S. M. Faber

Infrared Spectrograph Spectroscopy and Multi-Wavelength Study of Luminous Star-Forming Galaxies at z ≃ 1.9 (2009)

Faber, S. M., Daddi, E., Laird, E. S., Lai, K., Omont, A., ...

We analyze a sample of galaxies chosen to have F_(24μm) > 0.5 mJy and satisfy a certain IRAC color criterion. Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) spectra yield redshifts, spectral types, and polycyclic...

Mid-IR Luminosities and UV/Optical Star Formation Rates at z < 1.4 (2009)

Salim, Samir, Dickinson, Mark, Rich, R. Michael, Charlot, Stéphane, Lee, Janice C., Schiminovich, David, ...

Ultraviolet (UV) nonionizing continuum and mid-infrared (IR) emission constitute the basis of two widely used star formation (SF) indicators at intermediate and high redshifts. We study 2430 galaxies...

The role of black holes in galaxy formation and evolution (2009)

Cattaneo, A., Faber, S. M., Binney, J., Dekel, A., Kormendy, J., Mushotzky, R., ...

Virtually all massive galaxies, including our own, host central black holes ranging in mass from millions to billions of solar masses. The growth of these black holes releases vast amounts of energy...

Mid-IR Luminosities and UV/Optical Star Formation Rates at z (2009)

Salim, Samir, Dickinson, Mark, Rich, R. Michael, Charlot, Stephane, Lee, Janice C., Schiminovich, David, ...

UV continuum and mid-IR emission constitute two widely used star formation indicators at intermediate and high redshifts. We study 2430 galaxies with z10^11 L_sun, yet with little current star...

IRS Spectroscopy and Multi-wavelength Study of Luminous Star-forming Galaxies at z~1.9 (2009)

Faber, S. M., Daddi, E., Laird, E. S., Lai, K., Omont, A., ...

We analyze a sample of galaxies chosen to have F24>0.5 mJy and satisfy a certain IRAC color criterion. IRS spectra yield redshifts, spectral types, and PAH luminosities, to which we add...

The M-sigma and M-L Relations in Galactic Bulges and Determinations of their Intrinsic Scatter (2009)

Gultekin, Kayhan, Richstone, Douglas O., Gebhardt, Karl, Lauer, Tod R., Tremaine, Scott, Aller, M. C., ...

We derive improved versions of the relations between supermassive black hole mass (M_BH) and host-galaxy bulge velocity dispersion (sigma) and luminosity (L) (the M-sigma and M-L relations), based on...

Dissecting the Red Sequence--II. Star Formation Histories of Early-Type Galaxies Throughout the Fundamental Plane (2009)

Graves, Genevieve J., Faber, S. M., Schiavon, Ricardo P.

This analysis uses spectra of ~16,000 nearby SDSS quiescent galaxies to track variations in galaxy star formation histories along and perpendicular to the Fundamental Plane (FP). We sort galaxies by...

Stellar Mass Tully-Fisher Relation Evolution in Disk Galaxy Merger Simulations (2009)

Covington, M. D., Kassin, S. A., Dutton, A. A., Weiner, B. J., Cox, T. J., Jonsson, P., ...

In recent observational work, Kassin et al. (2007) showed that there is a large scatter toward low velocities in the stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation if disturbed and compact objects are included....

A Quintet of Black Hole Mass Determinations (2009)

Gultekin, Kayhan, Richstone, Douglas O., Gebhardt, Karl, Lauer, Tod R., Pinkney, Jason, Aller, M. C., ...

We report five new measurements of central black hole masses based on STIS and WFPC2 observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and on axisymmetric, three-integral, Schwarzschild orbit-library...

Dissecting the Red Sequence--I. Star Formation Histories of Quiescent Galaxies: The Color-Magnitude vs. the Color-Sigma Relation (2008)

Graves, Genevieve J., Faber, S. M., Schiavon, Ricardo P.

We use a sample of ~16,000 non-emission line galaxies from the SDSS to investigate the physical parameters underlying the well-known color-magnitude and color-sigma relations. Galaxies are sorted in...

Inspiralling Supermassive Black Holes: A New Signpost for Galaxy Mergers (2008)

Comerford, Julia M., Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., Davis, Marc, Yan, Renbin, Cooper, Michael C., ...

Because structure in the Universe is built up through galaxy mergers and nearly all galaxies host a central supermassive black hole (SMBH), some galaxies should possess two SMBHs near their centers...

AEGIS-X: The Chandra Deep Survey of the Extended Groth Strip (2008)

Laird, E. S., Nandra, K., Georgakakis, A., Aird, J. A., Barmby, P., Conselice, C. J., ...

We present the AEGIS-X survey, a series of deep Chandra ACIS-I observations of the Extended Groth Strip. The survey comprises pointings at 8 separate positions, each with nominal exposure 200ks,...

A Stellar Dynamical Measurement of the Black Hole Mass in the Maser Galaxy NGC 4258 (2008)

Siopis, Christos, Gebhardt, Karl, Lauer, Tod R., Kormendy, John, Pinkney, Jason, Richstone, Douglas, ...

We determine the mass of the black hole at the center of the spiral galaxy NGC 4258 by constructing axisymmetric dynamical models of the galaxy. These models are constrained by high spatial...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Environments of Poststarburst Galaxies at z~0.1 and z~0.8 (2008)

Yan, Renbin, Newman, Jeffrey A., Faber, S. M., Coil, Alison L., Cooper, Michael C., Davis, Marc, ...

Postststarburst (K+A) galaxies are candidates for galaxies in transition from a star-forming phase to a passively-evolving phase. We have spectroscopically identified large samples of K+A galaxies...

Ubiquitous outflows in DEEP2 spectra of star-forming galaxies at z=1.4 (2008)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Coil, Alison L., Prochaska, Jason X., Newman, Jeffrey A., Cooper, Michael C., Bundy, Kevin, ...

Galactic winds are a prime suspect for the metal enrichment of the intergalactic medium and may have a strong influence on the chemical evolution of galaxies and the nature of QSO absorption line...

The stellar population histories of early-type galaxies. III. The Coma Cluster (2008)

Trager, S. C., Faber, S. M., Dressler, Alan

We present stellar population parameters of twelve early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the Coma Cluster based on spectra obtained using the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrograph on the Keck II Telescope. Our...

The Redshift Evolution of Wet, Dry, and Mixed Galaxy Mergers from Close Galaxy Pairs in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey (2008)

Lin, Lihwai, Patton, David R., Koo, David C., Casteels, Kevin, Conselice, Christopher J., Faber, S. M., ...

We study the redshift evolution of galaxy pair fractions and merger rates for different types of galaxies using kinematic pairs selected from the DEEP2 Redshift Survey. By parameterizing the...

Downsizing by Shutdown in Red Galaxies (2008)

Cattaneo, A., Dekel, A., Faber, S. M., Guiderdoni, B.

