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High-redshift clusters of galaxies are amongst the largest cosmic structures. Their properties and evolution are key ingredients to our understanding of cosmology: to study the growth of structure from the inhomogeneities of the cosmic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Fernandez-Soto , J. Bland-Hawthorn , J. I. Gonzalez-Serrano , R. Carballo

The upcoming new generation of optical spectrographs on four-meter-class telescopes will provide valuable opportunities for forthcoming galaxy surveys through their huge multiplexing capabilities, excellent spectral resolution, and…

We have started a systematic search of strong lens candidates in the ESO public survey KiDS based on the visual inspection of massive galaxies in the redshift range $0.1<z<0.5$. As a pilot program we have inspected 100 sq. deg., which…

The Observations of Redshift Evolution in Large Scale Environments (ORELSE) survey is an ongoing imaging and spectroscopic campaign initially designed to study the effects of environment on galaxy evolution in high-redshift ($z\sim1$)…

This paper is based on the multi-band VST Early-type GAlaxy Survey (VEGAS) with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST). We present new deep photometry of the IC1459 group in g and r band. The main goal of this work is to investigate the photometric…

We present the first results of the ESO/GOODS program of spectroscopy of faint galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S). 399 spectra of 303 unique targets have been obtained in service mode with the FORS2 spectrograph at the…

A two-band (B and V) wide-field imaging survey of a complete, all-sky X-ray selected sample of 78 clusters in the redshift range z=0.04-0.07 is presented. The aim of this survey is to provide the astronomical community with a complete set…

LSST will open new vistas for cosmology in the next decade, but it cannot reach its full potential without data from other telescopes. Cosmological constraints can be greatly enhanced using wide-field ($>20$ deg$^2$ total survey area),…

We have conducted a deep survey (r.m.s noise 17 microJy) with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 1.4 GHz, with a resolution of 6 arcsec, of a 1 square degree region included in the VIRMOS VLT Deep Survey. In the same field we already have…

This paper presents the specification, design, and development of the Visible Camera (VIS) on the ESA Euclid mission. VIS is a large optical-band imager with a field of view of 0.54 deg^2 sampled at 0.1" with an array of 609 Megapixels and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Euclid Collaboration , M. S. Cropper , A. Al-Bahlawan , J. Amiaux , S. Awan , R. Azzollini , K. Benson , M. Berthe , J. Boucher , E. Bozzo , C. Brockley-Blatt , G. P. Candini , C. Cara , R. A. Chaudery , R. E. Cole , P. Danto , J. Denniston , A. M. Di Giorgio , B. Dryer , J. -P. Dubois , J. Endicott , M. Farina , E. Galli , L. Genolet , J. P. D. Gow , P. Guttridge , M. Hailey , D. Hall , C. Harper , H. Hoekstra , A. D. Holland , B. Horeau , D. Hu , R. E. James , A. Khalil , R. King , T. Kitching , R. Kohley , C. Larcheveque , A. Lawrenson , P. Liebing , S. J. Liu , J. Martignac , R. Massey , H. J. McCracken , L. Miller , N. Murray , R. Nakajima , S. -M. Niemi , J. W. Nightingale , S. Paltani , A. Pendem , A. Philippon , C. Plana , P. Pool , S. Pottinger , G. D. Racca , J. Rhodes , A. Rousseau , K. Ruane , M. Salatti , J. -C. Salvignol , A. Sciortino , A. Short , J. Skottfelt , S. J. A. Smit , I. Swindells , M. Szafraniec , P. D. Thomas , W. Thomas , E. Tommasi , S. Tosti , F. Visticot , D. M. Walton , G. Willis , B. Winter , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , H. Aussel , C. Baccigalupi , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , R. Bender , F. Bernardeau , C. Bodendorf , T. Boenke , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , V. F. Cardone , J. Carretero , R. Casas , S. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , G. Castignani , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , C. Colodro-Conde , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Crocce , J. -G. Cuby , J. -C. Cuillandre , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , G. De Lucia , J. Dinis , C. Dolding , M. Douspis , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , A. Ealet , M. Fabricius , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , P. Fosalba , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , P. Franzetti , P. -A. Frugier , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , K. George , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , O. Herent , J. Hoar , M. S. Holliman , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , S. Ilić , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , B. Joachimi , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , B. Kubik , K. Kuijken , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , R. Laureijs , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , J. Lorenzo Alvarez , G. Mainetti , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , S. Marcin , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , D. C. Masters , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , J. J. Mohr , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , C. Neissner , R. C. Nichol , T. Nutma , C. Padilla , K. Paech , F. Pasian , J. A. Peacock , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Refregier , A. Renzi , G. Riccio , Hans-Walter Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , C. Rosset , E. Rossetti , H. J. A. Rottgering , B. Rusholme , R. Saglia , Z. Sakr , A. G. Sánchez , D. Sapone , M. Sauvage , R. Scaramella , J. A. Schewtschenko , M. Schirmer , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , E. Sefusatti , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , J. -L. Starck , J. Steinwagner , P. Tallada-Crespí , D. Tavagnacco , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , S. Wachter , Y. Wang , J. Weller , G. Zamorani , J. Zoubian , E. Zucca , A. Biviano , M. Bolzonella , A. Boucaud , C. Burigana , M. Calabrese , P. Casenove , D. Di Ferdinando , J. A. Escartin Vigo , G. Fabbian , R. Farinelli , F. Finelli , J. Gracia-Carpio , H. Israel , N. Mauri , H. N. Nguyen-Kim , A. Pezzotta , M. Pöntinen , C. Porciani , V. Scottez , M. Tenti , M. Viel , M. Wiesmann , Y. Akrami , V. Allevato , S. Anselmi , E. Aubourg , M. Ballardini , D. Bertacca , M. Bethermin , A. Blanchard , L. Blot , S. Borgani , A. S. Borlaff , S. Bruton , R. Cabanac , A. Calabro , G. Calderone , G. Canas-Herrera , A. Cappi , C. S. Carvalho , T. Castro , K. C. Chambers , R. Chary , S. Contarini , A. R. Cooray , O. Cordes , M. Costanzi , O. Cucciati , S. Davini , B. De Caro , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , S. Di Domizio , H. Dole , S. Escoffier , A. G. Ferrari , P. G. Ferreira , I. Ferrero , A. Finoguenov , A. Fontana , F. Fornari , L. Gabarra , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , V. Gautard , E. Gaztanaga , F. Giacomini , F. Gianotti , G. Gozaliasl , A. Gregorio , A. Hall , W. G. Hartley , H. Hildebrandt , J. Hjorth , M. Huertas-Company , O. Ilbert , A. Jimenez Muñoz , S. Joudaki , J. J. E. Kajava , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , C. C. Kirkpatrick , F. Lacasa , J. Le Graet , L. Legrand , G. Libet , A. Loureiro , J. Macias-Perez , M. Magliocchetti , C. Mancini , F. Mannucci , R. Maoli , C. J. A. P. Martins , S. Matthew , L. Maurin , C. J. R. McPartland , R. B. Metcalf , M. Migliaccio , M. Miluzio , P. Monaco , C. Moretti , G. Morgante , S. Nadathur , Nicholas A. Walton , J. Odier , M. Oguri , L. Patrizii , V. Popa , D. Potter , A. Pourtsidou , P. Reimberg , I. Risso , P. -F. Rocci , R. P. Rollins , M. Sahlén , C. Scarlata , J. Schaye , A. Schneider , M. Schultheis , M. Sereno , F. Shankar , G. Sikkema , A. Silvestri , P. Simon , A. Spurio Mancini , J. Stadel , S. A. Stanford , K. Tanidis , C. Tao , N. Tessore , G. Testera , M. Tewes , R. Teyssier , S. Toft , S. Tosi , A. Troja , M. Tucci , C. Valieri , J. Valiviita , D. Vergani , F. Vernizzi , G. Verza , P. Vielzeuf , J. R. Weaver , L. Zalesky , I. A. Zinchenko , M. Archidiacono , F. Atrio-Barandela , T. Bouvard , F. Caro , P. Dimauro , P. -A. Duc , Y. Fang , A. M. N. Ferguson , T. Gasparetto , C. M. Gutierrez , I. Kovačić , S. Kruk , A. M. C. Le Brun , T. I. Liaudat , A. Montoro , A. Mora , C. Murray , L. Pagano , D. Paoletti , E. Sarpa , A. Viitanen , J. Lesgourgues , J. Martín-Fleitas , D. Scott

