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Mapping the large-scale structure around a z = 1.46 galaxy cluster in 3D using two adjacent narrow-band filters

Hayashi, M.; Kodama, T.; Koyama, Y.; Tadaki, K.-i; Tanaka, I.; Shimakawa, R.; Matsuda, Y.; Sobral, D.; Best, P.N.; Smail, I.

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Authors

M. Hayashi

T. Kodama

Y. Koyama

K.-i Tadaki

I. Tanaka

R. Shimakawa

Y. Matsuda

D. Sobral

P.N. Best



Abstract

We present a novel method to estimate accurate redshifts of star-forming galaxies by measuring the flux ratio of the same emission line observed through two adjacent narrow-band filters. We apply this method to our NB912 and new NB921 data taken with Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope of a galaxy cluster, XMMXCS J2215.9−1738, at z = 1.46 and its surrounding structures. We obtain redshifts for 170 [O II] emission line galaxies at z ∼ 1.46, among which 41 galaxies are spectroscopically confirmed with Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph and Fibre Multi Object Spectrograph on the Subaru mainly, showing an accuracy of σ((z − zspec)/(1 + zspec)) = 0.002. This allows us to reveal filamentary structures that penetrate towards the centre of the galaxy cluster and intersect with other structures, consistent with the picture of hierarchical cluster formation. We also find that the projected celestial distribution does not precisely trace the real distribution of galaxies, indicating the importance of the three-dimensional view of structures to properly identify and quantify galaxy environments. We investigate the environmental dependence of galaxy properties with local density, confirming that the median colour of galaxies becomes redder in higher density region, while the star formation rate of star-forming galaxies does not depend strongly on local environment in this structure. This implies that the star-forming activity in galaxies is truncated on a relatively short time-scale in the cluster centre.

Citation

Hayashi, M., Kodama, T., Koyama, Y., Tadaki, K., Tanaka, I., Shimakawa, R., …Smail, I. (2014). Mapping the large-scale structure around a z = 1.46 galaxy cluster in 3D using two adjacent narrow-band filters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 439(3), 2571-2583. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu115

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2014
Deposit Date Apr 15, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Print ISSN 0035-8711
Electronic ISSN 1365-2966
Publisher Royal Astronomical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 439
Issue 3
Pages 2571-2583
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu115
Keywords Galaxies: clusters: general, Galaxies: distances and redshifts, Galaxies: evolution.

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This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2013 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.





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