Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-10-12
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2 pages, to be published in the proceedings of the Vth Marseille International Cosmology Conference
Scientific paper
Rotation information for spiral galaxies can be obtained through the observation of different spectral lines. While the Halpha(6563 A) line is often used for galaxies with low to moderate redshifts, it is redshifted into the near-infrared at z>0.4. This is why most high redshift surveys rely on the [OII](3727 A) line. Using a sample of 32 spiral galaxies at 0.155 < z < 0.25 observed simultaneously in both Halpha and [OII] with the Hale 200 inch telescope, the relation between velocity widths extracted from these two spectral lines is investigated, and we conclude that Halpha derived velocities can be reliably compared to high z [OII] measurements. The sample of galaxies is then used along with VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey observations to perform the angular diameter - redshift test to find constraints on cosmological parameters. The test makes it possible to discriminate between various cosmological models, given the upper limit of disc size evolution at the maximum redshift of the data set, no matter what the evolutionary scenario is.
Contini Thierry
Giovanelli Riccardo
Haynes Martha P.
Marinoni Christian
Masters Karen L.
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