P. G. van Dokkum

Publication List Details

Period

1995 - 2009

Number

65

Co-Authors

The evolution of z=7-8 galaxies from IRAC observations of the deep/wide-area WFC3/IR ERS and ultradeep WFC3/IR HUDF (2009)

Labbe, I., Gonzalez, V., Bouwens, R. J., Illingworth, G. D., Franx, M., Trenti, M., ...

We investigate the Spitzer/IRAC properties of 36 z~7 z-dropout galaxies and 3 z~8 Y-dropout galaxies derived from deep/wide-area WFC3/IR data of the Early Release Science, the ultradeep HUDF09, and...

The Dead Sequence: A Clear Bimodality in Galaxy Colors from z=0 to z=2.5 (2009)

Brammer, G. B., Whitaker, K. E., Van Dokkum, P. G., Marchesini, D., Labbe, I., Franx, M., ...

We select 25,000 galaxies from the NEWFIRM Medium Band Survey (NMBS) to study the rest-frame U-V color distribution of galaxies at 0 < z < 2.5. The five unique NIR filters of the NMBS enable the...

Ultradeep IRAC Observations of sub-L* z~7 and z~8 Galaxies in the HUDF: the Contribution of Low-Luminosity Galaxies to the Stellar Mass Density and Reionization (2009)

Labbe, I., Gonzalez, V., Bouwens, R. J., Illingworth, G. D., Oesch, P. A., Van Dokkum, P. G., ...

We study the Spitzer IRAC mid-infrared (rest-frame optical) fluxes of 14 newly WFC3/IR-detected z=7 z_{850}-dropout galaxies and 5 z=8 Y_{105}-dropout galaxies. The WFC3/IR depth and spatial...

Very blue UV-continuum slopes of low luminosity z~7 galaxies from WFC3/IR: Evidence for extremely low metallicities? (2009)

Bouwens, R. J., Illingworth, G. D., Oesch, P. A., Trenti, M., Stiavelli, M., Carollo, M., ...

We use the ultra-deep WFC3/IR data over the HUDF and the Early Release Science WFC3/IR data over the CDF-South GOODS field to quantify the broadband spectral properties of star-forming galaxies at...

z~7 Galaxies in the HUDF: First Epoch WFC3/IR Results (2009)

Oesch, P. A., Bouwens, R. J., Illingworth, G. D., Carollo, C. M., Franx, M., Labbe, I., ...

We present a sample of 16 robust z~7 z_{850}-dropout galaxies detected by the newly installed WFC3/IR camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. Our analysis is based on the first epoch data of the HUDF09...

The size-star formation relation of massive galaxies at 1.5 (2009)

Toft, S., Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Forster-Schreiber, N. M., Labbe, I., Wuyts, S., ...

We study the relation between size and star formation activity in a complete sample of 225 massive (M > 5 x 10^10 Msun) galaxies at 1.5

Hubble Space Telescope Images of Red Mergers: How Dry are They? (2008)

Whitaker, K. E., Van Dokkum, P. G.

Mergers between red galaxies are observed to be common in the nearby Universe, and are thought to be the dominant mechanism by which massive galaxies grow their mass at late times. These ``dry''...

Recent star formation in high-redshift early-type galaxies: insights from the rest-frame UV (2007)

Kaviraj, S., Yi, S. K., Gawiser, E., Van Dokkum, P. G., Khochfar, S., Schawinski, K., ...

We combine deep UBVRIzJK photometry from the MUSYC survey with redshifts from the COMBO-17 survey to study the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) properties of 674 high-redshift (0.5

The UV colours of high-redshift early-type galaxies: evidence for recent star formation and stellar mass assembly over the last 8 billion years (2007)

Kaviraj, S., Khochfar, S., Schawinski, K., Yi, S. K., Gawiser, E., Silk, J., ...

We combine deep UBVRIzJK photometry from the Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC) with redshifts from the COMBO-17 survey to perform a large-scale study of the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV)...

