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Extragalactic abstracts - IRSA - California Institute of Technology

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Spitzer_Approved_<strong>Extragalactic</strong><br />

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 219/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #3406<br />

Intermediate Aged Stars at Very High Redshifts: Constraining the Progeny <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Sources Responsible for Re−Ionization<br />

Principal Investigator: Malcolm Bremer<br />

Institution: Bristol University<br />

Technical Contact: Malcolm Bremer, Bristol University<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Matthew Lehnert, MPE<br />

Aprajita Verma, MPE<br />

Laura Douglas, Bristol University<br />

Science Category: high−z galaxies (z>0.5)<br />

Observing Modes: IracMap<br />

Hours Approved: 13.0<br />

Abstract:<br />

We wish to image fields containing more than 20 spectroscopically confirmed z>5<br />

galaxies in the 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0 micron bands. When combined with our<br />

existing extremely deep optical data on the fields we can determine the complete<br />

observed SEDs <strong>of</strong> the sources to 4.5 microns, and possibly to 8 microns. Using<br />

these SEDs we can determine approximate star formation histories for these<br />

sources. If they are shown to have undergone bursts or extended periods <strong>of</strong> star<br />

formation to z>10, then this gives strong support for an extended or multiple<br />

reionization <strong>of</strong> the Universe. Non−detections will mean that these sources are<br />

undergoing their first burst <strong>of</strong> star formation at z0.5)<br />

Observing Modes: IracMap<br />

Hours Approved: 46.0<br />

Abstract:<br />

We propose to observe 92 spectroscopically confirmed 4.55 galaxies in GOODS and UDF by probing the<br />

bright end and knee <strong>of</strong> the luminosity function as well as probing a large enough<br />

volume to reduce the effects <strong>of</strong> cosmic variance.<br />

Thursday March 25, 2010 xgal_covers.txt<br />

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