Progress in search for high-redshift galaxies magnified by gravitational lensing

W. Zheng, L. Bradley, A. Zitrin, J. Moustakas, M. Postman, H. Ford, X. Shu, D. Coe, L. A. Moustakas, A. Koekemoer, A. Milino, S. Jouvel, O. Høst, T. Broadhurst, D. D. Kelson

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Abstract

Our searches in the CLASH data have found many high-redshift galaxy candidates. One object at z = 6.2 in MACS J0329-02 is quadruply lensed. Another object in MACS J1149+22 is at redshift z = 9.6 and AB = 25.7, the first candidate at z > 9 that is bright enough for spectroscopic observations. The discovery of more than 80 galaxy candidates at z > 7 demonstrates the unique potential of galaxy cluster fields for finding highly magnified, intrinsically faint galaxies at the highest redshifts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)474-477
Number of pages4
JournalAstronomische Nachrichten
Volume334
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Early Universe
  • Galaxies: clusters: general
  • Galaxies: high-redshift
  • Gravitational lensing
  • Surveys

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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