Pieter G. van Dokkum

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...

Searching for a Gravitational Heating Signature in Nearby Luminous Ellipticals (2009)

Tal, Tomer, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Kenney, Jeffrey D. P.

We present a new deep optical study of a luminosity limited sample of nearby elliptical galaxies, attempting to observe the effects of gravitational interactions on the ISM of these objects. This...

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...

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...

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...

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...

EAZY: A Fast, Public Photometric Redshift Code (2008)

Brammer, Gabriel B., Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Coppi, Paolo

We describe a new program for determining photometric redshifts, dubbed EAZY. The program is optimized for cases where spectroscopic redshifts are not available, or only available for a biased subset...

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...

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...

Ly Alpha-Emitting Galaxies at z=3.1: L* Progenitors Experiencing Rapid Star Formation (2007)

Gawiser, Eric, Francke, Harold, Lai, Kamson, Schawinski, Kevin, Gronwall, Caryl, Ciardullo, Robin, ...

We studied the clustering properties and multiwavelength spectral energy distributions of a complete sample of 162 Ly Alpha-Emitting (LAE) galaxies at z=3.1 discovered in deep narrow-band MUSYC...

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),...

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 Density and Spectral Energy Distributions of Red Galaxies at z~3.7 (2006)

Brammer, Gabriel B., Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We use the deep NIR imaging of the FIRES survey to investigate trends with redshift of the properties of galaxies selected to have strong Balmer/4000A breaks at 22, we propose two color criteria,...

Dynamical Models of Elliptical Galaxies in z=0.5 Clusters: I. Data-Model Comparison and Evolution of Galaxy Rotation (2006)

Van Der Marel, Roeland P., Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We present spatially resolved stellar rotation velocity and velocity dispersion profiles form Keck/LRIS absorption-line spectra for 25 galaxies, mostly visually classified ellipticals, in three...

Dynamical Models of Elliptical Galaxies in z=0.5 Clusters: II. Mass-to-Light Ratio Evolution without Fundamental Plane Assumptions (2006)

Van Der Marel, Roeland P., Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We study M/L evolution of early-type galaxies using dynamical modeling of resolved internal kinematics. This makes fewer assumptions than Fundamental Plane (FP) studies and provides a powerful new...

The Star Formation Epoch of the Most Massive Early-Type Galaxies (2006)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Van Der Marel, Roeland P.

We present new Keck spectroscopy of early-type galaxies in three galaxy clusters at z~0.5. We focus on the fundamental plane (FP) relation, and combine the kinematics with structural parameters...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The Recent and Continuing Assembly of Field Ellipticals by Red Mergers (2005)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

We present a study of tidal debris associated with 126 nearby red galaxies selected from the MUSYC and NDWFS surveys. In the full sample 67 galaxies (53%) show morphological signatures of tidal...

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...

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...

Observing Cluster Galaxies and their Progenitors with JDEM (2004)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

The Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) is expected to have a field-of-view that is several orders of magnitude larger than that of current instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope, with only slightly...

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...

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...

A unique small-scale gravitational arc in Abell 1201 (2003)

Edge, Alastair C., Smith, Graham P., Sand, David J., Treu, Tommaso, Ebeling, Harald, Allen, Steven W., ...

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

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...

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...

The Fundamental Plane at z=1.27: First Calibration of the Mass Scale of Red Galaxies at Redshifts z>1 (2002)

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

We present results on the Fundamental Plane (FP) of early-type galaxies in the cluster RDCS J0848+4453 at z=1.27. Internal velocity dispersions of three K-selected early-type galaxies are determined...

Formation and Evolution of Galaxies in Clusters (2001)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

Elliptical and S0 galaxies dominate the galaxy population in nearby rich clusters such as Coma. Studies of the evolution of the colors, M/L ratios, and line indices of early-type galaxies indicate...

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...

Cosmic-Ray Rejection by Laplacian Edge Detection (2001)

Van Dokkum, Pieter G.

Conventional algorithms for rejecting cosmic-rays in single CCD exposures rely on the contrast between cosmic-rays and their surroundings, and may produce erroneous results if the Point Spread...

U, B and r band luminosity functions of galaxies in the Coma cluster (2001)

Beijersbergen, Marco, Hoekstra, Henk, Van Dokkum, Pieter G., Van Der Hulst, Thijs

We present a deep multi-colour CCD mosaic of the Coma cluster (Abell 1656), covering 5.2 deg^2 in the B and r bands, and 1.3 deg^2 in the U band. This large, homogeneous data set provides a valuable...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...