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Dominguez-Palmero, L.; Balcells, M.; Erwin, P.; Prieto, M.; Cristobal-Hornillos, D.; Eliche-Moral, M. C.; Guzman, R.
Bibliographical reference
VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/A+A/488/1167. Originally published in: 2008A&A...488.1167D
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2008
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Description
Analysis of bulges to redshifts of up to z=1 have provided ambiguous
results as to whether bulges as a class are old structures akin to
elliptical galaxies or younger products of the evolution of their host
disks. We aim to define a sample of intermediate-z disk galaxies
harbouring central bulges, and a complementary sample of disk galaxies
without measurable bulges. We intend to provide colour profiles for both
samples, as well as measurements of nuclear, disk, and global colours,
which may be used to constrain the relative ages of bulges and disks. We
select a diameter-limited sample of galaxies in images from the
HST/WFPC2 (Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 at the Hubble Space Telescope)
Groth Strip survey, which is divided into two subsamples of higher and
lower inclination to assess the role of dust in the measured quantities.
Mergers are visually identified and excluded. We take special care to
control the pollution by ellipticals. The bulge sample is defined with a
criterion based on nuclear surface brightness excess over the inward
extrapolation of the exponential law fitted to the outer regions of the
galaxies. We extract colour profiles on the semi-minor axis least
affected by dust in the disk, and measure nuclear colours at 0.85kpc
from the centre over those profiles. Disk colours are measured on major
axis profiles; global colours are obtained from 2.6" diameter apertures.
Colour transformations and K-corrections are calculated using SEDs
covering bands UBVIJK, from the GOYA photometric survey. We obtain a
parent sample containing 248 galaxies with known redshifts,
spectroscopic or photometric, spanning 0.1