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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 319/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − Guaranteed Time Observer Proposal #30775<br />

IRS Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> Gravitationally Lensed z>1 Infrared−Luminous Galaxies<br />

Principal Investigator: George Rieke<br />

Institution: The University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Technical Contact: Eiichi Egami, U. Arizona<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Eiichi Egami, Steward Observatory, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Jane Rigby, Steward Observatory, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Delphine Marcillac, Steward Observatory, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Jean−Paul Kneib, OAMP, Marseille/France<br />

Graham Smith, University <strong>of</strong> Birmingham<br />

Dean Hines, Space Science <strong>Institute</strong><br />

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

Observing Modes: IrsStare<br />

Hours Approved: 49.9<br />

Abstract:<br />

Cosmological deep surveys have detected 24 um sources down to ~50 uJy in a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> well−studied fields (e.g., HDF−N, CDF−S), enabling us to study<br />

infrared galaxies out to z~3. Unfortunately, very little is known about the<br />

mid−infrared spectral properties <strong>of</strong> the ~1, 24 um−selected galaxies behind<br />

massive galaxy clusters. These massive clusters have amplified our targets by<br />

factors <strong>of</strong> 3−−20 (and in one case, 180!), which would save hundreds <strong>of</strong> hours in<br />

observing time compared to unlensed sources. Thus, we can probe the nature <strong>of</strong><br />

sources near the 24 um confusion limit with 50 hours <strong>of</strong> Spitzer time. These IRS<br />

spectra will directly constrain the spectral shapes <strong>of</strong> the faint, z>1 galaxies<br />

that constitute ~40% <strong>of</strong> the 24um deep survey number counts, thus providing<br />

crucial constraints to models. They will allow us to estimate the PAH strength<br />

in moderate−−luminosity galaxies and thus constrain the AGN contribution; to<br />

calibrate photometric redshift algorithms; and to explore the faint−end slope <strong>of</strong><br />

the luminosity function.<br />

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

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Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 320/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − Guaranteed Time Observer Proposal #40409<br />

IRS Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> Gravitationally Lensed z>1 Infrared−Luminous Galaxies<br />

Principal Investigator: George Rieke<br />

Institution: University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Technical Contact: Eiichi Egami, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Jane Rigby, OCIW<br />

Eiichi Egami, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Delphine Marcillac, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Casey Papovich, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Christopher Willmer, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />

Johan Richard, Caltech<br />

Jean−Paul Kneib, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille<br />

Graham Smith, Univ Birmingham<br />

Dean Hines, Space Science <strong>Institute</strong><br />

Dario Fadda, NASA Herschel Science Center / Caltech<br />

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

Observing Modes: IrsMap<br />

Hours Approved: 37.9<br />

Abstract:<br />

MIPS has detected 24um sources down to 50 uJy in well−studied fields (e.g.,<br />

HDF−N, CDF−S), enabling us to study infrared galaxies out to z~3.<br />

Unfortunately, very little is known about the mid−infrared spectral properties<br />

<strong>of</strong> the ~

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