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A new multifield determination of the galaxy luminosity function at z=7-9 incorporating the 2012 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field imaging

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11/07/2013
Author
McLure, R. J.
Dunlop, J. S.
Bowler, R. A. A.
Curtis-Lake, E.
Schenker, M.
Ellis, R. S.
Robertson, B. E.
Koekemoer, A. M.
Rogers, A. B.
Ono, Y.
Ouchi, M.
Charlot, S.
Wild, Vivienne
Stark, D. P.
Furlanetto, S. R.
Cirasuolo, M.
Targett, T. A.
Funder
Science & Technology Facilities Council
Grant ID
ST/J001651/1
Keywords
Galaxies: evolution
Galaxies: formation
Galaxies: high-redshift
Star-forming galaxies
Similar-to 8
Extragalactic legacy survey
High-redshift galaxies
Lyman-break galaxies
WFC3/IR observations
Stellar populations
Alpha emission
Bright-end
Spectroscopic confirmation
QB Astronomy
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Abstract
We present a new determination of the ultraviolet (UV) galaxy luminosity function (LF) at redshift z ≃ 7 and 8, and a first estimate at z ≃ 9. An accurate determination of the form and evolution of the galaxy LF during this era is of key importance for improving our knowledge of the earliest phases of galaxy evolution and the process of cosmic reionization. Our analysis exploits to the full the new, deepest Wide Field Camera 3/infrared imaging from our Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Ultra-Deep Field 2012 (UDF12) campaign, with dynamic range provided by including a new and consistent analysis of all appropriate, shallower/wider area HST survey data. Our new measurement of the evolving LF at z ≃ 7 to 8 is based on a final catalogue of ≃600 galaxies, and involves a step-wise maximum-likelihood determination based on the photometric redshift probability distribution for each object; this approach makes full use of the 11-band imaging now available in the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (HUDF), including the new UDF12 F140W data, and the latest Spitzer IRAC imaging. The final result is a determination of the z ≃ 7 LF extending down to UV absolute magnitudes M1500 = -16.75 (AB mag) and the z ≃ 8 LF down to M1500 = -17.00. Fitting a Schechter function, we find M1500* = -19.90-0.28+0.23, log φ* = -2.96-0.23+0.18 and a faint-end slope α = -1.90-0.15+0.14 at z ≃ 7, and M1500* = -20.12-0.48+0.37, log φ* = -3.35-0.47+0.28 and α = -2.020.230.22 at z ≃ 8. These results strengthen previous suggestions that the evolution at z > 7 appears more akin to 'density evolution' than the apparent 'luminosity evolution' seen at z ≃ 5 - 7. We also provide the first meaningful information on the LF at z ≃ 9, explore alternative extrapolations to higher redshifts, and consider the implications for the early evolution of UV luminosity density. Finally, we provide catalogues (including derived zphot, M1500 and photometry) for the most robust z ∼ 6.5-11.9 galaxies used in this analysis. We briefly discuss our results in the context of earlier work and the results derived from an independent analysis of the UDF12 data based on colour-colour selection.
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McLure , R J , Dunlop , J S , Bowler , R A A , Curtis-Lake , E , Schenker , M , Ellis , R S , Robertson , B E , Koekemoer , A M , Rogers , A B , Ono , Y , Ouchi , M , Charlot , S , Wild , V , Stark , D P , Furlanetto , S R , Cirasuolo , M & Targett , T A 2013 , ' A new multifield determination of the galaxy luminosity function at z=7-9 incorporating the 2012 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field imaging ' , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 432 , no. 4 , pp. 2696-2716 . https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt627
Publication
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt627
ISSN
0035-8711
Type
Journal article
Rights
© 2013 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description
RJM acknowledges the support of the European Research Council via the award of a Consolidator Grant, and the support of the Leverhulme Trust via the award of a Philip Leverhulme research prize. JSD, RAAB, TAT and VW acknowledge the support of the European Research Council via the award of an Advanced Grant to JSD. JSD also acknowledges the support of the Royal Society via a Wolfson Research Merit award. ABR and EFCL acknowledge the support of the UK Science & Technology Facilities Council. The US authors acknowledge financial support from the Space Telescope Science Institute under award HST-GO-12498.01-A. SRF is partially supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. SC acknowledges the support of the European Commission through the Marie Curie Initial Training Network ELIXIR.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5132

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