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dc.contributor.authorMcLure, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorDunlop, J. S.
dc.contributor.authorBowler, R. A. A.
dc.contributor.authorCurtis-Lake, E.
dc.contributor.authorSchenker, M.
dc.contributor.authorEllis, R. S.
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, B. E.
dc.contributor.authorKoekemoer, A. M.
dc.contributor.authorRogers, A. B.
dc.contributor.authorOno, Y.
dc.contributor.authorOuchi, M.
dc.contributor.authorCharlot, S.
dc.contributor.authorWild, Vivienne
dc.contributor.authorStark, D. P.
dc.contributor.authorFurlanetto, S. R.
dc.contributor.authorCirasuolo, M.
dc.contributor.authorTargett, T. A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T10:01:09Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T10:01:09Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-11
dc.identifier68121055
dc.identifiere1e3114f-e578-4945-8288-6c832ff5c8e7
dc.identifier000321053500009
dc.identifier84880012811
dc.identifier.citationMcLure , 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/stt627en
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/5132
dc.descriptionRJM 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.en
dc.description.abstractWe 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.
dc.format.extent21
dc.format.extent1307283
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.subjectGalaxies: evolutionen
dc.subjectGalaxies: formationen
dc.subjectGalaxies: high-redshiften
dc.subjectStar-forming galaxiesen
dc.subjectSimilar-to 8en
dc.subjectExtragalactic legacy surveyen
dc.subjectHigh-redshift galaxiesen
dc.subjectLyman-break galaxiesen
dc.subjectWFC3/IR observationsen
dc.subjectStellar populationsen
dc.subjectAlpha emissionen
dc.subjectBright-enden
dc.subjectSpectroscopic confirmationen
dc.subjectQB Astronomyen
dc.subject.lccQBen
dc.titleA new multifield determination of the galaxy luminosity function at z=7-9 incorporating the 2012 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field imagingen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorScience & Technology Facilities Councilen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomyen
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/mnras/stt627
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.grantnumberST/J001651/1en


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