Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-04-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages processed, 4 figures, from Proc. Symposium 'New Visions of the X-ray Universe in the XMM-Newton and Chandra Era,' Nove
Scientific paper
We use galaxies detected in a deep ultraviolet XMM-Newton Optical Monitor image and a model that predicts UV galaxy counts based on local counts and evolution parameters to constrain galaxy evolution to Z=1.2. The 17' square 2000 angstrom (UVW2 filter) image was taken as part of the XMM-OM team's guaranteed time program. We detect sources in this image to a flux limit of 2.7 X 10^{-17} ergs/cm^2/s/A, (AB magnitude = 22). Since some of the sources may be stars, we perform a number of checks, including shape, color and implied distance to remove stars from the detected counts. We find galaxy number counts as a function of magnitude roughly in agreement with previous studies, but again find these counts are in excess of evolution models. The excess counts at faint magnitudes may provide evidence for either a new population of galaxies emerging around Z=0.7 or more dramatic evolution than some earlier predictions. The integrated light from the detected galaxies totals 32--36 ph/cm^2/s/A/sr, placing a firm lower limit on the integrated UV light from galaxies.
Eisenman Ian
Mason Keith
Monitor Team The XMM Optical
Sasseen Timothy P.
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