Browsing by Author "Bradley, L."

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    A spectroscopically confirmed z = 1.327 galaxy-scale deflector magnifying a z ~ 8 Lyman-break galaxy in the Brightest of Reionizing Galaxies survey
    (2015) Barone Nugent, R.L.; Sonnenfeld, A.; Wyithe, J. S. B.; Trenti, M.; Treu, T.; Schmidt, K.B.; Oesch, P.A.; Bradley, L.; Puzia, Thomas H.
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    ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Photometry of 33 Lensed Fields Built with CHArGE
    (2022) Kokorev, V; Brammer, G.; Fujimoto, S.; Kohno, K.; Magdis, G. E.; Valentino, F.; Toft, S.; Oesch, P.; Davidzon, I; Bauer, F. E.; Coe, D.; Egami, E.; Oguri, M.; Ouchi, M.; Postman, M.; Richard, J.; Jolly, J-B; Knudsen, K. K.; Sun, F.; Weaver, J. R.; Ao, Y.; Baker, A. J.; Bradley, L.; Caputi, K., I; Dessauges-Zavadsky, M.; Espada, D.; Hatsukade, B.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Arancibia, A. M. Munoz; Shimasaku, K.; Umehata, H.; Wang, T.; Wang, W-H
    We present a set of multiwavelength mosaics and photometric catalogs in the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) lensing cluster survey fields. The catalogs were built by the reprocessing of archival data from the Complete Hubble Archive for Galaxy Evolution compilation, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey, Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble, and Hubble Frontier Fields. Additionally, we have reconstructed the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera 3.6 and 4.5 mu m mosaics, by utilizing all the available archival IPAC Infrared Science Archive/Spitzer Heritage Archive exposures. To alleviate the effect of blending in such a crowded region, we have modeled the Spitzer photometry by convolving the HST detection image with the Spitzer point-spread function using the novel GOLFIR software. The final catalogs contain 218,000 sources, covering a combined area of 690 arcmin(2) , a factor of similar to 2 improvement over the currently existing photometry. A large number of detected sources is a result of reprocessing of all available and sometimes deeper exposures, in conjunction with a combined optical-near-IR detection strategy. These data will serve as an important tool in aiding the search of the submillimeter galaxies in future ALMA surveys, as well as follow-ups of the HST dark and high-z sources with JWST. Coupled with the available HST photometry, the addition of the 3.6 and 4.5 mu m bands will allow us to place a better constraint on the photometric redshifts and stellar masses of these objects, thus giving us an opportunity to identify high-redshift candidates for spectroscopic follow-ups and to answer the important questions regarding the Epoch of Reionization and formation of the first galaxies. The mosaics, photometric catalogs, and the best-fit physical properties are publicly available at https:// github.com/dawn-cph/alcs-clusters.
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    CHARACTERIZING FAINT GALAXIES IN THE REIONIZATION EPOCH : LBT CONFIRMS TWO L < 0.2 L-star SOURCES AT z=6.4 BEHIND THE CLASH/FRONTIER FIELDS CLUSTER MACS0717.5+3745
    (2014) Vanzella, E.; Fontana, A.; Zitrin, A.; Coe, D.; Bradley, L.; Postman, M.; Grazian, A.; Castellano, M.; Pentericci, L.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo
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    CLASH : A CENSUS OF MAGNIFIED STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z similar to 6-8
    (2014) Bradley, L.; Zitrin, A.; Coe, D.; Bouwens, R.; Postman, M.; Balestra, I.; Grillo, C.; Monna, A.; Rosati, P.; Carrasco, M.
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    CLASH : Accurate photometric redshifts with 14 HST bands in massive galaxy cluster cores
    (2017) Lazkoz, R.; Lemze, D.; Maoz, D.; Mercurio, A.; Meneghetti, M.; Merten, J.; Moustakas, L.; Nonino, M.; Orgaz, S.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Riess, A.; Rodney, S.; Sayers, J.; Umetsu, K.; Zheng, W.; Zitrin, A.; Molino, A.; Benítez, N.; Ascaso, B.; Coe, D.; Postman M.; Jouvel, S.; Host, O.; Lahav O.; Seitz, S.; Medezinski, E.; Rosati, P.; Schoenell, W.; Koekemoer, A.; Jiménez-Teja, Y.; Broadhurst, T.; Melchior, P.; Balestra, I.; Bartelmann, M.; Bouwens, R.; Bradley, L.; Czakon, N.; Donahue, M.; Ford, H.; Graur, O.; Graves, G.; Grillo, C.; Jha, S.; Kelson, D.
