A Selection of High Redshift Galaxy Publications

• 1 May 2010
• Confirmation of the Compactness of a z = 1.91 Quiescent Galaxy with Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3
• We present very deep Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) photometry of a massive, compact galaxy located in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. read more
• 22 December 2009
• Constraints on the First Galaxies: z~10 Galaxy Candidates from HST WFC3/IR
• The first galaxies likely formed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. read more
• 9 November 2009
• The evolution of z=7-8 galaxies from IRAC observations of the deep/wide-area WFC3/IR ERS and ultradeep WFC3/IR HUDF
• We investigate the Spitzer/IRAC properties of 36 z~7 z-dropout galaxies and 3 z~8 Y-dropout galaxies derived from deep/wide-area WFC3/IR data of the Early Release Science, the ultradeep HUDF09, and wide-area NICMOS data. read more
• 6 October 2009
• Ultradeep Infrared Array Camera Observations of sub-L* z~7 and z~8 Galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: the Contribution of Low-Luminosity Galaxies to the Stellar Mass Density and Reionization
• We study the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) mid-infrared (rest-frame optical) fluxes of 14 newly WFC3/IR-detected z=7 z_{850}-dropout galaxies and 5 z=8 Y_{105}-dropout galaxies. read more
• 1 October 2009
• Very blue UV-continuum slopes of low luminosity z~7 galaxies from WFC3/IR: Evidence for extremely low metallicities
• We use the ultra-deep WFC3/IR data over the HUDF and the Early Release Science WFC3/IR data over the CDF-South GOODS field to quantify the broadband spectral properties of candidate star-forming galaxies at z~7. read more
• 29 September 2009
• Structure and Morphologies of z~7-8 Galaxies from ultra-deep WFC3/IR Imaging of the HUDF
• We present a first morphological study of z~7-8 Lyman Break galaxies (LBGs) from Oesch et al. read more
• 10 September 2009
• z~7 Galaxies in the HUDF: First Epoch WFC3/IR Results
• We present a sample of 16 robust z~7 z-drop galaxies detected by the newly installed WFC3/IR camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. read more
• 10 September 2009
• Discovery of z~8 Galaxies in the HUDF from ultra-deep WFC3/IR Observations
• We utilize the newly-acquired, ultra-deep WFC3/IR observations over the HUDF to search for star-forming galaxies at z~8-8. read more
• 1 January 2009
• z ~ 7-10 Galaxies Behind Lensing Clusters: Contrast with Field Search Results
• We conduct a search for z ~ 7 dropout galaxies behind 11 massive lensing clusters using 21 arcmin2 of deep Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS, ACS, and WFPC2 image data. read more
• 1 October 2008
• z~7-10 Galaxies in the HUDF and GOODS fields: UV Luminosity Functions
• We use all available deep optical ACS and near-IR data over both the HUDF and the two GOODS fields to search for star-forming galaxies at z>~7 and constrain the UV LF within the first 700 Myr. read more
• 1 May 2008
• Discovery of a Very Bright Strongly Lensed Galaxy Candidate at z ~ 7.6
• Using Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Spitzer IRAC imaging, we report the discovery of a very bright strongly lensed Lyman break galaxy (LBG) candidate at z~7. read more
• 1 December 2007
• UV Luminosity Functions at z~4, 5, and 6 from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and Other Deep Hubble Space Telescope ACS Fields: Evolution and Star Formation History
• We use the ACS BViz data from the HUDF and all other deep HST ACS fields (including the GOODS fields) to find large samples of star-forming galaxies at z~4 and ~5 and to extend our previous z~6 sample. read more
• 1 July 2007
• A Keck Survey for Gravitationally Lensed Lyα Emitters in the Redshift Range 8.5<z<10.4: New Constraints on the Contribution of Low-Luminosity Sources to Cosmic Reionization
• We discuss new observational constraints on the abundance of faint high-redshift Lyα emitters secured from a deep Keck near-infrared spectroscopic survey that utilizes the strong magnification provided by lensing galaxy clusters. read more
• 1 January 2007
• Evidence for strong evolution of the cosmic star formation density at high redshifts
• Deep HST/ACS and VLT/ISAAC data of the GOODS-South field were used to look for high-redshift galaxies in the rest-frame UV wavelength range and to study the evolution of the cosmic star-formation density at z~7. read more