Ly-alpha Emission-Line Galaxies at z = 3.1 in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (2007)

Gronwall, C., Ciardullo, R., Hickey, T., Gawaiser, E., Feldmeier, J. J., Van Dokkum, P. G., ...

We describe the results of an extremely deep, 0.28 deg^2 survey for z = 3.1 Ly-alpha emission-line galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South. By using a narrow-band 5000 Anstrom filter and...

Low Star Formation Rates for z=1 Early-Type Galaxies in the Very Deep GOODS-MIPS Imaging: Implications for their Optical/Near-Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions (2007)

Franx, M., Illingworth, G. D., Van Dokkum, P. G.

We measure the obscured star formation in z~1 early-type galaxies. This constrains the influence of star formation on their optical/near-IR colors, which, we found, are redder than predicted by the...

Spectroscopy of z~6 i-dropout Galaxies: Frequency of Ly-alpha Emission and the Sizes of Ly-alpha Emitting Galaxies (2006)

Dow-Hygelund, C. C., Holden, B. P., Bouwens, R., Illingworth, G. D., Franx, M., ...

We report on deep spectroscopy using LRIS on Keck I and FORS2 on the VLT of a sample of 22 candidate z~6 Lyman Break galaxies (LBGs) selected by the i-z> 1.3 dropout criterion. Redshifts could be...

Could GRB 060614 and its presumed host galaxy be a chance superposition? (2006)

Cobb, B. E., Bailyn, C. D., Van Dokkum, P. G., Natarajan, P.

The lack of an observed supernova associated with GRB 060614 appears to require a new paradigm for the formation of (a subset of) long-duration GRBs. This requirement is based on the presumed low...

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...

SN 2006aj and the nature of low-luminosity gamma-ray bursts (2006)

Cobb, B. E., Bailyn, C. D., Van Dokkum, P. G., Natarajan, P.

We present SMARTS consortium optical/IR light curves of SN 2006aj associated with GRB 060218. We find that this event is broadly similar to two previously observed events SN 1998bw/GRB 980425 and SN...

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

Van Dokkum, P. G., Quadri, R., Marchesini, D., Rudnick, G., Franx, M., Gawiser, E., ...

Using the deep multiwavelength MUSYC, GOODS, and FIRES surveys we construct a stellar mass-limited sample of galaxies at 21011 Msolar)=(2.2+/-0.6)×10-4 h370 Mpc-3. We present median values and 25th...

Comparing dynamical and photometric mass estimates of low- and high-redshift galaxies: Random and systematic uncertainties (2006)

Franx, M., Wuyts, S., Van Dokkum, P. G., Huang, J., Rix, H. W., ...

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

The evolution of rest-frame K-band properties of early-type galaxies from z = 1 to the present1 (2006)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Huang, J., Rix, Hans Walter, Illingworth, G. D.

We measure the evolution of the rest-frame K-band fundamental plane from z=1 to the present by using IRAC imaging of a sample of early-type galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field-South at z~1 with...

Faint Infrared Extragalactic Survey: Data and source catalog of the MS 1054-03 Field (2006)

Förster Schreiber, N. M., Franx, M., Labbé, I., Rudnick, G., Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., ...

We present deep near-infrared Js-, H-, and Ks-band imaging of a field around MS 1054-03, a massive cluster at z=0.83. The observations were carried out with the ISAAC instrument at the ESO Very Large...

The Evolution of Rest-Frame K-band Properties of Early-Type Galaxies from z=1 to the Present (2005)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Huang, J., Illingworth, G. D.

We measure the evolution of the rest-frame K-band Fundamental Plane from z=1 to the present by using IRAC imaging of a sample of early-type galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field-South at z~1 with...

Faint InfraRed Extragalactic Survey: Data and Source Catalogue of the MS1054-03 field (2005)

Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Franx, M., Labbe, I., Rudnick, G., Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., ...

