Marijn Franx

Optical Spectroscopy of Distant Red Galaxies (2009)

Wuyts, Stijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Illingworth, Garth D., Labbe, Ivo, ...

We present optical spectroscopic follow-up of a sample of Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs) with K < 22.5 (Vega), selected by J-K > 2.3, in the Hubble Deep Field South, the MS 1054-03 field, and the...

The Dependence of Star Formation Rates on Stellar Mass and Environment at z~0.8 (2009)

Patel, Shannon G., Holden, Bradford P., Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn

We examine the star formation rates (SFRs) of galaxies in a redshift slice encompassing the z=0.834 cluster RX J0152.7-1357. We used a low-dispersion prism in the Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and...

How Massive are Massive Compact Galaxies? (2009)

Muzzin, Adam, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Marchesini, Danilo, Kriek, Mariska, Labbé, Ivo

Using a sample of nine massive compact galaxies at z ~ 2.3 with rest-frame optical spectroscopy and comprehensive U through 8um photometry we investigate how assumptions in SED modeling change the...

The Stellar Mass Density and Specific Star Formation Rates of the Universe at z~7 (2009)

Gonzalez, Valentino, Labbe, Ivo, Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth, Franx, Marijn, Kriek, Mariska, ...

We use a robust sample of 11 z~7 galaxies (z-dropouts) to estimate the stellar mass density of the universe when it was only ~750 Myr old. We combine the very deep optical to near-Infrared photometry...

The Hubble Sequence beyond z=2 for Massive Galaxies: Contrasting Large Star-Forming and Compact Quiescent Galaxies (2009)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Magee, Daniel K.

We present HST NIC2 morphologies of a spectroscopic sample of massive galaxies at z~2.3, by extending our sample of nine compact quiescent galaxies (r_e~0.9 kpc) with ten massive emission-line...

Star formation in the CDFS: observations confront simulations (2009)

Damen, Maaike, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, Franx, Marijn, Labbé, Ivo, Toft, Sune, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., ...

We investigate the star formation history of the universe using FIREWORKS, a multiwavelength survey of the CDFS. We study the evolution of the specific star formation rate (sSFR) with redshift in...

On the Dearth of Compact, Massive, Red Sequence Galaxies in the Local Universe (2009)

Taylor, Edward N, Franx, Marijn, Glazebrook, Karl, Brinchmann, Jarle, Van Der Wel, Arjen, Van Dokkum, Pieter G

Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS; data release 7), we have conducted a search for local analogs to the extremely compact, massive, quiescent galaxies that have been identified at z...

The evolving relations between size, mass, surface density, and star formation in 3x10^4 galaxies since z=2 (2009)

Williams, Rik J., Quadri, Ryan F., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Toft, Sune, Kriek, Mariska, ...

The presence of massive, compact early-type galaxies at z>2 presents a major challenge for theoretical models of galaxy formation and evolution. Using one of the deepest large public near-IR surveys...

A high stellar velocity dispersion for a compact massive galaxy at z=2.2 (2009)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Kriek, Mariska, Franx, Marijn

Recent studies have found that the oldest and most luminous galaxies in the early Universe are surprisingly compact, having stellar masses similar to present-day elliptical galaxies but much smaller...

A Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Survey of K-selected Galaxies at z ~ 2.3: Comparison of Stellar Population Synthesis Codes and Constraints from the Rest-frame NIR (2009)

Muzzin, Adam, Marchesini, Danilo, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Labbé, Ivo, Kriek, Mariska, Franx, Marijn

We present SED modeling of a sample of 34 K-selected galaxies at z ~ 2.3. These galaxies have NIR spectroscopy that samples the rest-frame Balmer/4000A break as well as deep photometry in thirteen...

Color Distributions, Number and Mass Densities of Massive Galaxies at 1.5 < z < 3: Comparing Observations with Merger Simulations (2009)

Wuyts, Stijn, Franx, Marijn, Cox, Thomas J., Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Hayward, Christopher C., Hernquist, Lars, ...

We present a comparison between the observed color distribution, number and mass density of massive galaxies at 1.5 < z < 3 and a model by Hopkins et al. that relates the quasar and galaxy population...

An ultra-deep near-infrared spectrum of a compact quiescent galaxy at z=2.2 (2009)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Labbe, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Marchesini, Danilo, ...

Several recent studies have shown that about half of the massive galaxies at z~2 are in a quiescent phase. Moreover, these galaxies are commonly found to be ultra-compact with half-light radii of ~1...

A Public, K-Selected, Optical-to-Near-Infrared Catalog of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDFS) from the MUltiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC) (2009)

Taylor, Edward N, Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G, Quadri, Ryan F, Gawiser, Eric, Bell, Eric F, ...

We present a new K-selected, optical-to-near-infrared photometric catalog of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDFS), making it publicly available to the astronomical community. The dataset is...

The Relation Between Compact, Quiescent High Redshift Galaxies and Massive Nearby Elliptical Galaxies: Evidence for Hierarchical, Inside-Out Growth (2009)

Bezanson, Rachel, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Tal, Tomer, Marchesini, Danilo, Kriek, Mariska, Franx, Marijn, ...

Recent studies have shown that massive quiescent galaxies at high redshift are much more compact than present-day galaxies of the same mass. Here we compare the radial stellar density profiles and...

Recovering Stellar Population Properties and Redshifts from Broad-Band Photometry of Simulated Galaxies: Lessons for SED Modeling (2009)

Wuyts, Stijn, Franx, Marijn, Cox, Thomas J., Hernquist, Lars, Hopkins, Philip F., Robertson, Brant E., ...

We present a detailed analysis of our ability to determine stellar masses, ages, reddening and extinction values, and star formation rates of high-redshift galaxies by modeling broad-band SEDs with...

