The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey

VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 < λ < 1.0 μm) spectroscopy of ≃2100 galaxies within the redshift interval 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, over a total area...

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Main Authors:	McLure, R.J., Pentericci, L., Cimatti, A., Dunlop, J.S., Elbaz, D., Fontana, A., Nandra, K., Amorin, R., Bolzonella, M., Bongiorno, A., Carnall, A.C., Castellano, M., Cirasuolo, M., Cucciati, O., Cullen, F., De Barros, S., Finkelstein, S.L., Fontanot, F., Franzetti, P., Fumana, M., Gargiulo, A., Garilli, B., Guaita, L., Hartley, W.G., Iovino, A., Jarvis, M.J., Juneau, S., Karman, W., Maccagni, D., Marchi, F., Mármol-Queraltó, E., Pompei, E., Pozzetti, L., Scodeggio, M., Sommariva, V., Talia, M., Almaini, O., Balestra, I., Bardelli, S., Bell, E.F., Bourne, N., Bowler, R.A.A., Brusa, M., Buitrago, F., Caputi, K.I., Cassata, P., Charlot, S., Citro, A., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Curtis-Lake, E., Dickinson, M., Fazio, G.G., Ferguson, H.C., Fiore, F., Franco, M., Fynbo, J P U, Galametz, A., Georgakakis, A., Giavalisco, M., Grazian, A., Hathi, N.P., Jung, I., Kim, S., Koekemoer, A.M., Khusanova, Y., Le Fèvre, O., Lotz, J.M., Mannucci, F., Maltby, D.T., Matsuoka, K., McLeod, D.J., Mendez-Hernandez, H., Mendez-Abreu, J., Mignoli, M., Moresco, M., Mortlock, A., Nonino, M., Pannella, M., Papovich, C., Popesso, P., Rosario, D.P., Salvato, M., Santini, P., Schaerer, D., Schreiber, C., Stark, D.P., Tasca, L.A.M., Thomas, R., Treu, T., Vanzella, E., Wild, V., Williams, C.C., Zamorani, G., Zucca, E.
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Published:	Oxford University Press 2018
Subjects:	surveys ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: high-redshift ; galaxies: star formation
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author	McLure, R.J. Pentericci, L. Cimatti, A. Dunlop, J.S. Elbaz, D. Fontana, A. Nandra, K. Amorin, R. Bolzonella, M. Bongiorno, A. Carnall, A.C. Castellano, M. Cirasuolo, M. Cucciati, O. Cullen, F. De Barros, S. Finkelstein, S.L. Fontanot, F. Franzetti, P. Fumana, M. Gargiulo, A. Garilli, B. Guaita, L. Hartley, W.G. Iovino, A. Jarvis, M.J. Juneau, S. Karman, W. Maccagni, D. Marchi, F. Mármol-Queraltó, E. Pompei, E. Pozzetti, L. Scodeggio, M. Sommariva, V. Talia, M. Almaini, O. Balestra, I. Bardelli, S. Bell, E.F. Bourne, N. Bowler, R.A.A. Brusa, M. Buitrago, F. Caputi, K.I. Cassata, P. Charlot, S. Citro, A. Cresci, G. Cristiani, S. Curtis-Lake, E. Dickinson, M. Fazio, G.G. Ferguson, H.C. Fiore, F. Franco, M. Fynbo, J P U Galametz, A. Georgakakis, A. Giavalisco, M. Grazian, A. Hathi, N.P. Jung, I. Kim, S. Koekemoer, A.M. Khusanova, Y. Le Fèvre, O. Lotz, J.M. Mannucci, F. Maltby, D.T. Matsuoka, K. McLeod, D.J. Mendez-Hernandez, H. Mendez-Abreu, J. Mignoli, M. Moresco, M. Mortlock, A. Nonino, M. Pannella, M. Papovich, C. Popesso, P. Rosario, D.P. Salvato, M. Santini, P. Schaerer, D. Schreiber, C. Stark, D.P. Tasca, L.A.M. Thomas, R. Treu, T. Vanzella, E. Wild, V. Williams, C.C. Zamorani, G. Zucca, E.
