The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K$_s$-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6
- Author
- Arjen van der Wel (UGent) , Rachel Bezanson, Francesco D'Eugenio (UGent) , Caroline Straatman (UGent) , Marijn Franx, Josha van Houdt, Michael V. Maseda, Anna Gallazzi, Po-Feng Wu, Camilla Pacifici, Ivana Barisic, Gabriel B. Brammer, Juan Carlos Munoz-Mateos, Sarah Vervalcke, Stefano Zibetti, David Sobral, Anna de Graaff, Joao Calhau, Yasha Kaushal, Adam Muzzin, Eric F. Bell and Pieter G. van Dokkum
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- Abstract
- We present the third and final data release of the Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C), an ESO/Very Large Telescope public spectroscopic survey targeting 0.6 < z < 1.0, K-s -selected galaxies. The data release contains 3528 spectra with measured stellar velocity dispersions and stellar population properties, a 25-fold increase in sample size compared to previous work. This K (s) -selected sample probes the galaxy population down to similar to 0.3L*, for all colors and morphological types. Along with the spectra, we publish a value-added catalog with stellar and ionized gas velocity dispersions, stellar absorption line indices, emission-line fluxes, and equivalent widths, complemented with structural parameters measured from Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging. With its combination of high precision and large sample size, LEGA-C provides a new benchmark for galaxy evolution studies.
- Keywords
- Galaxies, Spectroscopy, Galaxy spectroscopy, Early-type galaxies, Late-type galaxies, Surveys, Stellar populations, Galaxy kinematics, 573, 1558, 2171, 429, 907, 1671, 1622, 602, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, STAR-FORMATION HISTORIES, SIMILAR-TO 1, STELLAR VELOCITY DISPERSION, SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY, QUIESCENT GALAXIES, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES, FIELD SPHEROIDALS, CLUSTER GALAXIES, INTRINSIC SHAPE, FORMATION EPOCH
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8747462
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- van der Wel, Arjen, et al. “The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-Quality Spectra of K$_s$-Selected Galaxies at z > 0.6.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, vol. 256, no. 2, 2021, doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356.
- APA
- van der Wel, A., Bezanson, R., D’Eugenio, F., Straatman, C., Franx, M., van Houdt, J., … van Dokkum, P. G. (2021). The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K$_s$-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, 256(2). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356
- Chicago author-date
- Wel, Arjen van der, Rachel Bezanson, Francesco D’Eugenio, Caroline Straatman, Marijn Franx, Josha van Houdt, Michael V. Maseda, et al. 2021. “The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-Quality Spectra of K$_s$-Selected Galaxies at z > 0.6.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES 256 (2). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- van der Wel, Arjen, Rachel Bezanson, Francesco D’Eugenio, Caroline Straatman, Marijn Franx, Josha van Houdt, Michael V. Maseda, Anna Gallazzi, Po-Feng Wu, Camilla Pacifici, Ivana Barisic, Gabriel B. Brammer, Juan Carlos Munoz-Mateos, Sarah Vervalcke, Stefano Zibetti, David Sobral, Anna de Graaff, Joao Calhau, Yasha Kaushal, Adam Muzzin, Eric F. Bell, and Pieter G. van Dokkum. 2021. “The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-Quality Spectra of K$_s$-Selected Galaxies at z > 0.6.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES 256 (2). doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356.
- Vancouver
- 1.van der Wel A, Bezanson R, D’Eugenio F, Straatman C, Franx M, van Houdt J, et al. The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K$_s$-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES. 2021;256(2).
- IEEE
- [1]A. van der Wel et al., “The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K$_s$-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6,” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, vol. 256, no. 2, 2021.
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abstract = {{We present the third and final data release of the Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C), an ESO/Very Large Telescope public spectroscopic survey targeting 0.6 < z < 1.0, K-s -selected galaxies. The data release contains 3528 spectra with measured stellar velocity dispersions and stellar population properties, a 25-fold increase in sample size compared to previous work. This K (s) -selected sample probes the galaxy population down to similar to 0.3L*, for all colors and morphological types. Along with the spectra, we publish a value-added catalog with stellar and ionized gas velocity dispersions, stellar absorption line indices, emission-line fluxes, and equivalent widths, complemented with structural parameters measured from Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging. With its combination of high precision and large sample size, LEGA-C provides a new benchmark for galaxy evolution studies.}},
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author = {{van der Wel, Arjen and Bezanson, Rachel and D'Eugenio, Francesco and Straatman, Caroline and Franx, Marijn and van Houdt, Josha and Maseda, Michael V. and Gallazzi, Anna and Wu, Po-Feng and Pacifici, Camilla and Barisic, Ivana and Brammer, Gabriel B. and Munoz-Mateos, Juan Carlos and Vervalcke, Sarah and Zibetti, Stefano and Sobral, David and de Graaff, Anna and Calhau, Joao and Kaushal, Yasha and Muzzin, Adam and Bell, Eric F. and van Dokkum, Pieter G.}},
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journal = {{ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES}},
keywords = {{Galaxies,Spectroscopy,Galaxy spectroscopy,Early-type galaxies,Late-type galaxies,Surveys,Stellar populations,Galaxy kinematics,573,1558,2171,429,907,1671,1622,602,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies,STAR-FORMATION HISTORIES,SIMILAR-TO 1,STELLAR VELOCITY DISPERSION,SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY,QUIESCENT GALAXIES,PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES,FIELD SPHEROIDALS,CLUSTER GALAXIES,INTRINSIC SHAPE,FORMATION EPOCH}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{2}},
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title = {{The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K$_s$-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356}},
volume = {{256}},
year = {{2021}},
}
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