We address the origin of the `downsizing' of elliptical galaxies, according to which the stars in more massive galaxies formed earlier and over a shorter period than those in less massive galaxies....

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z similar to 1 (2008)

Coil, Alison L., Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren J., Cooper, Michael C., Davis, Marc, Faber, S. M., ...

We present measurements of the color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z∼ 1 in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey. Using volume-limited subsamples in bins of both color and...

Axisymmetric, 3-Integral Models of Galaxies: A Massive Black Hole in NGC 3379 (2007)

Karl Gebhardt, Douglas Richstone, John Kormendy, Tod R. Lauer, Edward A. Ajhar, Ralf Bender, ...

We fit axisymmetric, 3-integral dynamical models to NGC 3379 using HST/FOS spectra of the galaxy center and ground-based long-slit spectroscopy along four position angles, with the light distribution...

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Marc Postman, Frame In, Cosmic Velocity Fields, F. R. Bouchet, M. Lachiezerey, Y. Byun, ...

(1984). 7. CCD Use at Lick Observatory, S. P. I. E. Instrumentation in Astronomy V, 445, 132 (1984). (with J. S. Miller, C. S. Osborne, L. B. Robinson, and R. J. Stover) 8. Core Properties of...

Keck Spectroscopy of Redshift (2007)

Galaxies In The, James D. Lowenthal, David C. Koo, Andrew C. Phillips, S. M. Faber, Nicole P. Vogt, ...

We have obtained spectra with the 10-m Keck telescope of a sample of 24 galaxies having colors consistent with star-forming galaxies at redshifts 2 ! z ! 4:5 in the Hubble Deep Field (HDF). Eleven of...

The DEIMOS spectrograph for the Keck II telescope: (2007)

Integration And Testing, S. M. Faber, A. C. Phillips, R. I. Kibrick, S. L. Allen, J. Burrous, ...

The DEIMOS spectrograph is a multi-object spectrograph being built for Keck II. DEIMOS was delivered in February 2002, became operational in May, and is now about three-quarters of the way through...

Keck Spectroscopy Of The Hubble Deep Field (2007)

Illingworth Gallego Guzm, G. D Illingworth, J. Gallego, R. Guzm An, J. D. Lowenthal, N. P. Vogt, ...

erse, one needs only to think of the impact of the Hubble Deep Field (Williams et al. 1996), and of the projects that the HDF images have precipitated. The first results from the DEEP team's...

The Deimos Spectrograph (2007)

And Planned Deep, Marc Davis, S. M. Faber

A second generation spectrograph for the Keck telescope is under construction at the Lick Observatory shops and will be delivered to Hawaii in 1999. Starting in the Fall of 1999, we shall begin the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Color and Luminosity Dependence of Galaxy Clustering at z~1 (2007)

Coil, Alison L., Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren, Cooper, Michael C., Davis, Marc, Faber, S. M., ...

We present measurements of the color and luminosity dependence of galaxy clustering at z~1 in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey. Using volume-limited subsamples in bins of both color and luminosity,...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: The Role of Galaxy Environment in the Cosmic Star-Formation History (2007)

Cooper, Michael C., Newman, Jeffrey A., Weiner, Benjamin J., Yan, Renbin, Willmer, Christopher N. A., Bundy, Kevin, ...

Using galaxy samples drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey, we study the relationship between star formation and environment at z ~ 0.1 and z ~ 1. We estimate...

Selection Bias in Observing the Cosmological Evolution of the Mbh-sigma and Mbh-L Relationships (2007)

Lauer, Tod R., Tremaine, Scott, Richstone, Douglas, Faber, S. M.

Programs to observe evolution in the Mbh-sigma or Mbh-L relations typically compare black-hole masses, Mbh, in high-redshift galaxies selected by nuclear activity to Mbh in local galaxies selected by...

Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Weiner, B. J., Faber, S. M., Papovich, C., Koo, D. C., Somerville, R. S., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M☉) and redshift z in the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey. For 2905 field galaxies, complete to 10^10(10^10.8...

Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: Staged Galaxy Formation and a Model of Mass-dependent Gas Exhaustion (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Faber, S. M., Weiner, B. J., Koo, D. C., Primack, J. R., Dekel, A., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M☉) and redshift z in the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey, for star-forming field galaxies with M* ≳ 10^10...

AEGIS20: A radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip (2007)

Ivison, R. J., Chapman, S. C., Faber, S. M., Smail, Ian, Biggs, A. D., Conselice, C. J., ...

We describe AEGIS20-a radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip (EGS) conducted with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 1.4 GHz. The resulting catalog contains 1123 emitters and is sensitive to...

The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS) Data Sets (2007)

Davis, M., Guhathakurta, P., Konidaris, N. P., Newman, J. A., Ashby, M. L. N., Biggs, A. D., ...

In this the first of a series of Letters, we present a panchromatic data set in the Extended Groth Strip region of the sky. Our survey, the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey...

AEGIS: A Panchromatic Study of IRAC-selected Extremely Red Objects with Confirmed Spectroscopic Redshifts (2007)

Wilson, G., Fazio, G. G., Yan, R., Koekemoer, A. M., Salim, S., ...

We study 87 extremely red objects (EROs), selected both to have color redder than R - [3.6] = 4.0 and to have confirmed spectroscopic redshifts. Together, these two constraints result in this sample...

Star formation in AEGIS field galaxies since z=1.1 . Staged galaxy formation, and a model of mass-dependent gas exhaustion (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Faber, S. M., Weiner, B. J., Koo, D. C., Primack, J. R., Dekel, A., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M_*) and redshift z in the All Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS), for star-forming field galaxies with M_* >~...

The Stellar Mass Tully-Fisher Relation to z=1.2 from AEGIS (2007)

Kassin, Susan A., Weiner, Benjamin J., Faber, S. M., Koo, David C., Lotz, Jennifer M., Diemand, Jürg, ...

We combine newly measured rotation velocities, velocity dispersions, and stellar masses to construct stellar mass Tully-Fisher relations (M*TFRs) for 544 galaxies with strong emission lines at 0.1

Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z=1.1 : The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-Forming Galaxies (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Weiner, B. J., Faber, S. M., Papovich, C., Koo, D. C., Somerville, R. S., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M*) and redshift z in the All Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS). For 2905 field galaxies, complete to...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Redshift Identification of Single-Line Emission Galaxies (2007)

Kirby, E. N., Guhathakurta, P., Faber, S. M., Koo, D. C., Weiner, B. J., Cooper, M. C.

We present two methods for determining spectroscopic redshifts of galaxies in the DEEP2 survey which display only one identifiable feature, an emission line, in the observed spectrum ("single-line...

Star formation in AEGIS field galaxies since z=1.1: the dominance of gradually declining star formation, and the main sequence of star-forming galaxies (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Weiner, B. J., Faber, S. M., Papovich, C., Koo, D. C., Somerville, R. S., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M*) and redshift z in the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey. For 2905 field galaxies, complete to 1010(1010.8)...

