An overdensity of galaxies at z=5.9 +/-0.2 in the Ultra Deep Field confirmed using the ACS grism

Details An overdensity of galaxies at z=5.9 +/-0.2 in the Ultra Deep Field confirmed using the ACS grism An overdensity of galaxies at z=5.9 +/-0.2 in the Ultra Deep Field confirmed using the ACS grism

2005-01-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501478v2

Astrophys.J.626:666-679,2005

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ. Minor changes to text and figures 1 and 4

Scientific paper

10.1086/430047

We present grism spectra taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys to identify 29 red sources with (i'-z') > 0.9 in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF). Of these 23 are found to be galaxies at redshifts between z=5.4 and 6.7, identified by the break at 1216 angstrom due to IGM absorption; two are late type dwarf stars with red colors; and four are galaxies with colors and spectral shape similar to dust reddened or old galaxies at redshifts z~1-2. This constitutes the largest uniform, flux-limited sample of spectroscopically confirmed galaxies at such faint fluxes z'<27.5. Many are also among the most distant spectroscopically confirmed galaxies (at redshifts up to z=6.7). We find a significant overdensity of galaxies at redshifts z=5.9 +/- 0.2. Nearly two thirds of the galaxies in our sample (15/23) belong to this peak. Taking into account the selection function and the redshift sensitivity of the survey, we get a conservative overdensity of at least a factor of two along the line-of-sight. The galaxies found in this redshift peak are also localized in the plane of the sky in a non-random manner, occupying about half of the ACS chip. Thus the volume overdensity is a factor of four. The star-formation rate derived from detected sources in this overdense region is sufficient to reionize the local IGM.

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