A deeper view of Extremely Red Galaxies: the redshift distribution in the GOODS/CDFS ISAAC field

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2004-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0401047v3

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 353 (2004) 30

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Final version accepted by MNRAS. 14 pages, 11 figures. z>4 candidates revised using HUDF data. No other conclusions changed

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08044.x

We have analysed 5-epoch GOODS HST-ACS B, V, I_775 and z datasets (V1.0 release), in conjunction with existing VLT-ISAAC imaging in the J, H and Ks bands, to derive estimated redshifts for the sample of 198 Extremely Red Galaxies (ERGs) with Ks<22 (Vega) and I_775-Ks>3.92 selected by Roche et al.(2003) from 50.4 sq.arcmin of the GOODS/CDFS field. We find that, at this depth, the ERG population spans the redshift range 0.5=1.0 to =2.5 and compare it with the global Ks-band LF at redshifts 1=2.0 to =2.5 and we connect this fact with the presence of progenitors of the local L>L* population at redshifts z_phot>2. We determine lower limits of rho_c=(6.1 +/- 1.9) x 10^{-5} Mpc^{-3} and rho_c=(2.1 +/- 1.1) x 10^{-5}Mpc^{-3} on the comoving densities of progenitors of local massive galaxies already assembled at redshifts =2.5 and =3.5, respectively. We have investigated the existence of high-redshift Lyman break galaxies massive enough to be included in this ERG sample. Out of an initial list of 12 potential very high redshift candidates, we have identified 2 ERGs which have a high probability of lying at z_phot>4. We discuss the advantages of multi-colour to single-colour selection techniques in obtaining reliable lists of very high-redshift candidate sources, and present revised lower redshift estimates for sources previously claimed as potential z> 5 dropouts in recent studies.(abridged)

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