Browsing by Author "Zitrin, A."

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    A GEOMETRICALLY SUPPORTED z similar to 10 CANDIDATE MULTIPLY IMAGED BY THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS CLUSTER A2744
    (2014) Zitrin, A.; Zheng, W.; Broadhurst, T.; Moustakas, J.; Lam, D.; Shu, X.; Huang, X.; Diego J. M.; