the frequency and lifetime of circumplanetary disks. In our ongoing effort…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Raquel A. Martinez , Adam L. Kraus

Searching for Wide Companions and Identifying Circum(sub)stellar Disks through PSF-Fitting of Spitzer/IRAC Archival Images

Direct imaging surveys have discovered wide-orbit planetary-mass companions that challenge existing models of both star and planet formation, but their demographics remain poorly sampled. We have developed an automated binary companion…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 Raquel A. Martinez , Adam L. Kraus

Spitzer Observations of Planetary Nebulae

The Spitzer Space Telescope has three science instruments (IRAC, MIPS, and IRS) that can take images at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8.0, 24, 70, and 160 microns, spectra over 5--38 microns, and spectral energy distribution over 52--100 microns. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 You-Hua Chu

Spitzer Mid-Infrared Imaging of Nearby Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies

We have observed 14 nearby (z<0.16) Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) with Spitzer at 3.6-24 microns. The underlying host galaxies are well-detected, in addition to the luminous nuclear cores. While the spatial resolution of Spitzer…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. A. Surace , Z. Wang , S. Willner , H. Smith , J. Pipher , W. Forrest , G. Fazio

The 2012 Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UDF12): Observational Overview

We present the 2012 Hubble Ultra Deep Field campaign (UDF12), a large 128-orbit Cycle 19 \HST\ program aimed at extending previous WFC3/IR observations of the UDF by quadrupling the exposure time in the F105W filter, imaging in an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Anton M. Koekemoer , Richard S Ellis , Ross J. McLure , James S. Dunlop , Brant E Robertson , Yoshiaki Ono , Matthew A. Schenker , Masami Ouchi , Rebecca A. A. Bowler , Alexander B. Rogers , Emma Curtis-Lake , Evan Schneider , Stephane Charlot , Daniel P. Stark , Steven R. Furlanetto , Michele Cirasuolo , V. Wild , T. Targett

RELICS: Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey

Large surveys of galaxy clusters with the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, including CLASH and the Frontier Fields, have demonstrated the power of strong gravitational lensing to efficiently deliver large samples of high-redshift…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-06 Dan Coe , Brett Salmon , Marusa Bradac , Larry D. Bradley , Keren Sharon , Adi Zitrin , Ana Acebron , Catherine Cerny , Nathalia Cibirka , Victoria Strait , Rachel Paterno-Mahler , Guillaume Mahler , Roberto J. Avila , Sara Ogaz , Kuang-Han Huang , Debora Pelliccia , Daniel P. Stark , Ramesh Mainali , Pascal A. Oesch , Michele Trenti , Daniela Carrasco , William A. Dawson , Steven A. Rodney , Louis-Gregory Strolger , Adam G. Riess , Christine Jones , Brenda L. Frye , Nicole G. Czakon , Keiichi Umetsu , Benedetta Vulcani , Or Graur , Saurabh W. Jha , Melissa L. Graham , Alberto Molino , Mario Nonino , Jens Hjorth , Jonatan Selsing , Lise Christensen , Shotaro Kikuchihara , Masami Ouchi , Masamune Oguri , Brian Welch , Brian C. Lemaux , Felipe Andrade-Santos , Austin T. Hoag , Traci L. Johnson , Avery Peterson , Matthew Past , Carter Fox , Irene Agulli , Rachael Livermore , Russell E. Ryan , Daniel Lam , Irene Sendra-Server , Sune Toft , Lorenzo Lovisari , Yuanyuan Su

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). Combined Euclid and Spitzer galaxy density catalogues at $z>$ 1.3 and detection of significant Euclid passive galaxy overdensities in Spitzer overdense regions

