TY - GEN
T1 - Witnessing the Early Growth and Life Cycle of Galaxies with KMOS3D
AU - Schreiber, Natascha M Förster
AU - Wilman, David J.
AU - Wisnioski, Emily
AU - Fossati, Matteo
AU - Mendel, J. Trevor
AU - Bender, Ralf
AU - Genzel, Reinhard
AU - Beifiori, Alessandra
AU - Belli, Sirio
AU - Brammer, Gabe
AU - Burkert, Andreas
AU - Chan, Jeffrey
AU - Davies, Ric
AU - Davies, Rebecca L.
AU - Fabricius, Maximilian
AU - Galametz, Audrey
AU - Herrera-Camus, Rodrigo
AU - Lang, Philipp
AU - Lutz, Dieter
AU - Momcheva, Ivelina G.
AU - Naab, Thorsten
AU - Nelson, Erica J.
AU - Price, Sedona
AU - Renzini, Alvio
AU - Saglia, Roberto P.
AU - Seitz, Stella
AU - Shimizu, Taro
AU - Sternberg, Amiel
AU - Tacconi, Linda J.
AU - Tadaki, Ken Ichi
AU - Ubler, Hannah
AU - Van Dokkum, Pieter G.
AU - Wuyts, Stijn
PY - 2018/12/28
Y1 - 2018/12/28
N2 - Near-infrared integral field unit (IFU) spectrographs are powerful tools for investigating galaxy evolution. We report on our recently completed multi-year KMOS3D survey of Halpha, [NII] and [SII] line emission of galaxies at redshift z ~ 0.7 - 2.7 with the K-band Multi-Object Spectrograph (KMOS) at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). With deep observations of 745 targets spanning over two orders of magnitude in galaxy mass, five billion years of cosmic time, and all levels of star formation, KMOS3D provides an unparalleled population-wide census of spatially-resolved kinematics, star formation, outflows and nebular gas conditions. The dataset sheds new light on the physical mechanisms driving the early growth and lifecycle of galaxies, and provides a rich legacy for the astronomical community.
AB - Near-infrared integral field unit (IFU) spectrographs are powerful tools for investigating galaxy evolution. We report on our recently completed multi-year KMOS3D survey of Halpha, [NII] and [SII] line emission of galaxies at redshift z ~ 0.7 - 2.7 with the K-band Multi-Object Spectrograph (KMOS) at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). With deep observations of 745 targets spanning over two orders of magnitude in galaxy mass, five billion years of cosmic time, and all levels of star formation, KMOS3D provides an unparalleled population-wide census of spatially-resolved kinematics, star formation, outflows and nebular gas conditions. The dataset sheds new light on the physical mechanisms driving the early growth and lifecycle of galaxies, and provides a rich legacy for the astronomical community.
U2 - 10.18727/0722-6691/5110
DO - 10.18727/0722-6691/5110
M3 - Article
SN - 0722-6691
SP - 28
EP - 33
JO - The Messenger
JF - The Messenger
PB - European Southern Observatory
ER -