We present a study of the morphological nature of redshift z~0.7 star-forming galaxies using a combination of HST/ACS, GALEX and ground-based images of the COSMOS field. Our sample consists of 8,146 galaxies, 5,777 of which are detected in…

We have carried out a deep (21.5<R<23.9) systematic survey of galaxies selected from SWIRE using GMOS to target X-ray sources, AGN and galaxies with photometric redshifts greater than 1. We have obtained a total of 198 redshifts, of which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Trichas , M. Rowan-Robinson , I. Waddington , T. S. R Babbedge

The Time Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES) conducted on the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) will perform spectroscopic follow-up of extragalactic transients discovered in the era of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin…

The Deep Extragalactic VIsible Legacy Survey (DEVILS) is an ongoing high-completeness, deep spectroscopic survey of $\sim$60,000 galaxies to Y$<$21.2 mag, over $\sim$6 deg2 in three well-studied deep extragalactic fields: D10 (COSMOS), D02…

We report the first direct spectroscopic measurement of the velocity dispersion function (VDF) for the high-mass red sequence (RS) galaxy population at redshift $z\sim0.55$. We achieve high precision by using a sample of 600,000 massive…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-12 Antonio D. Montero-Dorta , Adam S. Bolton , Yiping Shu

We describe a program to measure surface brightness fluctuation (SBF) distances to galaxies observed in the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS), a photometric imaging survey covering $104~deg^2$ of the Virgo cluster in the…

The DENIS survey is currently imaging the entire southern sky in the I, J, and K wavebands. The current star/galaxy separation algorithm is presented and the galaxy counts are nearly perfectly Euclidean. 95% complete and reliable galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gary A. Mamon

This is the second in a series of papers presenting observations and results for a sample of 76 ultra-steep-spectrum (USS) radio sources in the southern hemisphere designed to find galaxies at high redshift. Here we focus on the optical…

Aims. The aim of this work is to constrain the evolution of the fraction of Lya emitters among UV selected star forming galaxies at 2<z<6, and to measure the stellar escape fraction of Lya photons over the same redshift range. Methods. We…