Euclid will detect tens of thousands of clusters and protoclusters at $z$>1.3. With a total coverage of 63.1deg$^2$, the Euclid Quick Data Release 1 (Q1) is large enough to detect tens of clusters and hundreds of protoclusters at these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-21 Euclid Collaboration , N. Mai , S. Mei , C. Cleland , R. Chary , J. G. Bartlett , G. Castignani , H. Dannerbauer , G. De Lucia , F. Fontanot , D. Scott , S. Andreon , S. Bhargava , H. Dole , T. DUSSERRE , S. A. Stanford , V. P. Tran , J. R. Weaver , P. -A. Duc , I. Risso , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , N. Auricchio , H. Aussel , C. Baccigalupi , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , P. Battaglia , A. Biviano , A. Bonchi , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , A. Caillat , S. Camera , G. Cañas-Herrera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , K. C. Chambers , A. Cimatti , C. Colodro-Conde , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , M. Douspis , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , A. Ealet , S. Escoffier , M. Farina , R. Farinelli , F. Faustini , S. Ferriol , F. Finelli , P. Fosalba , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , K. George , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , J. Gracia-Carpio , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , S. V. H. Haugan , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , Q. Le Boulc'h , A. M. C. Le Brun , D. Le Mignant , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , G. Mainetti , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , A. Mora , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , R. Nakajima , C. Neissner , S. -M. Niemi , J. W. Nightingale , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , R. Saglia , Z. Sakr , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , J. A. Schewtschenko , P. Schneider , M. Scodeggio , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , P. Simon , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , J. Steinwagner , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , A. Zacchei , G. Zamorani , F. M. Zerbi , E. Zucca , V. Allevato , M. Ballardini , M. Bolzonella , E. Bozzo , C. Burigana , R. Cabanac , A. Cappi , D. Di Ferdinando , J. A. Escartin Vigo , L. Gabarra , W. G. Hartley , J. Martín-Fleitas , S. Matthew , N. Mauri , R. B. Metcalf , A. Pezzotta , M. Pöntinen , C. Porciani , V. Scottez , M. Sereno , M. Tenti , M. Viel , M. Wiesmann , Y. Akrami , S. Alvi , I. T. Andika , S. Anselmi , M. Archidiacono , F. Atrio-Barandela , D. Bertacca , M. Bethermin , A. Blanchard , L. Blot , H. Böhringer , S. Borgani , M. L. Brown , S. Bruton , A. Calabro , F. Caro , C. S. Carvalho , T. Castro , Y. Charles , F. Cogato , A. R. Cooray , O. Cucciati , S. Davini , F. De Paolis , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , J. J. Diaz , S. Di Domizio , J. M. Diego , P. Dimauro , A. Enia , Y. Fang , A. G. Ferrari , A. Finoguenov , A. Fontana , A. Franco , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , T. Gasparetto , V. Gautard , E. Gaztanaga , F. Giacomini , F. Gianotti , A. H. Gonzalez , G. Gozaliasl , M. Guidi , C. M. Gutierrez , A. Hall , C. Hernández-Monteagudo , H. Hildebrandt , J. Hjorth , J. J. E. Kajava , Y. Kang , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , K. Kiiveri , C. C. Kirkpatrick , S. Kruk , J. Le Graet , L. Legrand , M. Lembo , F. Lepori , G. Leroy , G. F. Lesci , J. Lesgourgues , L. Leuzzi , T. I. Liaudat , A. Loureiro , J. Macias-Perez , G. Maggio , E. A. Magnier , C. Mancini , F. Mannucci , R. Maoli , C. J. A. P. Martins , L. Maurin , M. Miluzio , C. Moretti , G. Morgante , K. Naidoo , A. Navarro-Alsina , S. Nesseris , F. Passalacqua , K. Paterson , L. Patrizii , A. Pisani , D. Potter , S. Quai , M. Radovich , P. -F. Rocci , S. Sacquegna , M. Sahlén , D. B. Sanders , E. Sarpa , C. Scarlata , A. Schneider , D. Sciotti , E. Sellentin , F. Shankar , L. C. Smith , K. Tanidis , G. Testera , R. Teyssier , S. Tosi , A. Troja , M. Tucci , C. Valieri , A. Venhola , D. Vergani , G. Verza , P. Vielzeuf , N. A. Walton

Probing the Substellar Regime with SIRTF

One of the main scientific drivers of the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is the search for brown dwarfs and extrasolar superplanets. We discuss observational strategies for identification of these objects, and conclude that an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eduardo L. Martin , Wolfgang Brandner , David Jewitt , Theodore Simon , Richard Wainscoat , Mark Marley , Christopher Gelino