We present deep near-infrared Js, H, and Ks band imaging of a field around MS1054-03, a massive cluster at z=0.83. The observations were carried out with ISAAC at the ESO VLT as part of the Faint...

The Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC): Survey Design and Deep Public UBVRIz' Images and Catalogs of the Extended Hubble Deep Field South (2005)

Gawiser, MUSYC Collaboration: E., Van Dokkum, P. G., Herrera, D., Maza, J., Castander, F. J., Infante, L., ...

We present UBVRIz' optical images of the 0.32 square degree Extended Hubble Deep Field South. This is one of four fields comprising the MUSYC survey, which is optimized for the study of galaxies at...

Submillimeter observations of Distant Red Galaxies: uncovering the 1mJy 850um-population (2005)

Knudsen, K. K., Franx, M., Schreiber, N. M. Foerster, Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., ...

We present a study of the submillimeter (submm) emission of Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs). The DRGs are selected by the criterion (J-K)>2.3, and are generally massive galaxies at redshifts higher than...

UV Continuum Spectroscopy of a 6L* z=5.5 Starburst Galaxy (2005)

Dow-Hygelund, C. C., Holden, B. P., Bouwens, R. J., Illingworth, G. D., Zirm, A., ...

We have obtained a high S/N (22.3 hr integration) UV continuum VLT FORS2 spectrum of an extremely bright (z_850 = 24.3) z = 5.515 +/- 0.003 starforming galaxy (BD38) in the field of the z = 1.24...

IRAC Mid-Infrared Imaging of the Hubble Deep Field South: Star Formation Histories and Stellar Masses of Red Galaxies at z>2 (2005)

Labbe, I., Huang, J., Franx, M., Rudnick, G., Barmby, P., Daddi, E., ...

We present deep 3.6 - 8 micron imaging of the Hubble Deep Field South with IRAC on the Spitzer Space Telescope. We study Distant Red Galaxies (DRGs) at z>2 selected by Js - Ks > 2.3 and compare them...

The Assembly History of Field Spheroidals: Evolution of Mass-to-light Ratios and Signatures of Recent Star Formation (2005)

Treu, T., Ellis, R. S., Liao, T. X., Van Dokkum, P. G., Tozzi, P., Coil, A., ...

We present a comprehensive catalog of high signal-to-noise spectra obtained with the DEIMOS spectrograph on the Keck II telescope for a sample of F850LP

Mass-to-Light Ratios of Field Early-Type Galaxies at z~1 from Ultra-Deep Spectroscopy: Evidence for Mass-dependent Evolution (2005)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., Rosati, P.

We present an analysis of the Fundamental Plane for a sample of 27 field early-type galaxies in the redshift range 0.6

Keck Spectroscopy of distant GOODS Spheroidal Galaxies: Downsizing in a Hierarchical Universe (2005)

Treu, T., Ellis, R. S., Liao, T. X., Van Dokkum, P. G.

We analyze the evolution of the Fundamental Plane for 141 field spheroidal galaxies in the redshift range 0.2

Submillimeter observations of distantred galaxies: Uncovering the 1 mJy 850 µm population (2005)

Knudsen, K. K., Franx, M., Förster Schreiber, N. M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., ...

We present a study of the submillimeter emission of distant red galaxies (DRGs). The DRGs are selected by the criterion J-K>2.3, and are generally massive galaxies at redshifts higher than 2, with...

Mass-to-light ratios of field early-type galaxies at z ~ 1 from ultradeep spectroscopy: Evidence for mass-dependent evolution (2005)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Illingworth, G. D., Rosati, P.

We present an analysis of the fundamental plane for a sample of 27 field early-type galaxies in the redshift range 0.62_1011 Msolar, we find no significant difference between the evolution of field...

A Substantial Population of Red Galaxies at z > 2: Modeling of the Spectral Energy Distributions of an Extended Sample (2004)

Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., Labbe, I., Rudnick, G., Daddi, E., ...

