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

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 579/742<br />

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 />

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

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