The TexOx-1000 redshift survey of radio sources I: the TOOT00 region (2009)
Vardoulaki, Eleni, Rawlings, Steve, Hill, Gary J., Mauch, Tom, Inskip, Katherine J., Riley, Julia, ...
We present optical spectroscopy, near-infrared (mostly K-band) and radio (151-MHz and 1.4-GHz) imaging of the first complete region (TOOT00) of the TexOx-1000 (TOOT) redshift survey of radio sources....
Kate Brand, Arjun Dey, Buell T. Jannuzi, Christopher S. Kochanek, Almus T. Kenter, ...
The XBoötes Survey is a 5-ks Chandra survey of the Boötes Field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS). This survey is unique in that it is the largest (9.3 deg2), contiguous region imaged in...
Strong polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission from z ≈ 2 ULIRGs (2009)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Brand, Kate, ...
Using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we present low-resolution (64 < λ/δλ < 124), mid-infrared (20-38 μm) spectra of 23 high-redshift ULIRGs detected in the...
Strong PAH Emission from z~2 ULIRGs (2009)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Brand, Kate, ...
Using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we present low-resolution (64 < lambda / dlambda < 124), mid-infrared (20-38 micron) spectra of 23 high-redshift ULIRGs detected...
The Star Formation and Nuclear Accretion Histories of Normal Galaxies in the AGES Survey (2009)
Watson, Casey R., Kochanek, Christopher S., Forman, William R., Hickox, Ryan C., Jones, Christine J., Brown, Michael J. I., ...
We combine IR, optical and X-ray data from the overlapping, 9.3 square degree NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS), AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey (AGES), and XBootes Survey to measure the X-ray...
The origin of the 24 μm excess in red galaxies (2009)
Brand, Kate, Moustakas, John, Armus, Lee, Assef, Roberto J., Brown, Michael J. I., Cool, Richard R., ...
Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed a population of red sequence galaxies with a significant excess in their 24 μm emission compared to what is expected from an old stellar...
Spitzer 70/160 μm observations of high-redshift ULIRGs and HyLIRSs in the Boötes field (2009)
Tyler, Krystal D., Le Floc'h, Emeric, Rieke, George H., Dey, Arjun, Desai, Vandana, Brand, Kate, ...
We present new 70 and 160 μm observations of a sample of extremely red (R – [24] ≳ 15 mag), mid-infrared bright, high-redshift (1.7 ≾ z ≾ 2.8) galaxies. All targets detected in the...
The Origin of the 24-micron Excess in Red Galaxies (2008)
Brand, Kate, Moustakas, John, Armus, Lee, Assef, Roberto J., Brown, Michael J. I., Cool, Richard R., ...
Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed a population of red-sequence galaxies with a significant excess in their 24-micron emission compared to what is expected from an old...
Mid-infrared selection of brown dwarfs and high-redshift quasars (2008)
Stern, Daniel, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Allen, Lori E., Bian, Chao, Blain, Andrew, Brand, Kate, ...
We discuss color selection of rare objects in a wide-field multiband survey spanning from the optical to the mid-infrared. Simple color criteria simultaneously identify and distinguish two of the...
Spitzer mid-infrared spectroscopy of distant X-ray luminous active galactic nuclei (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 16 optically faint infrared luminous galaxies obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. These sources were...
Redshift distribution of extragalactic 24 μm sources (2008)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Le Floc'h, Emeric, Bian, Chao, ...
We present the redshift distribution of a complete, unbiased sample of 24 μm sources down to f_ν(24 μm) = 300 μJy (5 σ). The sample consists of 591 sources detected in the Boötes field of the...
A significant population of very luminous dust-obscured galaxies at redshift z ~ 2 (2008)
Dey, Arjun, Soifer, B. T., Desai, Vandana, Brand, Kate, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Brown, Michael J. I., ...
The Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a significant population of high-redshift (z ~ 2) dust-obscured galaxies with large mid-infrared to ultraviolet luminosity ratios. Due to their optical...
Red Galaxy Growth and the Halo Occupation Distribution (2008)
Brown, Michael J. I., Zheng, Zheng, White, Martin, Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Benson, Andrew J., ...
We have traced the past 7 Gyr of red galaxy stellar mass growth within dark matter halos. We have determined the halo occupation distribution, which describes how galaxies reside within dark matter...
Redshift Distribution of Extragalactic 24 micron Sources (2008)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Floc'h, Emeric Le, Bian, Chao, ...
We present the redshift distribution of a complete, unbiased sample of 24 micron sources down to fnu(24 micron) = 300 uJy (5-sigma). The sample consists of 591 sources detected in the Bootes field of...
Spitzer Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Distant X-ray Luminous AGN (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 16 optically faint infrared luminous galaxies obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. These sources were...
Spitzer mid-infrared spectroscopy of 70 μm-selected distant luminous infrared galaxies (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope of a sample of 11 optically faint, infrared luminous galaxies selected from a Spitzer MIPS 70 μm imaging survey of the...
A Significant Population of Very Luminous Dust-Obscured Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 2 (2008)
Dey, Arjun, Soifer, B. T., Desai, Vandana, Brand, Kate, LeFloc'h, Emeric, Brown, Michael J., ...
