Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 2003
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HST Proposal ID #9723
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #9723 Cosmology
Scientific paper
We have obtained ultra-deep Js, H, Ks imaging of the Hubble Deep Field South WFPC2 field with the VLT, in order to study high redshift galaxies. The Ks-band data are the deepest obtained to date in any field. We find that the population of Ks selected galaxies at z=2-4 in HDF-South differs in two important aspects from previous studies in HDF-North. First, we find several galaxies which are large and apparently regular in the rest-frame optical, with more complex rest- frame UV morphologies. These objects resemble large disk galaxies in the local Universe. Second, we have identified a population of galaxies with red J-K colors that are extremely faint in the rest-frame UV. The galaxies have ages of 0.5-2 Gyr and are highly clustered, and may be progenitors of nearby bulges and early-type galaxies. We propose to obtain a deep mosaic with the NICMOS/NIC3 camera in the H band, covering the WFPC2 field. The increased depth and spatial resolution of the NICMOS mosaic would allow us to determine the restframe optical morphologies of a large sample of high redshift galaxies, in order to study the relative distributions of young and old stars, to decompose the galaxies in bulges and disks, to measure scale lengths, and to model the stellar populations of the sub-components. The lack of large U- dropouts and red galaxies in HDF-North, and the need for larger samples call for the proposed imaging of HDF-South. We waive all prioprietary rights.
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