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McLure, R. J.; Pentericci, L.; Cimatti, A.; Dunlop, J. S.; Elbaz, D.; Fontana, A.; Nandra, K.; Amorin, R.; Bolzonella, M.; Bongiorno, A.; Carnall, A. C.; Castellano, M.; Cirasuolo, M.; Cucciati, O.; Cullen, F.; De Barros, S.; Finkelstein, S. L.; Fontanot, F.; Franzetti, P.; Fumana, M.; Gargiulo, A.; Garilli, B.; Guaita, L.; Hartley, W. G.; Iovino, A.; Jarvis, M. J.; Juneau, S.; Karman, W.; Maccagni, D.; Marchi, F.; Mármol-Queraltó, E.; Pompei, E.; Pozzetti, L.; Scodeggio, M.; Sommariva, V.; Talia, M.; Almaini, O.; Balestra, I.; Bardelli, S.; Bell, E. F.; Bourne, N.; Bowler, R. A. A.; Brusa, M.; Buitrago, F.; Caputi, K. I.; Cassata, P.; Charlot, S.; Citro, A.; Cresci, G.; Cristiani, S.; Curtis-Lake, E.; Dickinson, M.; Fazio, G. G.; Ferguson, H. C.; Fiore, F.; Franco, M.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Galametz, A.; Georgakakis, A.; Giavalisco, M.; Grazian, A.; Hathi, N. P.; Jung, I.; Kim, S.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Khusanova, Y.; Le Fèvre, O.; Lotz, J. M.; Mannucci, F.; Maltby, D. T.; Matsuoka, K.; McLeod, D. J.; Mendez-Hernandez, H.; Mendez-Abreu, J.; Mignoli, M.; Moresco, M.; Mortlock, A.; Nonino, M.; Pannella, M.; Papovich, C.; Popesso, P.; Rosario, D. P.; Salvato, M.; Santini, P.; Schaerer, D.; Schreiber, C.; Stark, D. P.; Tasca, L. A. M.; Thomas, R.; Treu, T.; Vanzella, E.; Wild, V.; Williams, C. C.; Zamorani, G.; Zucca, E.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 479, Issue 1, p.25-42
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2018
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Description
VANDELS is a uniquely deep spectroscopic survey of high-redshift
galaxies with the VIMOS spectrograph on ESO's Very Large Telescope
(VLT). The survey has obtained ultradeep optical (0.48 <λ
< 1.0 μ m) spectroscopy of ≃2100 galaxies within the redshift
interval 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, over a total area of ≃0.2
deg2 centred on the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey and Chandra
Deep Field South fields. Based on accurate photometric redshift
pre-selection, 85 per cent of the galaxies targeted by VANDELS were
selected to be at z ≥ 3. Exploiting the red sensitivity of the
refurbished VIMOS spectrograph, the fundamental aim of the survey is to
provide the high-signal-to-noise ratio spectra necessary to measure key
physical properties such as stellar population ages, masses,
metallicities, and outflow velocities from detailed absorption-line
studies. Using integration times calculated to produce an approximately
constant signal-to-noise ratio (20 < tint< 80 h), the
VANDELS survey targeted: (a) bright star-forming galaxies at 2.4 ≤ z
≤ 5.5, (b) massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 ≤ z ≤ 2.5, (c)
fainter star-forming galaxies at 3.0 ≤ z ≤ 7.0, and (d)
X-ray/Spitzer-selected active galactic nuclei and Herschel-detected
galaxies. By targeting two extragalactic survey fields with superb
multiwavelength imaging data, VANDELS will produce a unique legacy data
set for exploring the physics underpinning high-redshift galaxy
evolution. In this paper, we provide an overview of the VANDELS survey
designed to support the science exploitation of the first ESO public
data release, focusing on the scientific motivation, survey design, and
target selection.
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