Star formation in AEGIS field galaxies since z=1.1: staged galaxy formation and a model of mass-dependent gas exhaustion (2007)

Noeske, K. G., Faber, S. M., Weiner, B. J., Koo, D. C., Primack, J. R., Dekel, A., ...

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M*) and redshift z in the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey, for star-forming field galaxies with M*>~1010 Msolar...

Galaxy luminosity functions to z~1 from DEEP2 and COMBO-17: implications for red galaxy formation (2007)

Faber, S. M., Willmer, C. N. A., Wolf, C., Koo, D. C., Weiner, B. J., Newman, J. A., ...

The DEEP2 and COMBO-17 surveys are compared to study luminosity functions of red and blue galaxies to z~1. The two surveys have different methods and sensitivities, but nevertheless results agree....

The all-wavelength extended groth strip international survey (AEGIS) data sets (2007)

Davis, Michael A., Guhathakurta, Puragra, Konidaris, Nick P., Newman, Jeffrey A., Ashby, Matthew L. N., Biggs, Andrew D., ...

In this the first of a series of Letters, we present a panchromatic data set in the Extended Groth Strip region of the sky. Our survey, the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey...

The DEEP2 galaxy redshift survey: the evolution of the blue fraction in groups and the field (2007)

Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., Faber, S. M., Cooper, MIchael C., Croton, Darren J., Davis, Marc, ...

We explore the behaviour of the blue galaxy fraction over the redshift range 0.75 ≤z≤ 1.3 in the DEEP2 Survey, both for field galaxies and for galaxies in groups. The primary aim is to...

AEGIS: the color-magnitude relation for X-ray-selected active galactic nuclei (2007)

Nandra, Kirpal, Georgakakis, Antonis, Willmer, Christopher N., Cooper, Michael C., Croton, D. J., Davis, Michael A., ...

We discuss the relationship between rest-frame color and optical luminosity for X-ray sources in the range 0.6 < z < 1.4 selected from the Chandra survey of the Extended Groth Strip. These...

The DEEP2 galaxy redshift survey: evolution of the colour-density relation at 0.4 less than z less than 1.35 (2007)

Cooper, Michael C., Newman, Jeffery A., Coil, Alison L., Croton, Darren J., Gerke, Brian F., Yan, Renbin, ...

Using a sample of 19 464 galaxies drawn from the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey, we study the relationship between galaxy colour and environment at 0.4 < z < 1.35 . We find that the fraction of...

Evolution in the halo masses of isolated galaxies between z similar to 1 and z similar to 0: from DEEP2 to SDSS (2007)

Conroy, Charlie, Prada, Francisco, Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren, Coil, Alison L., Conselice, Christopher J., ...

We measure the evolution in the virial mass-to-light ratio (M 200/LB) and virial-to-stellar mass ratio (M 200/M*) for isolated ∼L* galaxies between z ∼ 1 and z ∼ 0 by combining data...

The stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation to z = 1.2 from AEGIS (2007)

Kassin, Susan A., Weiner, Bemjamin J., Faber, S. M., Koo, David C., Lotz, Jennifer M., Diemand, Jorg, ...

We combine newly measured rotation velocities, velocity dispersions, and stellar masses to construct stellar mass Tully-Fisher relations (M*TFRs) for 544 galaxies with strong emission lines at 0.1...

AEGIS: the environment of X-ray sources at z almost equal to 1 (2007)

Georgakakis, Antonis, Nandra, Kirpal, Laird, Elise S., Cooper, Michael C., Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., ...

We explore the environment of z ≈ 1 AGNs using a sample of 53 spectroscopically identified X-ray sources in the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey. We quantify the local...

Radius Dependent Luminosity Evolution of Blue Galaxies in GOODS-N (2006)

Melbourne, J., Phillips, A. C., Harker, J., Novak, G., Koo, D. C., Faber, S. M.

We examine the radius-luminosity (R-L) relation for blue galaxies in the Team Keck Redshift Survey (TKRS) of GOODS-N. We compare with a volume-limited, Sloan Digital Sky Survey sample and find that...

The Centers of Early-Type Galaxies with HST. VI. Bimodal Central Surface Brightness Profiles (2006)

Lauer, Tod R., Gebhardt, Karl, Faber, S. M., Richstone, Douglas, Tremaine, Scott, Kormendy, John, ...

We combine the results from several HST investigations of the central structure of early-type galaxies to generate a large sample of parameterized surface photometry. The studies included were those...

A Survey of Galaxy Kinematics to z ~ 1 in the TKRS/GOODS-N Field. I. Rotation and Dispersion Properties (2006)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Faber, S. M., Melbourne, Jason, Kassin, Susan A., Phillips, Andrew C., ...

We present kinematic measurements of a large sample of galaxies from the TKRS Survey in the GOODS-N field. We measure line-of-sight velocity dispersions from integrated emission for 1089 galaxies...

A Survey of Galaxy Kinematics to z ~ 1 in the TKRS/GOODS-N Field. II. Evolution in the Tully-Fisher Relation (2006)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Faber, S. M., Harker, Justin, Kassin, Susan A., Phillips, Andrew C., ...

We use kinematic measurements of a large sample of galaxies from the Team Keck Redshift Survey in the GOODS-N field to measure evolution in the optical and near-IR Tully-Fisher relations to z = 1.2....

AEGIS: A Panchromatic Study of IRAC-selected Extremely Red Objects with Confirmed Spectroscopic Redshifts (2006)

Wilson, G., Huang, J. S., Fazio, G. G., Yan, R., Koekemoer, A. M., Salim, S., ...

We study 87 Extremely Red Objects (EROs), selected both to have color redder than R-[3.6] = 4.0, and to have confirmed spectroscopic redshifts. Together, these two constraints result in this sample...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: AEGIS Observations of a Dual AGN at z=0.7 (2006)

Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., Lotz, Jennifer, Yan, Renbin, Barmby, P., Coil, Alison L., ...

We present evidence for a dual Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) within an early-type galaxy at z=0.709 in the Extended Groth Strip. The galaxy lies on the red sequence, with absolute magnitude M_B=-21.0...

AEGIS: Host Galaxy Morphologies of X-ray and Infrared-selected AGN at 0.2 < z < 1.2 (2006)

Pierce, C. M., Lotz, J. M., Laird, E. S., Lin, L., Nandra, K., Primack, J. R., ...

We visually and quantitatively determine the host galaxy morphologies of 94 intermediate redshift (0.2 < z < 1.2) active galactic nuclei (AGN), selected using Chandra X-ray and Spitzer mid-infrared...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Evolution of the Color-Density Relation at 0.4 < z < 1.35 (2006)

Cooper, Michael C., Newman, Jeffrey A., Coil, Alison L., Croton, Darren J., Gerke, Brian F., Yan, Renbin, ...