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    CLASH-VLT: spectroscopic confirmation of z=6.11 quintuply lensed galaxy in the Frontier Fields cluster RXC J2248.7-4431
    (2013) Balestra, I.; Vanzella, E.; Rosati, P.; Monna, A.; Grillo, C.; Nonino, M.; Mercurio, A.; Biviano, A.; Bradley, L.; Coe, D.; Fritz, A.; Postman, M.; Seitz, S.; Scodeggio, M.; Tozzi, P.; Zhengll, W.; Ziegler, B.; Zitrin, A.; Annunziatella, M.; Bartelmann, M.; Benitez, N.; Broadhurst, T.; Bouwens, R.; Czoske, O.; Donahue, M.; Ford, H.; Girardi, M.; Infante, L.; Jouvel, S.; Kelson, D.; Koekemoer, A.; Kuchner, U.; Lemze, D.; Lombardi, M.; Maier, C.; Medezinski, E.; Melchior, P.; Meneghetti, M.; Merten, J.; Molino, A.; Moustakas, L.; Presotto, V.; Smit, R.; Umetsu, K.
    We present VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph (VIMOS) observations of a z similar to 6 galaxy quintuply imaged by the Frontier Fields galaxy cluster RXC J2248.7-4431 (z = 0.348). This sub-L*, high-z galaxy has been recently discovered by Monna et al. (2013) using dropout techniques with the 16-band HST photometry acquired as part of the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH). Obtained as part of the CLASH-VLT survey, the VIMOS medium-resolution spectra of this source show a very faint continuum between similar to 8700 angstrom and similar to 9300 angstrom and a prominent emission line at 8643 angstrom, which can be readily identified with Lyman-alpha at z = 6.110 +/- 0.002. The emission line exhibits an asymmetric profile, with a more pronounced red wing. The rest-frame equivalent width of the line is EW = 79 +/- 10 angstrom, relatively well constrained thanks to the detection of the UV continuum, which is rarely achieved for a sub-L* galaxy at this redshift. After correcting for magnification, the star formation rate (SFR) estimated from the Ly alpha line is SFR(Ly alpha) = 11 M-circle dot yr(-l) and that estimated from the UV data is SFR(UV) = 3 M-circle dot yr(-1). We estimate that the effective radius of the source is R-e less than or similar to 0.4 kpc, which implies a star formation surface mass density Sigma(SFR) > 6 M(circle dot)yr(-1) kpc(-2) and, using the Kennicutt-Schmidt relation, a gas surface mass density Sigma(gas) > 10(3) M(circle dot)pc(-2). Our results support the idea that this magnified, distant galaxy is a young and compact object with luminosity 0.4 L* at z = 6, when the Universe was just 1 Gyr old, with a similar amount of mass in gas and stars. In the spirit of the Frontier Fields initiative, we also publish the redshifts of several multiply imaged sources and other background objects, which will help improving the strong-lensing model of this galaxy cluster.
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    CLASH: THE ENHANCED LENSING EFFICIENCY OF THE HIGHLY ELONGATED MERGING CLUSTER MACS J0416.1-2403
    (2013) Zitrin, A.; Meneghetti, M.; Umetsu, K.; Broadhurst, T.; Bartelmann, M.; Bouwens, R.; Bradley, L.; Carrasco, M.; Coe, D.; Ford, H.; Kelson, D.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Medezinski, E.; Moustakas, J.; Moustakas, L. A.; Nonino, M.; Postman, M.; Rosati, P.; Seidel, G.; Seitz, S.; Sendra, I.; Shu, X.; Vega, J.; Zheng, W.
    We perform a strong lensing analysis of the merging galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1-2403 (M0416; z = 0.42) in recent CLASH/HST observations. We identify 70 new multiple images and candidates of 23 background sources in the range 0.7 less than or similar to z(phot) less than or similar to 6.14 including two probable high-redshift dropouts, revealing a highly elongated lens with axis ratio similar or equal to 5:1, and a major axis of similar to 100 '' (z(s) similar to 2). Compared to other well-studied clusters, M0416 shows an enhanced lensing efficiency. Although the critical area is not particularly large (similar or equal to 0.6 square'; z(s) similar to 2), the number of multiple images, per critical area, is anomalously high. We calculate that the observed elongation boosts the number of multiple images, per critical area, by a factor of similar to 2.5x, due to the increased ratio of the caustic area relative to the critical area. Additionally, we find that the observed separation between the two main mass components enlarges the critical area by a factor of similar to 2. These geometrical effects can account for the high number (density) of multiple images observed. We find in numerical simulations that only similar to 4% of the clusters (with M-vir >= 6 x 10(14) h(-1) M-circle dot) exhibit critical curves as elongated as in M0416.
