Extragalactic abstracts - IRSA - California Institute of Technology
Extragalactic abstracts - IRSA - California Institute of Technology
Extragalactic abstracts - IRSA - California Institute of Technology
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Spitzer_Approved_<strong>Extragalactic</strong><br />
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Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #20439<br />
Ultra−Deep IRAC Imaging <strong>of</strong> Massive Lensing Galaxy Clusters: Probing the<br />
Reionization Era with Spitzer<br />
Principal Investigator: Eiichi Egami<br />
Institution: Steward Observatory, University <strong>of</strong> Arizona<br />
Technical Contact: Eiichi Egami, U. Arizona<br />
Co−Investigators:<br />
Jean−Paul Kneib, Observatoire de Marseille<br />
Graham Smith, <strong>California</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
Richard Ellis, <strong>California</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
Michael Santos, University <strong>of</strong> Cambridge<br />
Daniel Stark, <strong>California</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
Jiasheng Huang, Center for Astrophysics<br />
Science Category: galaxy clusters and groups<br />
Observing Modes: IracMap<br />
Hours Approved: 44.5<br />
Abstract:<br />
Locating and characterizing the first subgalactic sources that may have been<br />
responsible for completing cosmic reionization and ending the ‘‘Dark Ages’’<br />
represents the latest frontier in observational cosmology. The remarkable<br />
potential <strong>of</strong> Spitzer to probe the reionzation era was demonstrated dramatically<br />
by the IRAC detection <strong>of</strong> a gravitationally−lensed z~7 galaxy at 3.6 and 4.5 um<br />
made by our group. The results have provided a number <strong>of</strong> significant constraints<br />
on the physical properties <strong>of</strong> this galaxy. Here, we propose to conduct<br />
ultra−deep IRAC imaging (10 hrs per band) <strong>of</strong> two <strong>of</strong> the most well−studied<br />
lensing clusters, Abell 1689 and Abell 2218, in our sample. Our goal is to<br />
detect more examples <strong>of</strong> lensed galaxies at z=6−8 and to explore for systems at<br />
higher redshift.<br />
Spitzer_Approved_<strong>Extragalactic</strong><br />
Printed_by_SSC<br />
Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 580/742<br />
Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #30950<br />
A Census <strong>of</strong> LIRGs in Clusters <strong>of</strong> Galaxies in the First Half <strong>of</strong> the Universe from<br />
the IRAC Shallow Survey<br />
Principal Investigator: Peter Eisenhardt<br />
Institution: JPL<br />
Technical Contact: Peter Eisenhardt, JPL<br />
Co−Investigators:<br />
Adam Stanford, UC Davis<br />
Mark Brodwin, JPL/Caltech<br />
Anthony Gonzalez, U. Florida<br />
Ranga−Ram Chary, SSC<br />
Leonidas Moustakas, JPL/Caltech<br />
Edward Wright, UCLA<br />
Daniel Stern, JPL/Caltech<br />
Roberto DePropris, CTIO<br />
Science Category: galaxy clusters and groups<br />
Observing Modes: IracMap MipsPhot<br />
Hours Approved: 19.8<br />
Abstract:<br />
The incidence <strong>of</strong> LIRGs and ULIRGs is roughly two orders <strong>of</strong> magnitude higher in<br />
the field at redshift z > 1, and at these redshifts such objects dominate the<br />
global star formation activity. Mergers which fuel such activity might be<br />
expected to enhance the frequency <strong>of</strong> LIRGs in dense environments. We propose to<br />
use MIPS to obtain a census <strong>of</strong> LIRGs in z > 1 galaxy clusters from a well<br />
defined sample found in the IRAC Shallow Survey. Supporting IRAC and HST ACS<br />
data are also requested.<br />
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