Using a sample of 19,464 galaxies drawn from the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey, we study the relationship between galaxy color and environment at 0.4 < z < 1.35. We find that the fraction of galaxies...

Population Synthesis Models for Late Build-Up of the Red Sequence (2006)

Harker, Justin J., Schiavon, Ricardo P., Weiner, Benjamin J., Faber, S. M.

We present population synthesis models designed to represent the star formation histories of L* red sequence galaxies (RSGs). Earlier work has shown that single-burst stellar populations (SSPs) are...

AEGIS: The color-magnitude relation for X-ray selected AGN (2006)

Nandra, K., Georgakakis, A., Willmer, C. N. A., Cooper, M. C., Croton, D. J., Davis, M., ...

We discuss the relationship between rest-frame color and optical luminosity for X-ray sources in the range 0.6

AEGIS20: a radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip (2006)

Ivison, R. J., Chapman, S. C., Faber, S. M., Smail, Ian, Biggs, A. D., Conselice, C. J., ...

We describe AEGIS20 - a radio survey of the Extended Groth Strip (EGS) conducted with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 1.4GHz. The resulting catalog contains 1,123 emitters and is sensitive to...

All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey: the environment of X-ray sources at z~1 (2006)

Georgakakis, A., Nandra, K., Laird, E. S., Cooper, M. C., Gerke, B. F., Newman, J. A., ...

We explore the environment of z~1 AGN using a sample of 53 spectroscopically identified X-ray sources in the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey. We quantify the local density in...

Evolution in the Halo Masses of Isolated Galaxies between z~1 and z~0: From DEEP2 to SDSS (2006)

Conroy, Charlie, Prada, Francisco, Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren, Coil, Alison L., Conselice, Christopher J., ...

We measure the evolution in the virial mass-to-light ratio (M_{200}/L_B) and virial-to-stellar mass ratio (M_{200}/M_\ast) for isolated ~ L* galaxies between z~1 and z~0 by combining data from the...

The Masses of Nuclear Black Holes in Luminous Elliptical Galaxies and Implications for the Space Density of the Most Massive Black Holes (2006)

Lauer, Tod R., Faber, S. M., Richstone, Douglas, Gebhardt, Karl, Tremaine, Scott, Postman, Marc, ...

Black hole masses predicted from the Mbh-sigma relationship conflict with those predicted from the Mbh-L relationship for the most luminous galaxies, such as brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs). This...

The Deep Chandra Survey of the Groth Strip - II. optical identification of the X-ray sources (2006)

Georgakakis, A., Nandra, K ., Laird, E. S., Gwyn, S., Steidel, C. C., Sarajedini, V. L., ...

We discuss the optical and X-ray spectral properties of the sources detected in a single 200ks Chandra pointing in the Groth-Westphal Strip region. Optical identifications and spectroscopic redshifts...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: The Relationship Between Galaxy Properties and Environment at z ~ 1 (2006)

Cooper, Michael C., Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren J., Weiner, Benjamin J., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Gerke, Brian F., ...

We study the mean environment of galaxies in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey as a function of rest-frame color, luminosity, and [OII] equivalent width. The local galaxy overdensity for >14,000...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Mean Ages and Metallicities of Red Field Galaxies at z ~ 0.9 from Stacked Keck/DEIMOS Spectra (2006)

Schiavon, Ricardo P., Faber, S. M., Konidaris, Nicholas, Graves, Genevieve, Willmer, Christopher N. A., Weiner, Benjamin J., ...

As part of the DEEP2 galaxy redshift survey, we analyze absorption line strengths in stacked Keck/DEIMOS spectra of red field galaxies with weak to no emission lines, at redshifts 0.7

The Evolution of Galaxy Mergers and Morphology at z (2006)

Lotz, J. M., Davis, M., Faber, S. M., Guhathakurta, P., Gwyn, S., Huang, J., ...

We present the quantitative rest-frame B morphological evolution and galaxy merger fractions at 0.2 < z < 1.2 as observed by the All-wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS). We...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: the relationship between galaxy properties and environment at z similar to 1 (2006)

Cooper, Michael C., Newman, Jeffrey A., Croton, Darren J., Weiner, Benjamin J., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Gerke, Brian F., ...

We study the mean environment of galaxies in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey as a function of rest-frame colour, luminosity, and [O ii] 3727 Å equivalent width. The local galaxy overdensity...

On the Origin of [OII] Emission in Red Sequence and Post-starburst Galaxies (2005)

Yan, Renbin, Newman, Jeffrey A., Faber, S. M., Konidaris, Nicholas, Koo, David, Davis, Marc

We investigate the emission-line properties of galaxies with red rest-frame colors using spectra from SDSS DR4. Emission lines are detected in more than half of the red galaxies. We focus on the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Clustering of Galaxies as a Function of Luminosity at z=1 (2005)

Coil, Alison L., Newman, Jeffrey A., Cooper, Michael C., Davis, Marc, Faber, S. M., Koo, David C., ...

We measure the clustering of DEEP2 galaxies at z=1 as a function of luminosity on scales 0.1 Mpc/h to 20 Mpc/h. Drawing from a parent catalog of 25,000 galaxies at 0.7

On the Correlations of Massive Black Holes with their Host Galaxies (2005)

Novak, Gregory S., Faber, S. M., Dekel, Avishai

We address the correlations of black hole (BH) mass with four different host-galaxy properties from eleven existing data sets. To guide theoretical understanding, we first try to quantify the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Clustering of Groups and Group Galaxies at z~1 (2005)

Coil, Alison L., Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., Ma, Chung-Pei, Yan, Renbin, Cooper, Michael C., ...

We study the clustering properties of groups and of galaxies in groups in the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey dataset at z~1. Four clustering measures are presented: 1) the group correlation function...

Measuring the Growth of Structure with Spectroscopically Identified Groups and Clusters (2005)

Davis, M., Gerke, B. F., Coil, A. L., Cooper, M. C., Yan, R., Newman, J. A., ...

Number counts of galaxy clusters offer a very promising probe of the Dark Energy (DE) equation-of-state parameter, $w$. The basic goal is to measure abundances of these objects as a function of...

Hot Stars in Old Stellar Populations: A Continuing Need for Intermediate Ages (2005)

Trager, S. C., Worthey, Guy, Faber, S. M., Dressler, Alan

We investigate the effect of a small contamination of hot, old, metal-poor starlight on the inferred stellar populations of early-type galaxies in the core of the Coma Cluster. We find that the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: The Galaxy Luminosity Function to z ~ 1 (2005)

Willmer, C. N. A., Faber, S. M., Koo, D. C., Weiner, B. J., Newman, J. A., Coil, A. L., ...

The evolution of the B-band galaxy luminosity function is measured using a sample of more than 11,000 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts from the DEEP2 Redshift Survey. The rest-frame M_B versus...

Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z~1: DEEP2 vs. COMBO-17 and Implications for Red Galaxy Formation (2005)

Faber, S. M., Willmer, C. N. A., Wolf, C., Koo, D. C., Weiner, B. J., Newman, J. A., ...