The NEWFIRM Medium-Band Survey: Filter Definitions and First Results (2009)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Labbe, Ivo, Marchesini, Danilo, Quadri, Ryan, Brammer, Gabriel, Whitaker, Katherine E., ...

Deep near-infrared imaging surveys allow us to select and study distant galaxies in the rest-frame optical, and have transformed our understanding of the early Universe. As the vast majority of K- or...

A Wide-Field Study of the z~0.8 Cluster RX J0152.7-1357: the Role of Environment in the Formation of the Red-Sequence (2008)

Patel, Shannon G., Kelson, Daniel D., Holden, Bradford P., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Van Der Wel, Arjen, ...

[ABRIDGED] We present the first results from the largest spectroscopic survey to date of an intermediate redshift galaxy cluster, the z=0.834 cluster RX J0152.7-1357. We use the colors of galaxies,...

The Evolution of the Stellar Mass Function of Galaxies from z=4.0 and the First Comprehensive Analysis of its Uncertainties: Evidence for Mass-dependent Evolution (2008)

Marchesini, Danilo, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Franx, Marijn, Labbe', Ivo, Wuyts, Stijn

[Abridged] We present the evolution of the stellar mass function (SMF) of galaxies from z=4.0 to z=1.3 measured from a sample constructed from the deep NIR MUSYC, the FIRES, and the GOODS-CDFS...

The Rise of Massive Red Galaxies: the color-magnitude and color-stellar mass diagrams for z < ~2 from the MUltiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC) (2008)

Taylor, Edward N, Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G, Bell, Eric F, Brammer, Gabriel B, Rudnick, Gregory, ...

We present the color-magnitude and color-stellar mass diagrams for galaxies with z_phot < ~2, based on a K < 22 (AB) catalog of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDFS) from the MUltiwavelength...

Evolution of the Color-Magnitude Relation in Galaxy Clusters at z ~1 from the ACS Intermediate Redshift Cluster Survey (2008)

Mei, Simona, Holden, Brad P., Blakeslee, John P., Ford, Holland C., Franx, Marijn, Homeier, Nicole L., ...

We apply detailed observations of the Color-Magnitude Relation (CMR) with the ACS/HST to study galaxy evolution in eight clusters at z~1. The early-type red sequence is well defined and elliptical...

The evolution of the specific star formation rate of massive galaxies to z ~ 1.8 in the E-CDFS (2008)

Damen, Maaike, Labbe, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Taylor, Edward N., Gawiser, Eric J.

We study the evolution of the star formation rate (SFR) of mid-infrared (IR) selected galaxies in the extended Chandra Deep Field South (E-CDFS). We use a combination of U-K GaBoDS and MUSYC data,...

Structure and star formation in galaxies out to z=3: evidence for surface density dependent evolution and upsizing (2008)

Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, Wuyts, Stijn, Labbe, Ivo, Toft, Sune

We present an analysis of galaxies in the CDF-South. We find a tight relation to z=3 between color and size at a given mass, with red galaxies being small, and blue galaxies being large. We show that...

A Confirmation of the Strong Clustering of Distant Red Galaxies at 2 < z (2008)

Quadri, Ryan F., Williams, Rik J., Lee, Kyoung-Soo, Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Brammer, Gabriel B.

Recent studies have shown that distant red galaxies (DRGs), which dominate the high-mass end of the galaxy population at z~2.5, are more strongly clustered than the population of blue star-forming...

Recent Structural Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies: Size Growth from z=1 to z=0 (2008)

Van Der Wel, Arjen, Holden, Bradford P., Zirm, Andrew W., Franx, Marijn, Rettura, Alessandro, Illingworth, Garth D., ...

Strong size and internal density evolution of early-type galaxies between z~2 and the present has been reported by several authors. Here we analyze samples of nearby and distant (z~1) galaxies with...

Detection of quiescent galaxies in a bicolor sequence from z=0-2 (2008)

Williams, Rik J., Quadri, Ryan F., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Labbe, Ivo

We investigate the properties of quiescent and star-forming galaxy populations to z~2 with purely photometric data, employing a novel rest-frame color selection technique. From the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep...

z~7-10 Galaxies behind Lensing Clusters: Contrast with Field Search Results (2008)

Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth D., Bradley, Larry D., Ford, Holland, Franx, Marijn, Zheng, Wei, ...

We conduct a search for z>~7 dropout galaxies behind 11 massive lensing clusters using 21 arcmin**2 of deep HST NICMOS, ACS, and WFPC2 image data. In total, over this entire area, we find only one...

The Detection of a Red Sequence of Massive Field Galaxies at z~2.3 and its Evolution to z~0 (2008)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Der Wel, Arjen, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D.

The existence of massive galaxies with strongly suppressed star formation at z~2.3, identified in a previous paper, suggests that a red sequence may already be in place beyond z=2. In order to test...

FIREWORKS U38-to-24 micron photometry of the GOODS-CDFS: multi-wavelength catalog and total IR properties of distant Ks-selected galaxies (2008)

Wuyts, Stijn, Labbe, Ivo, Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Franx, Marijn, Rudnick, Gregory, Brammer, Gabriel B., ...

We present a Ks-selected catalog, dubbed FIREWORKS, for the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS) containing photometry in U_38, B_435, B, V, V_606, R, i_775, I, z_850, J, H, Ks, [3.6 um], [4.5 um], [5.8...

z~7-10 Galaxies in the HUDF and GOODS fields, and their UV Luminosity Functions (2008)

Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Ford, Holland

We use all available deep optical ACS and near-IR data over both the HUDF and the two GOODS fields to search for star-forming galaxies at z>~7 and constrain the UV LF within the first 700 Myrs. Our...

Confirmation of the remarkable compactness of massive quiescent galaxies at z~2.3: early-type galaxies did not form in a simple monolithic collapse (2008)

Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Kriek, Mariska, Holden, Bradford, Illingworth, Garth, Magee, Daniel, ...

