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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 479, No. 1, Year 2018
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Description
VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO'sVery Large Telescope (VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 < ? < 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-tonoise ratio (20>tint >80 h), theVANDELS 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. © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Royal Astronomical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mclure, Ross J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Pentericci, Laura
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Cimatti, Andrea
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
James S. Dunlop, James S.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Elbaz, David
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Fontana, Adriano
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Nandra, Kirpaul P.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Amorín, Ricardo O.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Bolzonella, Micol
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Bongiorno, Angela
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Carnall, Adam C.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Castellano, Marco
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Cirasuolo, Michele
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Cucciati, Olga
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Cullen, Fergus
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Finkelstein, Steven L.
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Fontanot, Fabio
Italy, Trieste
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Trieste
Franzetti, Paolo
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Fumana, Marco
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Gargiulo, Adriana
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Garilli, B. M.
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Guaita, Lucia
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Chile, Santiago
Universidad Diego Portales
Hartley, William G.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Iovino, Angela
Italy, Merate
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Brera
Jarvis, Matthew J.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Juneau, Stéphanie
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
MacCagni, Dario
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Marchi, Francesca D.E.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Pompei, Emanuela
Chile, Santiago
European Southern Observatory Santiago
Pozzetti, Lucia
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Scodeggio, Marco
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Talia, Margherita
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Almaini, Omar
United Kingdom, Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Balestra, Italo
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Bardelli, Sandro
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Bell, Eric F.
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Bourne, Nathan
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Bowler, Rebecca A.A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Brusa, Marcella
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Caputi, Karina I.
Netherlands, Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Cassata, Paolo
Chile, Valparaiso
Universidad de Valparaiso
Charlot, St́ephane
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Cresci, Giovanni
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Curtis-Lake, Emma F.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Dickinson, Mark E.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Fazio, Giovanni G.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Ferguson, Henry C.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Fiore, Fabrizio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Franco, Maximilien
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Fynbo, Johan Peter Uldall
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Galametz, Audrey
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Georgakakis, Antonis E.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Giavalisco, Mauro
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Grazian, Andrea
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Hathi, Nimish P.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Jung, Intae
United States, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Kim, Sungeun
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Koekemoer, Anton M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Lotz, Jennifer M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Mannucci, Filippo
Italy, Florence
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri
Mendez-Abreu, Jairo
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Universidad de la Laguna
Mignoli, Marco
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Moresco, Michele
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Mortlock, Alice
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Nonino, Mario
Italy, Trieste
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Trieste
Pannella, M.
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Papovich, Casey J.
United States, College Station
Texas A&m University
Popesso, Paola
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Exzellenzcluster Origins
Rosario, David J.V.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Salvato, Mara
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Exzellenzcluster Origins
Santini, Paola
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Schaerer, Daniel
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève
Schreiber, Corentin
Netherlands, Leiden
Universiteit Leiden
Stark, Daniel P.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Tasca, Lidia A.M.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Treu, Tommaso L.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Wild, Vivienne
United Kingdom, St Andrews
University of st Andrews
Williams, Christina C.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Zamorani, Giovanni
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Zucca, Elena
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Statistics
Citations: 111
Authors: 80
Affiliations: 43
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/mnras/sty1213
ISSN:
00358711
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