author_facet	McLure, R.J. Pentericci, L. Cimatti, A. Dunlop, J.S. Elbaz, D. Fontana, A. Nandra, K. Amorin, R. Bolzonella, M. Bongiorno, A. Carnall, A.C. Castellano, M. Cirasuolo, M. Cucciati, O. Cullen, F. De Barros, S. Finkelstein, S.L. Fontanot, F. Franzetti, P. Fumana, M. Gargiulo, A. Garilli, B. Guaita, L. Hartley, W.G. Iovino, A. Jarvis, M.J. Juneau, S. Karman, W. Maccagni, D. Marchi, F. Mármol-Queraltó, E. Pompei, E. Pozzetti, L. Scodeggio, M. Sommariva, V. Talia, M. Almaini, O. Balestra, I. Bardelli, S. Bell, E.F. Bourne, N. Bowler, R.A.A. Brusa, M. Buitrago, F. Caputi, K.I. Cassata, P. Charlot, S. Citro, A. Cresci, G. Cristiani, S. Curtis-Lake, E. Dickinson, M. Fazio, G.G. Ferguson, H.C. Fiore, F. Franco, M. Fynbo, J P U Galametz, A. Georgakakis, A. Giavalisco, M. Grazian, A. Hathi, N.P. Jung, I. Kim, S. Koekemoer, A.M. Khusanova, Y. Le Fèvre, O. Lotz, J.M. Mannucci, F. Maltby, D.T. Matsuoka, K. McLeod, D.J. Mendez-Hernandez, H. Mendez-Abreu, J. Mignoli, M. Moresco, M. Mortlock, A. Nonino, M. Pannella, M. Papovich, C. Popesso, P. Rosario, D.P. Salvato, M. Santini, P. Schaerer, D. Schreiber, C. Stark, D.P. Tasca, L.A.M. Thomas, R. Treu, T. Vanzella, E. Wild, V. Williams, C.C. Zamorani, G. Zucca, E.
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description	VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 < λ < 1.0 μm) spectroscopy of ≃2100 galaxies within the redshift interval 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, over a total area of ≃0.2 deg2 centred on the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey and Chandra Deep Field South fields. Based on accurate photometric redshift pre-selection, 85 per cent of the galaxies targeted by VANDELS were selected to be at z ≥ 3. Exploiting the red sensitivity of the refurbished VIMOS spectrograph, the fundamental aim of the survey is to provide the high-signal-to-noise ratio spectra necessary to measure key physical properties such as stellar population ages, masses, metallicities, and outflow velocities from detailed absorption-line studies. Using integration times calculated to produce an approximately constant signal-to-noise ratio (20 < tint< 80 h), the VANDELS survey targeted: (a) bright star-forming galaxies at 2.4 ≤ z ≤ 5.5, (b) massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 2.5, (c) fainter star-forming galaxies at 3.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, and (d) X-ray/Spitzer-selected active galactic nuclei and Herschel-detected galaxies. By targeting two extragalactic survey fields with superb multiwavelength imaging data, VANDELS will produce a unique legacy data set for exploring the physics underpinning high-redshift galaxy evolution. In this paper, we provide an overview of the VANDELS survey designed to support the science exploitation of the first ESO public data release, focusing on the scientific motivation, survey design, and target selection.
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spelling	nottingham-531182020-05-04T19:48:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53118/ The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey McLure, R.J. Pentericci, L. Cimatti, A. Dunlop, J.S. Elbaz, D. Fontana, A. Nandra, K. Amorin, R. Bolzonella, M. Bongiorno, A. Carnall, A.C. Castellano, M. Cirasuolo, M. Cucciati, O. Cullen, F. De Barros, S. Finkelstein, S.L. Fontanot, F. Franzetti, P. Fumana, M. Gargiulo, A. Garilli, B. Guaita, L. Hartley, W.G. Iovino, A. Jarvis, M.J. Juneau, S. Karman, W. Maccagni, D. Marchi, F. Mármol-Queraltó, E. Pompei, E. Pozzetti, L. Scodeggio, M. Sommariva, V. Talia, M. Almaini, O. Balestra, I. Bardelli, S. Bell, E.F. Bourne, N. Bowler, R.A.A. Brusa, M. Buitrago, F. Caputi, K.I. Cassata, P. Charlot, S. Citro, A. Cresci, G. Cristiani, S. Curtis-Lake, E. Dickinson, M. Fazio, G.G. Ferguson, H.C. Fiore, F. Franco, M. Fynbo, J P U Galametz, A. Georgakakis, A. Giavalisco, M. Grazian, A. Hathi, N.P. Jung, I. Kim, S. Koekemoer, A.M. Khusanova, Y. Le Fèvre, O. Lotz, J.M. Mannucci, F. Maltby, D.T. Matsuoka, K. McLeod, D.J. Mendez-Hernandez, H. Mendez-Abreu, J. Mignoli, M. Moresco, M. Mortlock, A. Nonino, M. Pannella, M. Papovich, C. Popesso, P. Rosario, D.P. Salvato, M. Santini, P. Schaerer, D. Schreiber, C. Stark, D.P. Tasca, L.A.M. Thomas, R. Treu, T. Vanzella, E. Wild, V. Williams, C.C. Zamorani, G. Zucca, E. VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 < λ < 1.0 μm) spectroscopy of ≃2100 galaxies within the redshift interval 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, over a total area of ≃0.2 deg2 centred on the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey and Chandra Deep Field South fields. Based on accurate photometric redshift pre-selection, 85 per cent of the galaxies targeted by VANDELS were selected to be at z ≥ 3. Exploiting the red sensitivity of the refurbished VIMOS spectrograph, the fundamental aim of the survey is to provide the high-signal-to-noise ratio spectra necessary to measure key physical properties such as stellar population ages, masses, metallicities, and outflow velocities from detailed absorption-line studies. Using integration times calculated to produce an approximately constant signal-to-noise ratio (20 < tint< 80 h), the VANDELS survey targeted: (a) bright star-forming galaxies at 2.4 ≤ z ≤ 5.5, (b) massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 2.5, (c) fainter star-forming galaxies at 3.