Using deep near-infrared spectroscopy Kriek et al. (2006) found that ~45% of massive galaxies at z~2.3 have evolved stellar populations and little or no ongoing star formation. Here we determine the...

A Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Survey of K-selected Galaxies at z~2.3: Redshifts and Implications for Broadband Photometric Studies (2008)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Marchesini, Danilo, Quadri, Ryan, ...

Using the Gemini Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (GNIRS), we have completed a near-infrared spectroscopic survey for K-bright galaxies at z~2.3, selected from the MUSYC survey. We derived spectroscopic...

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Rolf A. Jansen, Marijn Franx, Daniel Fabricant

[O ii] 3727A is often used as a tracer of star formation at intermediate redshifts (z> 0:4), where H is not easily observed. We use the spectrophotometric data of the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey to...

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Daniel G. Fabricant, Marijn Franx

We analyze residuals from the Tully-Fisher relation for emission-line galaxies in the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey, a broadly representative survey of the local galaxy population designed to fairly...

Spitzer Constraints on the Stellar Populations of Lyman-Alpha Emitting Galaxies at z = 3.1 (2007)

Lai, Kamson, Huang, Jia-Sheng, Fazio, Giovanni, Gawiser, Eric, Ciardullo, Robin, Damen, Maaike, ...

We investigate the stellar populations of a sample of 162 Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies (LAEs) at z = 3.1 in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South, using deep Spitzer IRAC data available from the...

UV Luminosity Functions at z~4, 5, and 6 from the HUDF and other Deep HST ACS Fields: Evolution and Star Formation History (2007)

Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Ford, Holland

We use the ACS BViz data from the HUDF and all other deep HST ACS fields (including the GOODS fields) to find large samples of star-forming galaxies at z~4 and z~5 and to extend our previous z~6...

Spitzer Mid-to-Far-Infrared Flux Densities of Distant Galaxies (2007)

Papovich, Casey, Rudnick, Gregory, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Rieke, George H., Taylor, Edward N., ...

We study the infrared (IR) properties of high-redshift galaxies using deep Spitzer 24, 70, and 160 micron data. Our primary interest is to improve the constraints on the total IR luminosities, L(IR),...

A Keck Spectroscopic Survey of MS1054-03 (z=0.83): Forming the Red Sequence (2007)

Tran, Kim-Vy H., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Van Dokkum, Pieter, Kelson, Daniel D., Blakeslee, John P., ...

Using a magnitude-limited, spectroscopic survey of the X-ray luminous galaxy cluster MS1054-03, we isolate 153 cluster galaxies and measure MS1054's redshift and velocity dispersion to be z=0.8307...

What do we learn from IRAC observations of galaxies at 2 < z < 3.5? (2007)

Wuyts, Stijn, Labbé, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Rudnick, Gregory, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Fazio, Giovanni G., ...

We analyze very deep HST, VLT, and Spitzer photometry of galaxies at 21] galaxies, but only by a factor of 1.3 for blue [(U-V)rest2. The most massive galaxies at high redshift have red rest-frame U-V...

Evolution of Galaxies Since Z~3:COMBINING SDSS, GEMS and FIRES (2007)

Trujillo, Ignacio, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Rudnick, Gregory, Barden, Marco, Franx, Marijn, Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We present the evolution of the luminosity size and stellar mass size relations of luminous (LV > 3.4×1010h70 -2Lo) and of massive (M* >3×1010h70 -2Mo) galaxies in the last˜11 Gyr. We use very...

The Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC): Deep Near-Infrared Imaging and the Selection of Distant Galaxies (2006)

Quadri, Ryan, Marchesini, Danilo, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Gawiser, Eric, Franx, Marijn, Lira, Paulina, ...

We present deep near-infrared JHK imaging of four 10'x10' fields. The observations were carried out as part of the Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC) with ISPI on the CTIO 4m telescope. The...

The rest-frame optical luminosity functions of galaxies at 2 (2006)

Marchesini, Danilo, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Quadri, Ryan, Rudnick, Gregory, Franx, Marijn, Lira, Paulina, ...

We present the rest-frame optical (B, V, and R band) luminosity functions (LFs) of galaxies at 2

Spectroscopic identification of massive galaxies at z similar to 2.3 with strongly suppressed star formation (2006)

Kriek, Mariska, Dokkum, Pieter G. Van, Franx, Marijn, Quadri, Ryan, Gawiser, Eric, Herrera, David, ...

We present first results of a spectroscopic survey targeting K-selected galaxies at using the Gemini z = 2.0 - 2.7 near-infrared spectrograph (GNIRS). We obtained near-infrared spectra with a...

What do we learn from IRAC observations of galaxies at 2 < z < 3.5? (2006)

Wuyts, Stijn, Labbe, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Rudnick, Gregory, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Fazio, Giovanni G., ...

We analyze very deep HST, VLT and Spitzer photometry of galaxies at 2 1) galaxies, but only by a factor of 1.3 for blue (U-V < 1) galaxies. We find a similar color-dependence of the improvement for...

Spectroscopic Identification of Massive Galaxies at z~2.3 with Strongly Suppressed Star Formation (2006)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Quadri, Ryan, Gawiser, Eric, Herrera, David, ...

We present first results of a spectroscopic survey targeting K-selected galaxies at z=2.0-2.7 using the GNIRS instrument on Gemini-South. We obtained near-infrared spectra with a wavelength coverage...

Comparing Dynamical and Photometric Mass Estimates of Low- and High-Redshift Galaxies: Random and Systematic Uncertainties (2006)

Van Der Wel, Arjen, Franx, Marijn, Wuyts, Stijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Huang, Jiasheng, Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We determine the importance of redshift-dependent systematic effects in the determination of stellar masses from broad band spectral energy distributions (SEDs), using high quality kinematic and...

Clustering of i-dropout galaxies at z=6 in GOODS and the UDF (2006)

Overzier, Roderik A., Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn

We measured the angular clustering at z~6 from a large sample of i-dropout galaxies (293 with z

Line Strengths in Early-Type Cluster Galaxies at z=0.33: Implications for alpha/Fe, Nitrogen and the Histories of E/S0s (2006)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, P. G.

[Heavily Abbreviated] In this paper we analyze previously published spectra with high signal-to-noise ratios of E/S0 galaxies in the rich cluster CL1358+62 at z=0.33, and introduce techniques for...

Measuring the Average Evolution of Luminous Galaxies at z (2006)

Rudnick, Gregory, Labbe, Ivo, Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, Wuyts, Stijn, Franx, Marijn, Finlator, Kristian, ...

(Abridged) We present the evolution of the volume averaged properties of the rest-frame optically luminous galaxy population to z~3, determined from four disjoint deep fields with optical to...

The physical nature of Ly alpha-emitting galaxies at z=3.1 (2006)

Gawiser, Eric, Dokkum, Pieter G. Van, Gronwall, Caryl, Ciardullo, Robin, Blanc, Guillermo A., Castander, Francisco J., ...

We selected 40 candidate Ly alpha-emitting galaxies ( LAEs) at z similar or equal to 3.1 with observed-frame equivalent widths greater than 150 and inferred emission-line fluxes above 2.5 x 10(-17)...

Evolution of the Color-Magnitude relation in High-Redshift Clusters: Early-type Galaxies in the Lynx Supercluster at z~1.26 (2006)

Mei, Simona, Holden, Brad P., Blakeslee, John P., Rosati, Piero, Postman, Marc, Jee, Myungkook J., ...

Color-magnitude relations have been derived in the clusters RX J0849+4452 and RX J0848+4453 at z~1.26. The color-magnitude relation was determined from Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging in the WFC...

The Physical Nature of Lyman Alpha Emitting Galaxies at z=3.1 (2006)

Gawiser, Eric, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Gronwall, Caryl, Ciardullo, Robin, Blanc, Guillermo A., Castander, Francisco J., ...

We selected 40 candidate Lyman Alpha Emitting galaxies (LAEs) at z ~=3.1 with observed frame equivalent widths >150A and inferred emission line fluxes >2.5x10^-17 ergs/cm^2/s from deep narrow-band...

Direct Measurements of the Stellar Continua and Balmer/4000 Angstrom Breaks of Red z>2 Galaxies: Redshifts and Improved Constraints on Stellar Populations (2006)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Schreiber, Natascha Forster, Gawiser, Eric, Illingworth, Garth, ...

We use near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy obtained with GNIRS on Gemini, NIRSPEC on KECK, and ISAAC on the VLT to study the rest-frame optical continua of three `Distant Red Galaxies' (having Js - Ks >...

The space density and colors of massive galaxies at 2 < z < 3: The predominance of distant red galaxies (2006)

Dokkum, Pieter G. Van, Quadri, R., Marchesini, D., Rudnick, G., Franx, Marijn, Gawiser, E., ...

Using the deep multiwavelength MUSYC, GOODS, and FIRES surveys we construct a stellar mass-limited sample of galaxies at 2 < z < 3. The sample comprises 294 galaxies with M > 10(11) M-circle dot...

Star formation in distant red galaxies: Spitzer observations in the Hubble Deep Field-South (2006)

Webb, Tracy M. A., Dokkum, Pieter Van, Egami, Eiichi, Fazio, Giovanni, Franx, Marijn, Gawiser, Eric, ...

We present Spitzer 24 mu m imaging of 1.5 < z < 2.5 distant red galaxies (DRGs) in the 10' x 10' extended Hubble Deep Field-South of the Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile. We detect 65% of the...

The multiwavelength survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC): Survey design and deep public UBVRIZ ' images and catalogs of the extended Hubble Deep Field-South (2006)

Gawiser, Eric, Dokkum, Pieter G. Van, Herrera, David, Maza, José, Castander, Francisco J., Infante, Leopoldo, ...

We present UBVRIz' optical images taken with MOSAIC on the CTIO 4 m telescope of the 0.32 deg(2) Extended Hubble Deep Field-South. This is one of four fields comprising the MUSYC survey, which is...

The size evolution of galaxies since z~3: Combining SDSS, GEMS, and FIRES (2006)

Trujillo, Ignacio, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Rudnick, Gregory, Barden, Marco, Franx, Marijn, Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We present the evolution of the luminosity-size and stellar mass-size relations of luminous (LV>~3.4×1010 h-270 Lsolar) and massive (M*>~3×1010 h-270 Msolar) galaxies in the last ~11 Gyr. We use...

Measuring the average evolution of luminous galaxies at z < 3: The rest-frame optical luminosity density, spectral energy distribution, and stellar mass density (2006)

Rudnick, Gregory, Labbé, Ivo, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Wuyts, Stijn, Franx, Marijn, Finlator, Kristian, ...

We present the evolution of the volume-averaged properties of the rest-frame optically luminous (LV>3×1010 h-270 Lsolar) galaxy population to z~3, determined from four disjoint deep fields. We...

The Spiderweb galaxy: A forming massive cluster galaxy at z ~ 2 (2006)

Miley, George K., Overzier, Roderik A., Zirm, Andrew W., Ford, Holland C., Kurk, Jaron, Pentericci, Laura, ...

We present a deep image of the radio galaxy MRC 1138-262 taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) at a redshift of z=2.2. The galaxy is known to have properties of a cD galaxy progenitor and be...

Spectroscopic identification of massive galaxies at z ~ 2.3 with strongly suppressed star formation (2006)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Quadri, Ryan, Gawiser, Eric, Herrera, David, ...

We present first results of a spectroscopic survey targeting K-selected galaxies at z=2.0-2.7 using the Gemini near-infrared spectrograph (GNIRS). We obtained near-infrared spectra with a wavelength...

Direct measurements of the stellar continua and Balmer/4000 Å breaks of Red z > 2 Galaxies: Redshifts and improved constraints on stellar populations1 (2006)

Kriek, Mariska, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Gawiser, Eric, Illingworth, Garth D., ...

We use near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy obtained with the GNIRS on Gemini, NIRSPEC on the Keck, and ISAAC on the VLT to study the rest-frame optical continua of three ``distant red galaxies'' (with...

Star Formation in Distant Red Galaxies: Spitzer observations in the Hubble Deep Field South (2005)

Webb, Tracy, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Egami, Eiichi, Fazio, Giovanni, Franx, Marijn, Gawiser, Eric, ...

We present Spitzer 24micron imaging of 1.5 < z < 2.5 Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs) in the 10arcmin by 10arcmin Extended Hubble Deep Field South of the Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile. We detect...

Spectroscopic Confirmation of Multiple Red Galaxy-Galaxy Mergers in MS1054-03 (z=0.83) (2005)

Tran, Kim-Vy H., Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Kelson, Daniel D., Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster

We present follow-up spectroscopy of the galaxy cluster MS1054-03 (z=0.83) confirming that at least six of the nine merging galaxy pairs identified by van Dokkum et al. (1999) are indeed bound...

The size evolution of galaxies since z~3: combining SDSS, GEMS and FIRES (2005)

Trujillo, Ignacio, Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Rudnick, Gregory, Barden, Marco, Franx, Marijn, Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We present the evolution of the luminosity-size and stellar mass-size relations of luminous (L_V>3.4x10^10h_70^-2L_sun) and of massive (M_*>3x10^10h_70^-2M_sun) galaxies in the last ~11 Gyr. We use...

The NICMOS Ultra Deep Field: Observations, Data Reduction, and Galaxy Photometry (2005)

Thompson, Rodger I., Illingworth, Garth, Bouwens, Rychard, Dickinson, Mark, Eisenstein, Daniel, Fan, Xiaohui, ...

This paper describes the observations and data reduction techniques for the version 2.0 images and catalog of the NICMOS Ultra Deep Field Treasury program. All sources discussed in this paper are...

Constraints on z~10 Galaxies from the Deepest HST NICMOS Fields (2005)

Bouwens, Rychard J., Illingworth, Garth D., Thompson, Rodger I., Franx, Marijn

We use all available fields with deep NICMOS imaging to search for J dropouts (H1.8. 11 such sources were found in all search fields using this criterion. 8 of these were clearly ruled out as...

A JavaScript Passive Evolution Calculator (2005)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn

We present a JavaScript calculator which provides the redshift evolution of the luminosities and colors of passively evolving galaxies for a range of rest-frame filters. In its simplest form it gives...

IRAC mid-infrared imaging of the Hubble Deep Field-South: Star formation histories and stellar masses of red galaxies at z>2 (2005)

Labbé, Ivo, Huang, Jiasheng, Franx, Marijn, Rudnick, Gregory, Barmby, Pauline, Daddi, Emanuele, ...

We present deep 3.6-8 mum imaging of the Hubble Deep Field-South with the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. We study distant red galaxies (DRGs) at z>2 selected by...

Infall, the Butcher-Oemler Effect, and the Descendants of Blue Cluster Galaxies at z~0.6 (2004)

Tran, Kim-Vy H., Van Dokkum, Pieter, Illingworth, Garth D., Kelson, Daniel, Gonzalez, Anthony, Franx, Marijn

Using wide-field HST/WFPC2 imaging and extensive Keck/LRIS spectroscopy, we present a detailed study of the galaxy populations in MS2053--04, a massive, X-ray luminous cluster at z=0.5866. Analysis...

Galaxies at z~7-8: z-dropouts in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (2004)

Bouwens, Rychard J., Thompson, Rodger I., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Fan, Xaiohui, ...

We have detected likely z~7-8 galaxies in the 144"x144" NICMOS observations of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Objects are required to be >3 sigma detections in both NICMOS bands, J and H. The selection...

Chandra Constraints on the AGN Fraction and Star Formation Rate of Red z>~2 Galaxies in the FIRES MS1054-03 Field (2004)

Rubin, Kate H. R., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Coppi, Paolo, Johnson, Olivia, Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Franx, Marijn, ...

Very deep near-infrared observations have recently uncovered a significant population of red galaxies at redshifts z>2. These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently selected by the criterion...

Stellar Populations and Kinematics of Red Galaxies at z>2: Implications for the Formation of Massive Galaxies (2004)

Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Schreiber, Natascha Forster, Illingworth, Garth, Daddi, Emanuele, Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg, ...

We recently identified a substantial population of galaxies at z>2 with red rest-frame optical colors. These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently selected by the simple observed color...

Field E+A Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts (0.3 (2004)

Tran, Kim-Vy H., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Van Dokkum, Pieter, Kelson, Daniel D., Magee, Daniel

We select E+A candidates from a spectroscopic dataset of ~800 field galaxies and measure the E+A fraction at 0.3

The luminosity-size and mass-size relations of galaxies out to z ~ 3 (2004)

Trujillo, Ignacio, Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Labbé, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Daddi, Emanuele, ...

The luminosity-size and mass-size distributions of galaxies out to z~3 are presented. We use very deep near-infrared images of the Hubble Deep Field-South in the Js, H, and Ks bands, taken as part of...

Stellar populations and kinematics of red galaxies at z > 2: Implications for the formation of massive galaxies (2004)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Illingworth, Garth D., Daddi, Emanuele, Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg, ...

We recently identified a substantial population of galaxies at z‚‚gt;2 with comparatively red rest-frame optical colors. These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently selected by the simple...

The detailed Fundamental Plane of two high redshift clusters: MS 2053-04 at z=0.58 and MS 1054-03 at z=0.83 (2003)

Wuyts, Stijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Kelson, Daniel D., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D.

We study the fundamental plane relation in high redshift clusters using a sample of 26 galaxies in MS 2053-04 (z=0.583) and 22 galaxies in MS 1054-03 (z=0.83). The zeropoint and scatter are compared...

The Nature of E+A Galaxies in Intermediate Redshift Clusters (2003)

Tran, Kim-Vy, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth, Kelson, Daniel, Van Dokkum, Pieter

[Abridged] Combining HST/WFPC2 mosaics with extensive ground-based spectroscopy, we study the nature of E+A galaxies in three intermediate redshift clusters (z=0.33, 0.58, & 0.83). From a sample of...

The Rest-Frame Optical Luminosity Density, Color, and Stellar Mass Density of the Universe from z=0 to z=3 (2003)

Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Franx, Marijn, Labbe, Ivo, Blanton, Michael, Daddi, Emanuele, ...

We present the evolution of the rest-frame optical luminosity density, of the integrated rest-frame optical color, and of the stellar mass density for a sample of Ks-band selected galaxies in the...

The Luminosity-Size and Mass-Size Relations of Galaxies out to z~3 (2003)

Trujillo, Ignacio, Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Labbe, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Daddi, Emanuele, ...

The luminosity-size and stellar mass-size distributions of galaxies out to z~3 is presented. We use very deep near-infrared images of the Hubble Deep Field South in the J_s, H, and K_s bands, taken...

A Significant Population of Red, Near-IR Selected High Redshift Galaxies (2003)

Franx, Marijn, Labbe, Ivo, Rudnick, Gregory, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Daddi, Emanuele, Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, ...

We use very deep near-infrared photometry of the Hubble Deep Field South taken with ISAAC/VLT to identify a population of high redshift galaxies with rest- frame optical colors similar to those of...

Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Substantial Population of Luminous Red Galaxies at Redshifts z>2 (2003)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Schreiber, Natascha M. Forster, Franx, Marijn, Daddi, Emanuele, Illingworth, Garth D., Labbe, Ivo, ...

We confirm spectroscopically the existence of a population of galaxies at z>~2 with rest-frame optical colors similar to normal nearby galaxies. The galaxies were identified by their red...

CL 1358+62: Characterizing the Physical Properties of Cluster Galaxies at z=0.33 (2003)

Tran, Kim-Vy, Simard, Luc, Illingworth, Garth, Franx, Marijn

[Abridged] We examine the physical properties of 173 cluster members in CL1358+62 (z=0.33) from HST WFPC2 imaging taken in the F606W & F814W filters (rest-frame B & V) over a 2.2x2.2 Mpc^2 field....

evolution of galaxies from very deep near-IR imaging Elektronische Daten (2003)

Franx, Marijn, Astrophysics Conference

Talk Abstract von Kongress: Star and Structure Formation: From First Light to the Milky Way, Astrophysics Conference, August 18-22, 2003, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

A significant population of red, near-infrared-selected high-redshift galaxies (2003)

Franx, Marijn, Labbé, Ivo, Rudnick, Gregory, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Daddi, Emanuele, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., ...

We use very deep near-infrared photometry of the Hubble Deep Field-South taken with ISAAC on the Very Large Telescope to identify a population of high-redshift galaxies with rest-frame optical colors...

Ultradeep near-infrared ISAAC observations of the Hubble Deep Field South: Observations, reduction, multicolor catalog, and photometric redshifts (2003)

Labbé, Ivo, Franx, Marijn, Rudnick, Gregory, Schreiber, Natascha M., Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Rix, Hans-Walter, ...

We present deep near-infrared (NIR) Js-, H-, and Ks-band ISAAC imaging of the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) field of the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S). The 2.5 arcmin; times;2.5 arcmin;...

Large disklike galaxies at high redshift (2003)

Labbé, Ivo, Rudnick, Gregory, Franx, Marijn, Daddi, Emanuele, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., ...

Using deep near-infrared imaging of the Hubble Deep Field-South with the Infrared Spectrometer and Array Camera on the Very Large Telescope, we find six large disklike galaxies at redshifts...

The rest-frame optical luminosity density, color, and stellar mass density of the Universe from z = 0 to z = 3 (2003)

Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Franx, Marijn, Labbé, Ivo, Blanton, Michael, Daddi, Emanuele, ...

We present the evolution of the rest-frame optical luminosity density jrest lambda;, the integrated rest-frame optical color, and the stellar mass density, rho;*, for a sample of Ks band-selected...

Spectroscopic confirmation of a substantial population of luminous red galaxies at redshifts z>~2 (2003)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Franx, Marijn, Daddi, Emanuele, Illingworth, Garth D., Labbé, Ivo, ...

We confirm spectroscopically the existence of a population of galaxies at z gt;~2 with rest-frame optical colors similar to normal nearby galaxies. The galaxies were identified by their red...

Physical Sources of Scatter in the Tully-Fisher Relation (2002)

Kannappan, Sheila J., Fabricant, Daniel G., Franx, Marijn

We analyze residuals from the Tully-Fisher relation for the emission-line galaxies in the Nearby Field Galaxy Survey, a broadly representative survey designed to fairly sample the variety of galaxy...

Cluster Galaxy Populations from z=0.33 - 0.83: Characterizing Evolution with CL1358+62 (2001)

Tran, Kim-Vy, Illingworth, Garth, Franx, Marijn

We combine HST WFPC mosaics of clusters at multiple redshifts with Keck LRIS spectroscopy to characterize different galaxy populations and how they evolve. By combining quantitative measurements of...

HST large field weak lensing analysis of MS 2053-04: study of the mass distribution and mass-to-light ratio of X-ray selected clusters at 0.22 (2001)

Hoekstra, Henk, Franx, Marijn, Kuijken, Konrad, Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We have detected the weak lensing signal induced by the cluster of galaxies MS 2053-04 (z=0.58) from a two-colour mosaic of 6 HST WFPC2 images. The best fit singular isothermal sphere model to the...

A K-band Selected Photometric Redshift Catalog in the HDF-S: Sampling the Rest-Frame V-Band to z=3 (2001)

Rudnick, Gregory, Franx, Marijn, Rix, Hans-Walter, Moorwood, Alan, Kuijken, Konrad, Van Starkenburg, Lottie, ...

We present the first results from the Faint Infra-Red Extragalactic Survey (FIRES) of the Hubble Deep Field South. Using a combination of deep near infrared data obtained with ISAAC at the VLT with...

Luminosity Evolution of Field Early-Type Galaxies to z=0.55 (2001)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D.

We study the Fundamental Plane of field early-type galaxies at intermediate redshift, using HST WFPC2 observations and deep Keck spectroscopy. Structural parameters and internal velocity dispersions...

The Evolution of Balmer Absorption Line Strengths in E/S0 Galaxies from z=0 to z=0.83 (2001)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We present new results from a systematic study of absorption line strengths of galaxies in clusters approaching redshifts of unity. In this paper, we specifically compare the strengths of the...

Morphological Evolution and the Ages of Early-Type Galaxies in Clusters (2001)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn

Morphological and spectroscopic studies of high redshift clusters indicate that a significant fraction of present-day early-type galaxies was transformed from star forming galaxies at z

[O II] as a tracer of current star formation (2000)

Jansen, Rolf A., Franx, Marijn, Fabricant, Daniel

[O II] lambda 3727 Angstrom is often used as a tracer of star formation at intermediate redshifts (z > 0.4), where Halpha is not easily observed. We use the spectrophotometric data of the Nearby...

Lessons from lensed Lyman break galaxies: can dusty Lyman break galaxies produce the submillimetre counts and background? (2000)

Van Der Werf, Paul P., Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg, Labb'e, Ivo, Franx, Marijn

Can the submillimetre counts and background be produced by applying a locally derived extinction correction to the population of Lyman break galaxies? We investigate the submillimetre emission of two...

Can dusty Lyman break galaxies produce the submillimeter counts and background? Lessons from lensed Lyman break galaxies (2000)

Van Der Werf, Paul P., Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg, Labbe, Ivo, Franx, Marijn

Can the submillimeter counts and background be produced by applying a locally derived extinction correction to the population of Lyman break galaxies? We investigate the submillimeter emission of two...

FIRES at the VLT: Measuring the Rest-Frame V-Band Luminosity of Galaxies from z~3 to Now (2000)

Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Franx, Marijn

We present early results from the Faint InfraRed Extragalactic Survey (FIRES) at the VLT, the main goal of which is to study galaxy evolution in a deep, K-band selected sample. With our NIR...

Formation and Evolution of E and S0 Galaxies from HST and Keck Studies of z~0.3-1 Clusters (2000)

Illingworth, Garth, Kelson, Daniel, Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn

We have witnessed a dramatic increase over the last five years in results on distant galaxies, in large part because of the high resolution imaging capability of HST, and the multiobject...

HST Photometry and Keck Spectroscopy of the Rich Cluster MS1054-03: Morphologies, Butcher-Oemler Effect and the Color-Magnitude Relation at z=0.83 (2000)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Fabricant, Daniel, Illingworth, Garth D., Kelson, Daniel D.

We present a study of 81 I selected, spectroscopically-confirmed members of the X-ray cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83. Redshifts and spectral types were determined from Keck spectroscopy. Morphologies...

Mass and mass-to-light ratio of galaxy groups from weak lensing (1999)

Hoekstra, Henk, Franx, Marijn, Kuijken, Konrad

We have measured for the first time the weak lensing signal due to groups of galaxies. The groups are at intermediate redshifts, and have been identified in the CNOC2 field survey, which was kindly...

The Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies in Distant Clusters I.: Surface Photometry and Structural Parameters for 53 Galaxies in the z=0.33 Cluster CL1358+62 (1999)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn

Using HST imaging of CL1358+62 (z=0.33) structural parameters are derived for 53 cluster members. We fit integrated r^{1/4}-laws to the integrated S.B. profiles, and fit two-dimensional r^{1/4}-law...

The Evolution of Stellar Populations in Intermediate Redshift Clusters (1999)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

The $M/L$ ratios and absorption line-strengths of distant cluster galaxies can be used to directly study their stellar populations, determine their redshift of formation, their scatter in ages, and...

The Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies in Distant Clusters II: Internal Kinematics of 55 Galaxies in the z=0.33 Cluster CL1358+62 (1999)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn

We define a large sample of galaxies for use in a study of the fundamental plane in the intermediate redshift cluster CL1358+62 at $z=0.33$. We have analyzed high resolution spectra for 55 members of...

The Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies in Distant Clusters III.: M/L_V Ratios in the z=0.33 Cluster CL1358+62 (1999)

Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn

Keck spectroscopy and Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 imaging over a 1.5x1.5 Mpc field of CL1358+62 at z=0.33 are used to study the Fundamental Plane of galaxies based on a new, large sample of 53...

A High Merger Fraction in the Rich Cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83: Direct Evidence for Hierarchical Formation of Massive Galaxies (1999)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Fabricant, Daniel, Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D.

We present a morphological study of the galaxy population of the luminous X-ray cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83. The sample consists of 81 spectroscopically confirmed cluster members in a 3 x 2 Mpc area...

