First results from the UKIDSS ultra-deep survey

O. Almaini; S. Foucaud; K. Lane; C. J. Conselice; R. J. McLure; M. Cirasuolo; J. S. Dunlop; I. Smail; C. Simpson

First results from the UKIDSS ultra-deep survey

O. Almaini, S. Foucaud, K. Lane, C. J. Conselice, R. J. McLure, M. Cirasuolo, J. S. Dunlop, I. Smail, C. Simpson

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

From only one semester of observations the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey (UDS) is already the deepest near-infrared survey ever conducted over 0.8 sq degrees. The year-one data reach median 5 sigma Vega depths of K = 21.6 and J = 22.8 over this area, based on 86 hours of observation. In this meeting we described progress with the UDS and presented the first science results. These include the first study of the clustering of bright Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs), the discovery of luminous Lyman-break galaxies at z > 5 and strong evidence for the disappearance of the galaxy red sequence at redshifts z > 1.5. Based on only the first 12 hours of data, these early results give a promising indication of the likely scientific return from this survey.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	COSMIC FRONTIERS
Editors	N Metcalfe, T Shanks
Place of Publication	SAN FRANCISCO
Publisher	ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC
Pages	163-166
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-58381-320-1
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Conference on Cosmic Frontiers - Durham Duration: 31 Jul 2006 → 4 Aug 2006

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Conference	Conference on Cosmic Frontiers
City	Durham
Period	31/07/06 → 4/08/06

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First results from the UKIDSS ultra-deep survey

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