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, and (d) X-ray/Spitzer-selected active galactic nuclei and Herschel-detected galaxies. By targeting two extragalactic survey fields with superb multiwavelength imaging data, VANDELS will produce a unique legacy data set for exploring the physics underpinning high-redshift galaxy evolution. In this paper, we provide an overview of the VANDELS survey designed to support the science exploitation of the first ESO public data release, focusing on the scientific motivation, survey design, and target selection. Oxford University Press 2018-09-01 Article PeerReviewed McLure, R.J., Pentericci, L., Cimatti, A., Dunlop, J.S., Elbaz, D., Fontana, A., Nandra, K., Amorin, R., Bolzonella, M., Bongiorno, A., Carnall, A.C., Castellano, M., Cirasuolo, M., Cucciati, O., Cullen, F., De Barros, S., Finkelstein, S.L., Fontanot, F., Franzetti, P., Fumana, M., Gargiulo, A., Garilli, B., Guaita, L., Hartley, W.G., Iovino, A., Jarvis, M.J., Juneau, S., Karman, W., Maccagni, D., Marchi, F., Mármol-Queraltó, E., Pompei, E., Pozzetti, L., Scodeggio, M., Sommariva, V., Talia, M., Almaini, O., Balestra, I., Bardelli, S., Bell, E.F., Bourne, N., Bowler, R.A.A., Brusa, M., Buitrago, F., Caputi, K.I., Cassata, P., Charlot, S., Citro, A., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Curtis-Lake, E., Dickinson, M., Fazio, G.G., Ferguson, H.C., Fiore, F., Franco, M., Fynbo, J P U, Galametz, A., Georgakakis, A., Giavalisco, M., Grazian, A., Hathi, N.P., Jung, I., Kim, S., Koekemoer, A.M., Khusanova, Y., Le Fèvre, O., Lotz, J.M., Mannucci, F., Maltby, D.T., Matsuoka, K., McLeod, D.J., Mendez-Hernandez, H., Mendez-Abreu, J., Mignoli, M., Moresco, M., Mortlock, A., Nonino, M., Pannella, M., Papovich, C., Popesso, P., Rosario, D.P., Salvato, M., Santini, P., Schaerer, D., Schreiber, C., Stark, D.P., Tasca, L.A.M., Thomas, R., Treu, T., Vanzella, E., Wild, V., Williams, C.C., Zamorani, G. and Zucca, E. (2018) The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 479 (1). pp. 25-42. ISSN 1365-2966 surveys ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: high-redshift ; galaxies: star formation https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/479/1/25/4995916 doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1213 doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1213
spellingShingle	surveys ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: high-redshift ; galaxies: star formation McLure, R.J. Pentericci, L. Cimatti, A. Dunlop, J.S. Elbaz, D. Fontana, A. Nandra, K. Amorin, R. Bolzonella, M. Bongiorno, A. Carnall, A.C. Castellano, M. Cirasuolo, M. Cucciati, O. Cullen, F. De Barros, S. Finkelstein, S.L. Fontanot, F. Franzetti, P. Fumana, M. Gargiulo, A. Garilli, B. Guaita, L. Hartley, W.G. Iovino, A. Jarvis, M.J. Juneau, S. Karman, W. Maccagni, D. Marchi, F. Mármol-Queraltó, E. Pompei, E. Pozzetti, L. Scodeggio, M. Sommariva, V. Talia, M. Almaini, O. Balestra, I. Bardelli, S. Bell, E.F. Bourne, N. Bowler, R.A.A. Brusa, M. Buitrago, F. Caputi, K.I. Cassata, P. Charlot, S. Citro, A. Cresci, G. Cristiani, S. Curtis-Lake, E. Dickinson, M. Fazio, G.G. Ferguson, H.C. Fiore, F. Franco, M. Fynbo, J P U Galametz, A. Georgakakis, A. Giavalisco, M. Grazian, A. Hathi, N.P. Jung, I. Kim, S. Koekemoer, A.M. Khusanova, Y. Le Fèvre, O. Lotz, J.M. Mannucci, F. Maltby, D.T. Matsuoka, K. McLeod, D.J. Mendez-Hernandez, H. Mendez-Abreu, J. Mignoli, M. Moresco, M. Mortlock, A. Nonino, M. Pannella, M. Papovich, C. Popesso, P. Rosario, D.P. Salvato, M. Santini, P. Schaerer, D. Schreiber, C. Stark, D.P. Tasca, L.A.M. Thomas, R. Treu, T. Vanzella, E. Wild, V. Williams, C.C. Zamorani, G. Zucca, E. The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title	The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title_full	The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title_fullStr	The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title_full_unstemmed	The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title_short	The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
title_sort	vandels eso public spectroscopic survey
topic	surveys ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: high-redshift ; galaxies: star formation
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