The DEEP2 and COMBO-17 surveys are used to study the evolution of the luminosity function of red and blue galaxies to $z \sim 1$. Schechter function fits show that, since $z = 1$, $M^*_B$ dims by...

Characterizing the Adaptive Optics Off-Axis Point-Spread Function. II. Methods for Use in Laser Guide Star Observations (2005)

Steinbring, E., Faber, S. M., Macintosh, B. A., Gavel, D., Gates, E. L.

Most current astronomical adaptive optics (AO) systems rely on the availability of a bright star to measure the distortion of the incoming wavefront. Replacing the guide star with an artificial laser...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey. I. The Sample (2005)

Vogt, Nicole P., Koo, David C., Phillips, Andrew C., Wu, Katherine, Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N. A., ...

The Deep Extragalactic Exploratory Probe (DEEP) is a multi-phase research program dedicated to the study of the formation and evolution of galaxies and of large scale structure in the distant...

The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies (2005)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We...

The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies (2005)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We...

The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies (2005)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We...

The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies (2005)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We...

AND (2005)

Nicole P. Vogt, David C. Koo, Andrew C. Phillips, Katherine Wu, S. M. Faber, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Exploratory Probe (DEEP) is a multi-phase research program dedicated to the study of the formation and evolution of galaxies and of large scale structure in the distant...

The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies (2005)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We...

The Centers of Early-Type Galaxies with HST. V. New WFPC2 Photometry (2004)

Lauer, Tod R., Faber, S. M., Gebhardt, Karl, Richstone, Douglas, Tremaine, Scott, Ajhar, Edward A., ...

We analyze HST+WFPC2 images of 77 early-type galaxies. Brightness profiles are classed into "core" or "power-law" forms. Cores are typically rounder than power-law galaxies. Nearly all power-laws...

The DEEP Groth Strip Galaxy Redshift Survey. VIII. The Evolution of Luminous Field Bulges at Redshift z ~ 1 (2004)

Koo, David C., Simard, Luc, Willmer, Christopher N. A., Gebhardt, Karl, Bouwens, Rychard J., Kauffmann, Guinevere, ...

We present a sample of over 50 luminous field bulges (including ellipticals) found in the Groth Strip Survey (GSS), with 0.73< z < 1.04 and with bulge magnitudes I

The Deep2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Evolution of Close Galaxy Pairs and Major-Merger Rates Up to z ~ 1.2 (2004)

Lin, Lihwai, Koo, David C., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Patton, David R., Conselice, Christopher J., Yan, Renbin, ...

We derive the close, kinematic pair fraction and merger rate up to z ~ 1.2 from the initial data of the DEEP2 Redshift Survey. Assuming a mild luminosity evolution, the number of companions per...

The DEEP Groth Strip Galaxy Redshift Survey. III. Redshift Catalog and Properties of Galaxies (2004)

Weiner, Benjamin J., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Vogt, Nicole P., Simard, Luc, ...

The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z ~ 1. We present the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: First results on galaxy groups (2004)

Gerke, Brian F., Newman, Jeffrey A., Davis, Marc, Marinoni, Christian, Yan, Renbin, Coil, Alison, ...

We use the first 25% of the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey spectroscopic data to identify groups and clusters of galaxies in redshift space. The data set contains 8370 galaxies with confirmed redshifts...

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of M32: The Color-Magnitude Diagram (2004)

Grillmair, C. J., Lauer, T. R., Worthey, G., Faber, S. M., Freedman, W. L., Madore, B. F., ...

We present a V--I color-magnitude diagram for a region 1'--2' the center of M32 based on Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images. The broad color-luminosity distribution of red giants shows that the...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Probing the Evolution of Dark Matter Halos around Isolated Galaxies at z ~ 1 (2004)

Conroy, Charlie, Newman, Jeffrey A., Davis, Marc, Coil, Alison L., Yan, Renbin, Cooper, Michael C., ...

Using the first 25% of DEEP2 Redshift Survey data, we probe the line-of-sight velocity dispersion profile for isolated galaxies with absolute B-band magnitude -22

Keck Adaptive Optics Imaging of 0.5 (2004)

Steinbring, Eric, Metevier, A. J., Norton, Stuart A., Raschke, L. M., Koo, D. C., Faber, S. M., ...

We have employed natural guide star adaptive optics (AO) on the Keck II telescope to obtain near-infrared (H and K') images of three field galaxies, each of redshift greater than 0.5. These are among...

Black Hole Mass Determinations From Orbit Superposition Models are Reliable (2004)

Richstone, Douglas, Gebhardt, Karl, Aller, Monique, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, ...

We show that orbit-superposition dynamical models (Schwarzschild's method) provide reliable estimates of nuclear black hole masses and errors when constructed from adequate orbit libraries and...

The Team Keck Treasury Redshift Survey of the GOODS-North Field (2004)

Wirth, Gregory D., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Amico, Paola, Chaffee, Frederic H., Goodrich, Robert W., Kwok, Shui, ...

We report the results of an extensive imaging and spectroscopic survey in the GOODS-North field completed using DEIMOS on the Keck II telescope. Observations of 2018 targets in a magnitude-limited...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey VII: The Metallicity of Field Galaxies at 0.26 (2003)

Kobulnicky, Henry A., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Weiner, Benjamin J., Koo, David C., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., ...

Using spectroscopic data from the Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) Groth Strip survey (DGSS), we analyze the gas-phase oxygen abundances in the warm ionized medium for 64 emission-line...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey IX: Evolution of the Fundamental Plane of Field Galaxies (2003)

Gebhardt, Karl, Faber, S. M., Koo, David C., Im, Myungshin, Simard, Luc, Illingworth, Garth D., ...

Fundamental Plane studies provide an excellent means of understanding the evolutionary history of early-type galaxies. Using the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrograph on the Keck telescope, we obtained...

Kinematics of Ten Early-Type Galaxies from HST and Ground-Based Spectroscopy (2003)

Pinkney, Jason, Gebhardt, Karl, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, Faber, S. M., ...

We present stellar kinematics for a sample of 10 early-type galaxies observed using the STIS aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Modular Spectrograph on the MDM Observatory 2.4-m telescope....

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Clustering of Galaxies in Early Data (2003)

Coil, Alison L., Davis, Marc, Madgwick, Darren S., Newman, Jeffrey A., Conselice, Christopher J., Cooper, Michael, ...

We measure the two-point correlation function xi(r) using a sample of 2219 galaxies in an area of 0.32 degrees^2 at z=0.7-1.35 from the first season of the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey. We find that...

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectral classification of galaxies at z~1 (2003)

Madgwick, Darren S., Coil, Alison L., Conselice, Christopher J., Cooper, Michael C., Davis, Marc, Ellis, Richard S., ...

