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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 589/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − Guaranteed Time Observer Proposal #50161<br />

Cluster Formation at 1.5 < z < 2<br />

Principal Investigator: Giovanni Fazio<br />

Institution: Harvard−Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory<br />

Technical Contact: Gillian Wilson, University <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> Riverside<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Gillian Wilson, University <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> Riverside<br />

Mark Lacy, Spitzer Science Center/Caltech<br />

Jason Surace, Spitzer Science Center/Caltech<br />

Adam Muzzin, Yale University<br />

Jiasheng Huang, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics<br />

Science Category: galaxy clusters and groups(high−z)<br />

Observing Modes: IracMap MipsPhot<br />

Hours Approved: 12.0<br />

Abstract:<br />

We propose deep and wide−field IRAC and MIPS imaging <strong>of</strong> two galaxy clusters at<br />

1.5 < z < 1.6. The IRAC data will be used to measure the faint−end <strong>of</strong> the<br />

infrared luminosity function. We will combine the deep Spitzer data with<br />

existing optical data to make the first measurement <strong>of</strong> the stellar mass function<br />

in very high redshift cluster galaxies. The MIPS 24 micron data will be used for<br />

quantifying the dusty star formation rate and AGN activity as a function <strong>of</strong><br />

radius from the cluster center. A key component <strong>of</strong> this proposal is the 10 x 10<br />

arcminute field <strong>of</strong> view (5 x 5 Mpc at the clusters’ redshift). By extending into<br />

the cluster "infall" region, we will probe the region where the majority <strong>of</strong> 24<br />

micron sources are expected to lie.<br />

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

Printed_by_SSC<br />

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 590/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − Guaranteed Time Observer Proposal #50333<br />

The Highest Redshift Galaxy Cluster<br />

Principal Investigator: Giovanni Fazio<br />

Institution: Harvard−Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory<br />

Technical Contact: Peter Eisenhardt, JPL<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Adam Stanford, UC−Davis/LLNL<br />

Daniel Stern, JPL<br />

Science Category: galaxy clusters and groups(high−z)<br />

Observing Modes: IracMap MipsPhot<br />

Hours Approved: 1.6<br />

Abstract:<br />

We propose to obtain IRAC four band and MIPS 24 micron imaging <strong>of</strong> XCS 2215−1738,<br />

the highest redshift galaxy cluster currently known, with z = 1.46. Optical<br />

spectroscopy at Keck and the VLT has identified 21 galaxies as having concurrent<br />

redshifts at z=1.46 and a velocity dispersion <strong>of</strong> 680 km/s. The approximate X−ray<br />

temperature, based on XMM archival data, is kT = 6.5 +/− 2.1 keV, also<br />

indicating that 2215−1738 is a massive cluster. The proposed IRAC data will<br />

reach to a depth <strong>of</strong> 2 magnitudes below L*. The MIPS data will detect starburst<br />

galaxies with IR luminosities above 3E11 Lsun. We will use the new data, in<br />

conjunction with existing optical and near−IR photometry, to estimate the<br />

stellar masses <strong>of</strong> the cluster galaxies, and to test for the presence <strong>of</strong> any<br />

dusty, star−forming cluster members.<br />

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