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Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...21113220g&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #132.20; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.964
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We present an overview of and science highlights from the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey. STAGES is a multiwavelength project designed to probe physical drivers of galaxy evolution across a wide range of environments and luminosity. A complex multi-cluster system at z=0.16 has been the subject of extensive multiwavelength observations ranging from the X-ray to radio, including an 80-orbit ACS/HST mosaic covering the full 0.5x0.5 degree span of the supercluster. Our survey goals include simultaneously linking galaxy morphology with other observables such as age, star-formation rate, nuclear activity, and stellar mass. In addition, with the unique multiwavelength dataset and new high resolution mass maps from gravitational lensing, we are able to disentangle the large-scale structure of the supercluster. By examining all aspects of environment we will determine the relative importance of the dark matter halos, the local galaxy density, and the hot X-ray gas in driving galaxy transformation. We acknowledge support from HST grant GO-10395.
Aragon-Salamanca Alfonso
Bacon Dave
Balogh Michael
Barazza Fabio D.
Barden Marco
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