We investigate the nature of the substantial population of high-z galaxies with Js-Ks>2.3 discovered as part of our FIRES survey. This colour cut efficiently isolates z>2 galaxies with red rest-frame...

Discovery of a Transient U-band Dropout in a Lyman-Break Survey: A Tidally-Disrupted Star at z = 3.3? (2004)

Stern, Daniel, Van Dokkum, P. G., Nugent, Peter, Sand, D. J., Ellis, R. S., Sullivan, Mark, ...

We report the discovery of a transient source in the central regions of galaxy cluster Abell 267. The object, which we call "PALS1", was found in a survey aimed at identifying highly-magnified...

Discovery of a supernova associated with GRB 031203: SMARTS Optical-Infrared Lightcurves from 0.2 to 92 days (2004)

Cobb, B. E., Bailyn, C. D., Van Dokkum, P. G., Buxton, M. M., Bloom, J. S.

Optical and infrared monitoring of the afterglow site of gamma-ray burst (GRB) 031203 has revealed a brightening source embedded in the host galaxy, which we attribute to the presence of a supernova...

The fundamental plane of field early-type galaxies at z = 1 (2004)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G.

We present deep VLT spectra of early-type galaxies at z~1 in the Chandra Deep Field-South, from which we derive velocity dispersions. Together with structural parameters from Hubble Space Telescope...

A substantial population of red galaxies at z > 2: Modeling of the spectral energy distributions of an extended sample (2004)

Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., Labbé, I., Rudnick, G., Daddi, E., ...

We investigate the nature of the substantial population of high-redshift galaxies with Js-Ks>=2.3 colors recently discovered as part of our Faint Infrared Extragalactic Survey (FIRES). This color cut...

The detailed optical light curve of GRB 030329 (2003)

Lipkin, Y. M., Ofek, E. O., Gal-Yam, A., Leibowitz, E. M., Poznanski, D., Kaspi, S., ...

(Abridged) We present densely sampled BVRI light curves of the optical transient associated with the gamma-ray burst GRB 030329, the result of a coordinated observing campaign conducted at five...

The Fundamental Plane of Field Early Type Galaxies at z=1 (2003)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G.

We present deep VLT spectra of early type galaxies at z~1 in the Chandra Deep Field South, from which we derive velocity dispersions. Together with structural parameters from Hubble Space Telescope...

A unique small-scale gravitational arc in A1201. (2003)

Edge, A. C., Smith, G. P., Sand, D. J., Treu, T., Ebeling, H., Allen, S. W., ...

We present a snapshot Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the galaxy cluster A1201 (z=0.169), revealing a tangential arc 2 from the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG). Keck Echelle Spectrograph and...

Optical-Infrared ANDICAM Observations of the Transient Associated with GRB 030329 (2003)

Bloom, J. S., Van Dokkum, P. G., Bailyn, C. D., Buxton, M. M., Kulkarni, S. R., Schmidt, B. P.

We present photometry of the transient associated with GRB 030329 obtained with the CTIO 1.3--meter telescope and the ANDICAM instrument, a dual optical/infrared imager with a dichroic centered at...

Large disk-like galaxies at high redshift (2003)

Labbe, I., Rudnick, G., Franx, M., Daddi, E., Van Dokkum, P. G., Schreiber, N. M. Forster, ...

Using deep near-infrared imaging of the Hubble Deep Field South with ISAAC on the Very Large Telescope we find 6 large disk-like galaxies at redshifts z = 1.4-3.0. The galaxies, selected in K_s (2.2...

The First Two Host Galaxies of X-ray Flashes: XRF 011030 and XRF 020427 (2003)

Bloom, J. S., Fox, D., Van Dokkum, P. G., Kulkarni, S. R., Berger, E., Djorgovski, S. G., ...

Given the paucity of empirical constraints, the nature of the newly-recognized phenomena called X-Ray Flashes (XRFs) has been an open question. However, with the recent detections of radio and X-ray...

