Bibcode
Hempel, A.; Schaerer, D.; Richard, J.; Egami, E.; Pelló, R.
Referencia bibliográfica
Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time, Edited by F. Combes and J. Palous, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, IAU Symposium #235, held 14-17 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007., pp.204-204
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2007
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Descripción
As part of our deep multi-colour survey of two gravitational lensing
clusters, Abell 1835 (z=0.252) and AC114 (z=0.312) used to search for
very high redshift galaxies we have detected a number of extremely red
galaxies (EROs, R-K[s]> 5.6). Following up on our deep optical and
near-IR imaging (Richard et al. 2006) we used deep HST/ACS imaging in
the z[850] band and Spitzer IRAC and MIPS photometry to further
constrain the photometric redshifts and to classify the nature of this
objects. New Chandra observations are also being completed. Based on
different classification schemes, e.g R-J vs. J-K colour or a
combination of near-and mid-infrared colours, we try to discriminate the
two most popular EROs populations, elliptical galaxies and dusty
starbursts. As result we would classify most of the EROs as starbursts.
The spectral energy distribution of the majority of EROs with a
detection in two or more IRAC bands reveal starbursts at z ˜ 1.5
to 3 with a considerably extinction (A[v]>3). The strong field to
field variations in surface density δ=1.1 arcmin-2 for
Abell 1835 and δ=0.16 arcmin-2 for AC114 indicates
that the numbers and sky distributions of EROs are very different for
each field of view. This is consistent with the results by other wide
field EROs surveys, which suggest a strong clustering of EROs. The
average surface density (δ=0.63 arcmin-2) is by a
factor 2 lower than in other surveys, which possibly results both from
the field to field variations as well as from the requirement of these
EROs being optical drop-outs. We will also discuss parameters like star
formation rate and age estimates for these EROs and provide a
comparison with other EROs samples, such as IRAC-selected EROs, sub-mm
galaxies, and optically faint galaxies found in other searches for high
redshift (z>4-6 galaxies).