The evolution of cluster E and S0 galaxies measured from the Fundamental Plane (1999)

Jorgensen, Inger, Franx, Marijn, Hjorth, Jens, Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

New photometry and spectroscopy for the two rich clusters Abell 665 and Abell 2218 are presented and used to establish the Fundamental Plane (FP) for the clusters. The FP for these two clusters adds...

The Velocity Dispersion of MS1054-03: A Massive Galaxy Cluster at High Redshift (1999)

Tran, Kim-Vy H., Kelson, Daniel D., Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Magee, Daniel

We present results from a dynamical study of the high redshift, massive, X-ray luminous galaxy cluster MS1054--03. We significantly increase the number of confirmed cluster members by adding 20 to an...

Nearinfrared camera and multi-object spectrometer observations of the hubble deep field: Observations, data reduction, and galaxy photometry (1999)

Rodger I. Thompson, Garth Illingworth, Rychard Bouwens, Mark Dickinson, Daniel Eisenstein, Xiaohui Fan, ...

This paper describes the observations and data reduction techniques for the version 2.0 images and catalog of the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer Ultra Deep Field (NICMOS UDF)...

Velocity Dispersion of the Gravitational Lens 0957+561 (1998)

Tonry, John L., Franx, Marijn

0957+561 is the first gravitational lens system to be discovered and first for which a time delay was measured. Because the system is unusually rich in observables such as image positions, fluxes,...

Luminosity Evolution of Early-type Galaxies to z=0.83: Constraints on Formation Epoch and Omega (1998)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D.

We present deep spectroscopy with the Keck telescope of eight galaxies in the luminous X-ray cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83. The data are combined with imaging observations from the Hubble Space...

The Color-Magnitude Relation in CL 1358+62 at z=0.33: Evidence for Significant Evolution in the S0 Population (1998)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Fisher, David, Fabricant, Daniel

We use a large mosaic of HST WFPC2 images to measure the colors and morphologies of 194 spectroscopically confirmed members of the rich galaxy cluster CL1358+62 at z=0.33. We study the...

A Pair of Lensed Galaxies at z=4.92 in the Field of CL1358+62 (1997)

Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Kelson, Daniel D., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Tran, Kim-Vy

The cluster CL1358+62 displays a prominent red arc in WFPC2 images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. Keck spectra of the arc show Ly alpha emission at 7204 Angstrom, a continuum drop blueward...

Galactic Bulges (1997)

Wyse, Rosemary F. G., Gilmore, Gerard, Franx, Marijn

We review current knowledge on the structure, properties and evolution of galactic bulges, considering particularly common preconceptions in the light of recent observational results.

Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies in Distant Clusters: The Fundamental Plane using HST Imaging and Keck Spectroscopy (1997)

Kelson, Daniel D., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Fabricant, Daniel

We present new results on the Fundamental Plane of galaxies in two rich clusters, Cl1358+62 at $z=0.33$ and MS2053--04 at $z=0.58$, based on Keck and HST observations. Our new data triple the sample...

Ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores: V-I color images with WFPC2 (1997)

Carollo, C. Marcella, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Forbes, Duncan A.

We have analyzed Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 F555W and F814W (i.e., V and I) images for 15 elliptical galaxies with kinematically distinct cores. For each of them, we have derived surface brightness...

Ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores: V-I color images with WFPC2 (1997)

Carollo, C. Marcella, Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Forbes, Duncan A.

We have analyzed Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 F555W and F814W (i.e., V and I) images for 15 elliptical galaxies with kinematically distinct cores. For each of them, we have derived surface brightness...

Ellipticals with Kinematically--Distinct Cores: WFPC2 Imaging of Globular Clusters (1996)

Forbes, Duncan A., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Carollo, C. M.

Here we present HST WFPC2 imaging of 14 kinematically--distinct core ellipticals to examine their globular cluster systems. In particular, we probe the galaxy central regions, for which we might...

The Fundamenal Plane in CL0024 at z=0.4: Implications for the Evolution of the Mass-to-Light Ratio (1996)

Van Dokkum, Pieter, Franx, Marijn

We present results on the Fundamental Plane of early-type galaxies in the rich cluster CL 0024+16 at z=0.391. The galaxies satisfy a tight Fundamental Plane relation which is similar to that at low...

Measuring the evolution of the M/L ratio from the Fundamental Plane in CL 0024+16 at z=0.39 (1996)

Franx, Marijn, Van Dokkum, Pieter

The existence of the Fundamental Plane of early-type galaxies implies that the M/L ratios of early-types are well behaved. It provides therefore an important tool to measure the evolution of the M/L...

Ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores: WFPC2 imaging of globular clusters (1996)

Forbes, Duncan A., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Carollo, C. Marcella

New globular clusters may form in the merger of two galaxies. Perhaps the best examples of merger remnants are the set of ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores. Here we present Hubble Space...

Ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores: WFPC2 imaging of globular clusters (1996)

Forbes, Duncan A., Franx, Marijn, Illingworth, Garth D., Carollo, C. Marcella

New globular clusters may form in the merger of two galaxies. Perhaps the best examples of merger remnants are the set of ellipticals with kinematically distinct cores. Here we present Hubble Space...

The Fundamental Plane for cluster E and S0 galaxies (1995)

Jorgensen, Inger, Franx, Marijn, Kjaergaard, Per

We have analyzed the Fundamental Plane (FP) for a sample of 226 E and S0 galaxies in ten clusters of galaxies. For photometry in Gunn r the best fitting plane is log r_e=1.24 log sigma - 0.82 log _e...

Spatial Distribution of the Starbursts in Post-Starburst Coma Cluster Galaxies (1995)

Caldwell, Nelson, Rose, James, Franx, Marijn, Leonardi, Andrew

We present long slit spectra and multi-color CCD images which demonstrate that the strong star formation episodes that occurred in the post-starburst galaxies in the Coma Cluster and two field...