We present a Principal Component Analysis (PCA)-based spectral classification, eta, for the first 5600 galaxies observed in the DEEP2 Redshift Survey. This parameter provides a very pronounced...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey XII: The Metallicity of Field Galaxies at 0.26 (2003)

Kobulnicky, Henry A., Willmer, Christopher N. A., Weiner, Benjamin J., Koo, David C., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., ...

Using spectroscopic data from the Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) Groth Strip survey (DGSS), we analyze the gas-phase oxygen abundances for 56 emission-line field galaxies in the...

CIW Cosmology Symposium: Conference Summary -- Observations (2003)

Faber, S. M.

I review the major concordances and controversies of the meeting concerning observations. Cosmologists are nearing agreement on the global cosmological parameters of the Universe. A few parameters...

Axisymmetric Dynamical Models Of The Central Regions Of Galaxies (2003)

Karl Gebhardt, Douglas Richstone, Scott Tremaine, Tod R. Lauer, Ralf Bender, Alan Dressler, ...

We present axisymmetric, orbit superposition models for 12 galaxies using data taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based observatories. In each galaxy, we detect a central black...

Kinematics Of Ten Early-Type Galaxies From Hubble Space Telescope And Ground-Based Spectroscopy (2003)

Jason Pinkney, Karl Gebhardt, Ralf Bender, Alan Dressler, S. M. Faber, Alexei V. Filippenko, ...

We present stellar kinematics for a sample of 10 early-type galaxies observed using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Modular Spectrograph on...

Axisymmetric Dynamical Models of the Central Regions of Galaxies (2002)

Gebhardt, Karl, Richstone, Douglas, Tremaine, Scott, Lauer, Tod R., Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, ...

We present axisymmetric, orbit superposition models for 12 galaxies using data taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and ground-based observatories. In each galaxy, we detect a central black...

Characterizing the Adaptive Optics Off-Axis Point-Spread Function - I: A Semi-Empirical Method for Use in Natural-Guide-Star Observations (2002)

Steinbring, E., Faber, S. M., Hinkley, S., Macintosh, B. A., Gavel, D., Gates, E. L., ...

Even though the technology of adaptive optics (AO) is rapidly maturing, calibration of the resulting images remains a major challenge. The AO point-spread function (PSF) changes quickly both in time...

Galaxies with a Central Minimum in Stellar Luminosity Density (2002)

Lauer, Tod R., Gebhardt, Karl, Richstone, Douglas, Tremaine, Scott, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, ...

We used HST WFPC2 images to identify six early-type galaxies with surface- brightness profiles that decrease inward over a limited range of radii near their centers. The implied luminosity density...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey II. Hubble Space Telescope Structural Parameters of Galaxies in the Groth Strip (2002)

Simard, Luc, Willmer, Christopher N. A., Vogt, Nicole P., Sarajedini, Vicki L., Phillips, Andrew C., Weiner, Benjamin J., ...

The quantitative morphological classification of distant galaxies is essential to the understanding of the evolution of galaxies over the history of the Universe. This paper presents Hubble Space...

The slope of the black-hole mass versus velocity dispersion correlation (2002)

Tremaine, Scott, Gebhardt, Karl, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, Faber, S. M., ...

Observations of nearby galaxies reveal a strong correlation between the mass of the central dark object M and the velocity dispersion sigma of the host galaxy, of the form log(M/M_sun) = a +...

Submitted to The Astronomical Journal Galaxies with a Central Minimum in Stellar Luminosity Density (2002)

Tod Lauer National, Tod R. Lauer, Karl Gebhardt, Scott Tremaine, Ralf Bender, Gary Bower, ...

We used Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images to identify six early-type galaxies with surface-brightness profiles that decrease inward over a limited range of radii near their centers. The implied...

The Slope of the Black-Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation (2002)

Scott Tremaine, Karl Gebhardt, Ralf Bender, Gary Bower, Alan Dressler, S. M. Faber, ...

Observations of nearby galaxies reveal a strong correlation between the mass of the central dark object M . and the velocity dispersion # of the host galaxy, of the form log(M . /M# ) = # + # log(#/#...

Population Synthesis in the Blue I. Synthesis of the Integrated Spectrum of 47 Tucanae from its Color-Magnitude Diagram (2001)

Schiavon, Ricardo P., Faber, S. M., Castilho, Bruno V., Rose, James A.

We perform an empirical synthesis of the blue integrated spectrum of the metal-rich globular cluster 47 Tucanae, based directly on the color-magnitude diagram of the cluster coupled to a moderately...

Population Synthesis in the Blue II. The Spectroscopic Age of 47 Tucanae (2001)

Schiavon, Ricardo P., Faber, S. M., Rose, James A., Castilho, Bruno V.

We develop a new set of models for intermediate-metallicity single stellar populations in the blue/optical region and use those models to determine the spectroscopic age of 47 Tuc. The models are...

Are There Blue, Massive E/S0s at z < 1 ?: Kinematics of Blue Spheroidal Galaxy Candidates (2001)

Im, Myungshin, Faber, S. M., Gebhardt, Karl, Koo, David C., Phillips, Andrew C., Schiavon, Ricardo P., ...

Several recent studies find that 10 - 50% of morphologically selected field early-type galaxies at redshifts z

The Formation Timescales of Giant Spheroids (2001)

Trager, S. C., Faber, S. M., Dressler, A.

We review current progress in the study of the stellar populations of early-type galaxies, both locally and at intermediate redshifts. In particular, we focus on the ages of these galaxies and their...

The DEEP Groth Strip Survey X: Number Density and Luminosity Function of Field E/S0 Galaxies at z < 1 (2000)

Im, Myungshin, Simard, L., Faber, S. M., Koo, D. C., Gebhardt, K., Willmer, C. N. A., ...

We present the luminosity function and color-redshift relation of a magnitude-limited sample of 145 mostly red field E/S0 galaxies at z < 1 from the DEEP Groth Strip Survey (GSS). Most of the E/S0s...

Black Hole Mass Estimates from Reverberation Mapping and from Spatially Resolved Kinematics (2000)

Gebhardt, Karl, Kormendy, John, Ho, Luis, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, ...

Black hole (BH) masses that have been measured by reverberation mapping in active galaxies fall significantly below the correlation between bulge luminosity and BH mass determined from spatially...

The Nature of High-Redshift Galaxies (2000)

Somerville, R. S., Primack, J. R., Faber, S. M.

Using semi-analytic models of galaxy formation set within the Cold Dark Matter (CDM) merging hierarchy, we investigate several scenarios for the nature of the high-redshift ($z \ga 2$) Lyman-break...

A Relationship Between Nuclear Black Hole Mass and Galaxy Velocity Dispersion (2000)

Gebhardt, Karl, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, Faber, S. M., Filippenko, Alexei V., ...

We describe a correlation between the mass M_BH of a galaxy's central black hole and the luminosity-weighted line-of-sight velocity dispersion sigma_e within the half-light radius. The result is...

The Stellar Population Histories of Early-Type Galaxies. II. Controlling Parameters of the Stellar Populations (2000)

Trager, S. C., Faber, S. M., Worthey, G., Gonzalez, J. J.

We analyze single-stellar-population (SSP) equivalent parameters for 50 local elliptical galaxies as a function of their structural parameters. These galaxies fill a two-dimensional plane in the...

The Stellar Population Histories of Local Early-Type Galaxies. I. Population Parameters (2000)

Trager, S. C., Faber, S. M., Worthey, Guy, Gonzalez, J. Jesus

We present single stellar population (SSP) equivalent ages, metallicities, and abundance ratios for local elliptical galaxies derived from Hbeta, Mgb, and absorption line strengths. We use an...

Black Hole Mass Estimates from Reverberation Mapping and from Spatially Resolved Kinematics (2000)

Karl Gebhardt, John Kormendy, Luis C. Ho, Ralf Bender, Gary Bower, Alan Dressler, ...

Black hole (BH) masses that have been measured by reverberation mapping in active galaxies fall significantly below the correlation between bulge luminosity and BH mass determined from spatially...

A Relationship Between Nuclear Black Hole Mass And Galaxy Velocity Dispersion (2000)

Karl Gebhardt, Ralf Bender, Alan Dressler, S. M. Faber, Alexei V, Richard Green, ...

We describe a correlation between the mass M of a galaxy's central black hole and the luminosity-weighted line-of-sight velocity dispersion e within the half-light radius. The result is based on...

The Stellar Ages of Elliptical Galaxies (1999)

Faber, S.M., Trager, S.C., Gonzalez, J.J., Worthey, Guy

Integrated broad-band colors and metallic lines cannot discriminate clearly between the effects of age and Z in old stellar populations. Such data are more sensitive to Z than to age. The H β...

The Magnitude-Size Relation of Galaxies out to z ~ 1 (1999)

Simard, L., Koo, D. C., Faber, S. M., Sarajedini, V. L., Vogt, N. P., Phillips, A. C., ...

As part of the Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) survey, a sample of 190 field galaxies (I_{814} 0.7), a handful of luminous, high surface brightness galaxies appears that occupies a...

POTENT Reconstruction from Mark III Velocities (1998)

Dekel, A., Eldar, A., Kolatt, T., Yahil, A., Willick, J. A., Faber, S. M., ...

We present an improved POTENT method for reconstructing the velocity and mass density fields from radial peculiar velocities, test it with mock catalogs, and apply it to the Mark III Catalog. Method...

Supermassive Black Holes and the Evolution of Galaxies (1998)

Richstone, D., Ajhar, E. A., Bender, R., Bower, G., Dressler, A., Faber, S. M., ...

Black holes, an extreme consequence of the mathematics of General Relativity, have long been suspected of being the prime movers of quasars, which emit more energy than any other objects in the...

The nature of Lyman-break galaxies (1998)

Primack, Joel R., Somerville, Rachel S., Faber, S. M, Wechsler, Risa H.

Using semi-analytic models of galaxy formation, we investigate the properties of $z\sim3$ galaxies and compare them with the observed population of Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs). In addition to the...

M32+/-1 (1998)

Lauer, Tod R., Faber, S. M., Ajhar, Edward A., Grillmair, Carl J., Scowen, Paul A.

WFPC-2 images are used to study the central structure of M31, M32, and M33. The dimmer peak, P2, of the M31 double nucleus is centered on the bulge to 0.1", implying that it is the dynamical center...

The Nature of High-Redshift Galaxies (1998)

Somerville, Rachel S., Primack, Joel R., Faber, S. M.

This paper has been withdrawn because the models on which it was based have undergone significant changes and improvements. A new paper with the same title, based on the improved models, is accepted...

Supermassive Black Holes and the Evolution of Galaxies (1998)

D. Richstone, E. A. Ajhar, R. Bender, G. Bower, A. Dressler, S. M. Faber, ...

this paper, it is likely that the MDO is a supermassive black hole (MBH), but in only a few cases have plausible alternatives to a black hole been ruled out. These are important as they establish the...

Old Stellar Populations. VI. Absorption-Line Spectra of Galaxy Nuclei and Globular Clusters (1997)

Trager, S. C., Worthey, Guy, Faber, S. M., Burstein, David, Gonzalez, J. J.

We present absorption-line strengths on the Lick/IDS line-strength system of 381 galaxies and 38 globular clusters in the 4000--6400 \AA region. All galaxies were observed at Lick Observatory between...

The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centres (1997)

Magorrian, John, Tremaine, Scott, Richstone, Douglas, Bender, Ralf, Bower, Gary, Dressler, Alan, ...

We construct dynamical models for a sample of 36 nearby galaxies with Hubble Space Telescope photometry and ground-based kinematics. The models assume that each galaxy is axisymmetric, with a...

Malmquist Bias and the Distance to the Virgo Cluster (1997)

Gonzalez, Anthony H., Faber, S. M.

This paper investigates the impact of Malmquist bias on the distance to the Virgo cluster determined by the H_0 Key Project using M100, and consequently on the derived value of H_0. Malmquist bias is...

The Nature of Compact Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field (II): Spectroscopic Properties and Implications for the Evolution of the Star Formation Rate Density of the Universe (1997)

Guzmán, R., Gallego, J., Koo, D. C., Phillips, A. C., Lowenthal, J. D., Faber, S. M., ...

We present a spectroscopic study of 51 compact field galaxies with redshifts z < 1.4 and apparent magnitudes I < 23.74 in the flanking fields of the Hubble Deep Field. These galaxies are compact in...

Spectroscopic Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole in NGC 4486B (1997)

Kormendy, John, Bender, Ralf, Magorrian, John, Tremaine, Scott, Gebhardt, Karl, Richstone, Douglas, ...

The stellar kinematics of the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 4486B have been measured in seeing sigma_* = .22 arcsec with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Lauer et al. 1996, ApJ, 471, L79 have shown...

Galaxies at z=4 and the Formation of Population II (1997)

Trager, S. C., Faber, S. M., Dressler, A., Oemler, A.

We report the discovery of four high-redshift objects (3.3 < z < 4) observed behind the rich cluster CL0939+4713 (Abell 851). One object (DG 433) has a redshift of z=3.3453; the other three objects...

Optical Rotation Curves of Distant Field Galaxies: Sub-L* Systems (1997)

Vogt, Nicole P., Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., Gallego, Jesus, Gronwall, Caryl, Guzman, R., ...

Moderate-resolution spectroscopic observations from the Keck 10m telescope are used to derive internal kinematics for eight faint disk galaxies in the fields flanking the Hubble Deep Field. The...

The Nature Of Compact Galaxies In The Hubble Deep Field. - I. Global Properties (1997)

Andrew C. Phillips, Rafael Guzmán, Jesús Gallego, David C. Koo, James D. Lowenthal, Nicole P. Vogt, ...

We present 10 m Keck spectroscopy and photometry for a sample of 61 small faint (r 1@2 0A. 5), highsurface brightness mag arcsec~2) galaxies in elds anking the Hubble (I 814 23.74), (k I814 \ 22.2...

Homogeneous Velocity-Distance Data for Peculiar Velocity Analysis. III. The Mark III Catalog of Galaxy Peculiar Velocities (1997)

Jeffrey Willick, S. M. Faber, David Burstein, Avishai Dekel, Michael A. Strauss

This is the third in a series of papers in which we assemble and analyze a homogeneous catalog of peculiar velocity data. In Papers I and II, we described the Tully-Fisher (TF) redshift-distance...

Keck Spectroscopy of Redshift z~3 Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field (1996)

Lowenthal, James D., Koo, David C., Guzman, Rafael, Gallego, Jesus, Phillips, Andrew C., Faber, S. M., ...

We have obtained spectra with the 10-m Keck telescope of a sample of 24 galaxies having colors consistent with star-forming galaxies at redshifts 22.5^-4 h50^3 Mpc^-3 for q0=0.05, or n>1.2^-3 h50^3...

Homogeneous Velocity-Distance Data for Peculiar Velocity Analysis. III. The Mark III Catalog of Galaxy Peculiar Velocities (1996)

Willick, Jeffrey A., Courteau, Stephane, Faber, S. M., Burstein, David, Dekel, Avishai, Strauss, Michael A.

This is the third in a series of papers in which we assemble and analyze a homogeneous catalog of peculiar velocity data. In Papers I and II, we described the Tully-Fisher (TF) redshift-distance...

The Nuclear Region of M51 Imaged with the HST Planetary Camera (1996)

Grillmair, Carl J., Faber, S. M., Lauer, Tod R., Hester, J. J., Lynds, C. R., O'Neil, E. J., ...

We present high-resolution, broad- and narrow-band, pre-refurbishment images of the central region of M51 taken with the Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. The V-band images show a...

The Centers of Early-Type Galaxies with HST. IV. Central Parameter Relations (1996)

Faber, S. M., Tremaine, Scott, Ajhar, Edward A., Byun, Yong-Ik, Dressler, Alan, Gebhardt, Karl, ...

We analyze Hubble Space Telescope surface-brightness profiles of 61 elliptical galaxies and spiral bulges (hot galaxies). Luminous hot galaxies have cuspy cores with steep outer power-law profiles...

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of M32: The Color-Magnitude Diagram (1996)

Grillmair, Carl J., Lauer, Tod R., Worthey, Guy, Faber, S. M., Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., ...

We present a V-I color-magnitude diagram for a region 1'-2' from the center of M32 based on Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 images. The broad color-luminosity distribution of red giants shows that the...

Optical Rotation Curves of Distant Field Galaxies I : Keck Results at Redshifts to z ~ 1 (1996)

Vogt, Nicole P., Forbes, Duncan A., Phillips, Andrew C., Gronwall, Caryl, Faber, S. M., Illingworth, Garth D., ...

Spatially resolved velocity profiles are presented for nine faint field galaxies in the redshift range 0.1 < z < 1, based on moderate-resolution spectroscopy obtained with the Keck 10 m telescope....

Redshift z ~ 1 Field Galaxies Observed with the Keck Telescope and the HST (1996)

Koo, David C., Vogt, Nicole P., Phillips, Andrew C., Guzman, Rafael, Wu, K. L., Faber, S. M., ...

We report results based on 35 new spectroscopic redshifts obtained with the Keck Telescope for field galaxies that also have photometry and morphology from survey images taken by the refurbished HST....

Hubble Space Telescope Planetary Camera Images of NGC 1316 (1996)

Shaya, Edward J., Dowling, Daniel M., Currie, Douglas G., Faber, S. M., Ajhar, Edward A., Lauer, Tod R., ...

We present HST Planetary Camera V and I~band images of the central region of the peculiar giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. The inner profile is well fit by a nonisothermal core model with a core...

The Centers of Early-Type Galaxies with HST II: Empirical Models and Structural Parameters (1996)

Byun, Y. I., Grillmair, C. J., Faber, S. M., Ajhar, E. A., Dressler, A., Kormendy, J., ...

We present a set of structural parameters for the central parts of 57 early-type galaxies observed with the Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. These parameters are based on a new...

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Globular Clusters in M31 II: Structural Parameters (1996)

Grillmair, C. J., Ajhar, E. A., Faber, S. M., Baum, W. A., Holtzman, J. A., Lauer, T. R., ...

We analyze post-refurbishment Hubble Space Telescope images of four globular clusters in M31. The ability to resolve stars to below the horizontal branch permits us to use star counts to extend the...

Redshift z~1 field galaxies observed with the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope (1996)

Koo, David C., Vogt, Nicole P., Phillips, Andrew C., Guzman, Rafael, Wu, K. L., Faber, S. M., ...

We report results based on 35 new spectroscopic redshifts obtained with the Keck Telescope for field galaxies that also have photometry and morphology from survey images taken by the refurbished...

Optical rotation curves of distant field galaxies: Keck results at redshifts to z~1 (1996)

Vogt, Nicole P., Forbes, Duncan A., Phillips, Andrew C., Gronwall, Caryl, Faber, S. M., Illingworth, Garth D., ...

Spatially resolved velocity profiles are presented for nine faint field galaxies in the redshift range 0.1 ≤ z ≤ 1, based on moderate-resolution spectroscopy obtained with the Keck 10 m...

Redshift z~1 field galaxies observed with the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope (1996)

Koo, David C., Vogt, Nicole P., Phillips, Andrew C., Guzman, Rafael, Wu, K. L., Faber, S. M., ...

We report results based on 35 new spectroscopic redshifts obtained with the Keck Telescope for field galaxies that also have photometry and morphology from survey images taken by the refurbished...

Optical rotation curves of distant field galaxies: Keck results at redshifts to z~1 (1996)

Vogt, Nicole P., Forbes, Duncan A., Phillips, Andrew C., Gronwall, Caryl, Faber, S. M., Illingworth, Garth D., ...

Spatially resolved velocity profiles are presented for nine faint field galaxies in the redshift range 0.1 ≤ z ≤ 1, based on moderate-resolution spectroscopy obtained with the Keck 10 m...

OMEGA AND BIASING FROM OPTICAL GALAXIES VERSUS POTENT MASS (1995)

Hudson, M. J., Dekel, A., Courteau, S., Faber, S. M., Willick, J. A.

The mass density field in the local universe, recovered by the POTENT method from peculiar velocities of $\sim$3000 galaxies, is compared with the density field of optically-selected galaxies. Both...

A Family of Models for Spherical Stellar Systems (1993)

Dressler, A., Faber, S. M., Grillmair, C., Kormendy, J., ...

We describe a one-parameter family of models of stable spherical stellar systems in which the phase-space distribution function depends only on energy. The models have similar density profiles in...