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    Discovery of a Very Bright Strongly Lensed Galaxy Candidate at z ≈ 7.6
    (2008) Bradley, L.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo
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    EVIDENCE FOR UBIQUITOUS HIGH-EQUIVALENT-WIDTH NEBULAR EMISSION IN z similar to 7 GALAXIES : TOWARD A CLEAN MEASUREMENT OF THE SPECIFIC STAR-FORMATION RATE USING A SAMPLE OF BRIGHT, MAGNIFIED GALAXIES
    (2014) Smit, R.; Bouwens, R. J.; Labbé, I.; Zheng, W.; Lemze, D.; Ford, H.; Bradley, L.; Coe, D.; Postman, M.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo
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    The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey III. 1.1mm emission line identifications in Abell 2744, MACSJ 0416.1-2403, MACSJ 1149.5+2223, Abell 370, and Abell S1063.
    (2017) González López, Jorge; Bauer, Franz Erik; Aravena, M.; Laporte, Nicolás; Bradley, L.; Carrasco, M.; Carvajal, R.; Demarco, R.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Kneissl, R.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Muñoz Arancibia, S. M.; Troncoso, P.; Villard, E.; Zitrin, A.
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    THE CLUSTER LENSING AND SUPERNOVA SURVEY WITH HUBBLE (CLASH): STRONG-LENSING ANALYSIS OF A383 FROM 16-BAND HST/WFC3/ACS IMAGING
    (2011) Zitrin, A.; Broadhurst, T.; Coe, D.; Umetsu, K.; Postman, M.; Benitez, N.; Meneghetti, M.; Medezinski, E.; Jouvel, S.; Bradley, L.; Koekemoer, A.; Zheng, W.; Ford, H.; Merten, J.; Kelson, D.; Lahav, O.; Lemze, D.; Molino, A.; Nonino, M.; Donahue, M.; Rosati, P.; Van der Wel, A.; Bartelmann, M.; Bouwens, R.; Graur, O.; Graves, G.; Host, O.; Infante, L.; Jha, S.; Jimenez-Teja, Y.; Lazkoz, R.; Maoz, D.; McCully, C.; Melchior, P.; Moustakas, L. A.; Ogaz, S.; Patel, B.; Regoes, E.; Riess, A.; Rodney, S.; Seitz, S.
    We examine the inner mass distribution of the relaxed galaxy cluster A383 (z = 0.189), in deep 16 band Hubble Space Telescope/ACS+WFC3 imaging taken as part of the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH) multi-cycle treasury program. Our program is designed to study the dark matter distribution in 25 massive clusters, and balances depth with a wide wavelength coverage, 2000-16000 angstrom, to better identify lensed systems and generate precise photometric redshifts. This photometric information together with the predictive strength of our strong-lensing analysis method identifies 13 new multiply lensed images and candidates, so that a total of 27 multiple images of nine systems are used to tightly constrain the inner mass profile gradient, d log Sigma/d log r similar or equal to -0.6 +/- 0.1 (r < 160 kpc). We find consistency with the standard distance-redshift relation for the full range spanned by the lensed images, 1.01 < z < 6.03, with the higher-redshift sources deflected through larger angles as expected. The inner mass profile derived here is consistent with the results of our independent weak-lensing analysis of wide-field Subaru images, with good agreement in the region of overlap (similar to 0.7-1 arcmin). Combining weak and strong lensing, the overall mass profile is well fitted by a Navarro-Frenk-White profile with M-vir = (5.37(-0.63)(+0.70) +/- 0.26) x 10(14) M-circle dot h(-1) and a relatively high concentration, c(vir) = 8.77(-0.42)(+0.44) +/- 0.23, which lies above the standard c-M relation similar to other well-studied clusters. The critical radius of A383 is modest by the standards of other lensing clusters, r(E) similar or equal to 16 +/- 2 '' (for z(s) = 2.55), so the relatively large number of lensed images uncovered here with precise photometric redshifts validates our imaging strategy for the CLASH survey. In total we aim to provide similarly high-quality lensing data for 25 clusters, 20 of which are X-ray-selected relaxed clusters, enabling a precise determination of the representative mass profile free from lensing bias.