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

van Dokkum, Pieter G.; Franx, Marijn; Förster Schreiber, Natascha M.; Illingworth, Garth D.; Daddi, Emanuele; Knudsen, Kirsten Kraiberg; Labbé, Ivo; Moorwood, Alan; Rix, Hans-Walter; Röttgering, Huub; Rudnick, Gregory; Trujillo, I.; van der Werf, Paul; van der Wel, Arjen; van Starkenburg, Lottie; Wuyts, Stijn
Bibliographical reference

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 611, Issue 2, pp. 703-724.

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2004
Number of authors
16
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
149
Refereed citations
137
Description
We recently identified a substantial population of galaxies at z>2 with comparatively red rest-frame optical colors. These distant red galaxies (DRGs) are efficiently selected by the simple observed color criterion Js-Ks>2.3. In this paper we present near-infrared spectroscopy with Keck NIRSPEC of six DRGs with previously measured redshifts 2.4