Published October 1, 2009 | Version v1
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The deep optical imaging of the Extended Groth Strip

Creators

  • 1. Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China)
  • 2. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
  • 3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo 181 - 8588 (Japan)

Description

We present u'g'R optical images taken with the MMT/Megacam and the Subaru/Suprime telescopes of the Extended Groth Strip survey. The total survey covers an area of about ∼ 1 degree2, including four sub-fields and is optimized for the study of galaxies at z ∼ 3. Our methods for photometric calibration in AB magnitudes, the limiting magnitude and the galaxy number count are described. A sample of 1642 photometrically selected candidate Lyman-Break Galaxies (LBGs) to an apparent RAB magnitude limit of 25.0 is presented. The average sky surface density of our LBG sample is ∼1.0 arcmin-2, slightly higher than the previous finding.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1674-4527/9/10/001

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1674-4527/9/10/001;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1061-1077
ISSN
1674-4527

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41046818
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CALIBRATION; DENSITY; GALAXIES; IMAGES; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES