AEGIS: A Panchromatic Study of IRAC-selected Extremely Red Objects with Confirmed Spectroscopic Redshifts

Wilson, G.; Huang, J.-S.; Fazio, G. G.; Yan, R.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Salim, S.; Faber, S. M.; Lotz, J.; Willmer, C. N. A.; Davis, M.; Coil, A. L.; Newman, J. A.; Conselice, C. J.; Papovich, C.; Ashby, M. L. N.; Barmby, P.; Willner, S. P.; Ivison, R.; Miyazaki, S.; Rigopoulou, D.

AEGIS: A Panchromatic Study of IRAC-selected Extremely Red Objects with Confirmed Spectroscopic Redshifts

By G. Wilson, J.-S. Huang, G. G. Fazio, R. Yan, A. M. Koekemoer, S. Salim, S. M. Faber, J. Lotz, C. N. A. Willmer, M. Davis, A. L. Coil, J. A. Newman, C. J. Conselice, C. Papovich, M. L. N. Ashby, P. Barmby, S. P. Willner, R. Ivison, S. Miyazaki and D. Rigopoulou

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Abstract

We study 87 extremely red objects (EROs), selected both to have color redder than R - [3.6] = 4.0 and to have confirmed spectroscopic redshifts. Together, these two constraints result in this sample populating a fairly narrow redshift range at 0.76 < z < 1.42. The key new ingredient included here is deep Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) data. Based on [3.6] - [8.0] color, we demonstrate that it is possible to classify EROs as early-type galaxies, dusty starburst galaxies, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs; power-law types). We present ultraviolet-to-mid-infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) images, both of which support our simple IRAC color classification

Publisher: 'American Astronomical Society'

Year: 2007

OAI identifier: oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:16744

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AEGIS: A Panchromatic Study of IRAC-selected Extremely Red Objects with Confirmed Spectroscopic Redshifts

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