Observations with Spitzer Space Telescope have recently revealed a significant population of high-redshift z~2 dust-obscured galaxies (DOGs) with large mid-IR to UV luminosity ratios. These galaxies...
Red galaxy growth and the halo occupation distribution (2008)
Brown, Michael J. I., Zheng, Zheng, White, Martin, Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Benson, Andrew J., ...
We have traced the past 7 Gyr of red galaxy stellar mass growth within dark matter halos. We have determined the halo occupation distribution, which describes how galaxies reside within dark matter...
Spitzer Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of 70um-Selected Distant Luminous Infrared Galaxies (2007)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope of a sample of 11 optically faint, infrared luminous galaxies selected from a Spitzer MIPS 70um imaging survey of the...
The evolving luminosity function of red galaxies (2007)
Brown, Michael J. I., Arjun, Dey, Jannuzi, Buell T., Brand, Kate, Benson, Andrew J., Brodwin, Mark, ...
We trace the assembly history of red galaxies since z = 1 by measuring their evolving space density with the B-band luminosity function. Our sample of 39,599 red galaxies, selected from 6.96 deg2 of...
The Evolving Luminosity Function of Red Galaxies (2006)
Brown, Michael J. I., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Brand, Kate, Benson, Andrew J., Brodwin, Mark, ...
We trace the assembly history of red galaxies since z=1, by measuring their evolving space density with the B-band luminosity function. Our sample of 39599 red galaxies, selected from 6.96 square...
The Discovery of Three New z>5 Quasars in the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey (2006)
Cool, Richard J., Kochanek, Christopher S., Eisenstein, Daniel J., Stern, Daniel, Brand, Kate, Brown, Michael J. I., ...
We present the discovery of three z>5 quasars in the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey (AGES) spectroscopic observations of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS) Bootes Field. These quasars were...
The Chandra XBootes Survey - III: Optical and Near-IR Counterparts (2005)
Brand, Kate, Brown, Michael J. I., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Kochanek, Christopher S., Kenter, Almus T., ...
The XBootes Survey is a 5-ks Chandra survey of the Bootes Field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS). This survey is unique in that it is the largest (9.3 deg^2), contiguous region imaged in...
Brown, Michael J. I., Brand, Kate, Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Cool, Richard, Floc'h, Emeric Le, ...
We determine the rest-frame 8 micron luminosity function of type I quasars over the redshift range 1
The TOOT00 Redshift Survey of Radio Sources (2005)
Vardoulaki, Eleni, Rawlings, Steve, Hill, Gary J., Croft, Steve, Brand, Kate, Riley, Julia, ...
We present first results from the study of the TOOT00 region consisting of 47 radio sources brighter than 100 mJy at 151 MHz. We have 81% spectroscopic redshift completeness. From the K-z diagram we...
On the discovery of the first 350 micron-selected galaxy (2005)
Khan, Sophia A., Shafer, Richard A., Benford, Dominic J., Staguhn, Johannes G., Chanial, Pierre, Floch, Emeric Le, ...
We report the detection of a 3.6sigma 350micron-selected source in the Bootes Deep Field. The source, the first Short-wavelength Submillimeter-selected Galaxy (SSG 1), was discovered as part of a...
XBootes: An X-Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field - Paper I Overview and Initial Results (2005)
Murray, Stephen S., Kenter, Almus, Forman, William R., Jones, Christine, Green, Paul J., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...
We obtained a 5 ksec deep Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS-I map of the 9.3 square degree Bootes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey. Here we describe the data acquisition and analysis strategies...
Tracing the Nuclear Accretion History of the Red Galaxy Population (2005)
Brand, Kate, Dey, Arjun, Brown, Michael J. I., Watson, Casey R., Jannuzi, Buell T., Najita, Joan R., ...
We investigate the evolution of the hard X-ray luminosity of the red galaxy population using a large sample of 3316 red galaxies selected over a wide range in redshift (0.3
The 3-D clustering of radio galaxies in the TONS survey (2004)
Brand, Kate, Rawlings, Steve, Hill, Gary J., Tufts, Joseph R.
We present a clustering analysis of the Texas-Oxford NVSS Structure (TONS) radio galaxy redshift survey. This complete flux-limited survey consists of 268 radio galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts...
The Triggering and Bias of Radio Galaxies (2004)
Brand, Kate, Rawlings, Steve, Tufts, Joe, Hill, Gary
We present new results on the clustering and three-dimensional distribution of radio galaxies from the Texas-Oxford NVSS Structure (TONS) survey. The TONS survey was constructed to look at the...
Two 100 Mpc-scale structures in the 3-D distribution of radio galaxies and their implications (2003)
Brand, Kate, Rawlings, Steve, Hill, Gary J., Lacy, Mark, Mitchell, Ewan, Tufts, Joe
We present unequivocal evidence for a huge (~80 x 100 x 100 Mpc^3) super-structure at redshift z=0.27 in the 3-D distribution of radio galaxies from the TONS08 sample, confirming tentative evidence...
Using radio galaxies to find super-structures (2003)
Brand, Kate, Rawlings, Steve, Hill, Gary J., Lacy, Mark
Radio galaxies are excellent at tracing large-scale structure due to their high bias. We present new results from the TONS08 radio galaxy redshift survey. We find unequivocal evidence for a huge (at...