Detection of strong clustering of red K-selected galaxies at 2 (2003)

Daddi, E., Röttgering, H. J. A., Labbé, I., Rudnick, G., Franx, M., Moorwood, A. F. M., ...

The clustering properties of faint KVega lt;24 galaxies are measured in ultradeep J, H, and K near-IR images of the Hubble Deep Field-South (HDF-S), obtained with ISAAC at the Very Large Telescope....

Ultradeep Near-Infrared ISAAC Observations of the HDF-S: Observations, Reduction, Multicolor Catalog, and Photometric Redshifts (2002)

Labbe, I., Franx, M., Rudnick, G., Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Rottgering, H., ...

We present deep near-infrared (NIR) Js, H, and Ks-band ISAAC imaging of the WFPC2 field of the HDF-S. The 2.5'x 2.5' high Galactic latitude field was observed with the VLT under the best seeing...

The Fundamental Plane and the evolution of the M/L ratio of early-type field galaxies up to z~1 (2002)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M.

We analyse the Fundamental Plane (FP) of 26 strong gravitational lens galaxies with redshifts up to z~1, using tabulated data from Kochanek et al. (2000) and Rusin et al. (2003). The lens galaxies...

A Massive Disk Galaxy at z=1.34 (2001)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Stanford, S. A.

We report the discovery of a rapidly rotating disk in a K-selected galaxy at z=1.34. Spatially resolved kinematics are determined from deep, moderate resolution Keck spectroscopy covering the...

Micro-Jy radio sources in the z=0.83 cluster MS1054-03 (2001)

Best, P. N., Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., Rottgering, H. J. A.

An extremely deep 5 GHz radio observation is presented of the rich cluster MS1054-03 at redshift z=0.83. 34 radio sources are detected down to a 32 micro-Jy (6 sigma), compared to about 25 expected...

The Galaxy Population of Cluster RXJ0848+4453 at z=1.27 (2001)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Stanford, S. A., Holden, B. P., Eisenhardt, P. R., Dickinson, M., Elston, R.

We present a study of the galaxy population in the cluster RXJ0848+4453 at z=1.27, using deep HST NICMOS and WFPC2 images. We morphologically classify all galaxies to K_s=20.6 that are covered by the...

Evolution of Cluster Early-Type Galaxies (2000)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., Kelson, D. D., Illingworth, G. D., Fabricant, D.

The slow evolution of the M/L ratios, colors, and line strengths of cluster early-type galaxies to z=1 suggests that their stars were formed at very high redshift. At the same time, morphological...

A High Fraction of Mergers in the cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83 (1999)

Franx, M., Van Dokkum, P. G., Fabricant, D. G., Kelson, D., Illingworth, G. D.

We used the Hubble Space Telescope to take a wide field, multicolor image of the high redshift cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83. The Keck telescope was used to take 200 redshifts in the field. We have a...

Luminous red mergers in the z=0.83 cluster MS1054-03: Direct evidence for hierarchical formation of massive early-type galaxies (1999)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., Fabricant, D., Kelson, D. D., Illingworth, G. D.

We present results from a morphological study of the distant X-ray cluster MS1054-03 at z=0.83. We have obtained a large, two color HST WFPC2 mosaic of this cluster, and measured redshifts of 186...

The afterglow, the redshift, and the extreme energetics of the gamma-ray burst 990123 (1999)

Kulkarni, S. R., Djorgovski, S. G., Odewahn, S. C., Bloom, J. S., Gal, R. R., Koresko, C. D., ...

Afterglow, or long-lived emission, has now been detected from about a dozen well-positioned gamma-ray bursts. Distance determinations made by measuring optical emission lines from the host galaxy, or...

Dust in the Cores of Early-Type Galaxies (1995)

Van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M.

The dust properties of all early-type galaxies imaged with the Planetary Camera of the HST in cycles I-III are examined. Dust is detected in 31 out of 64 galaxies, although the sample is biased...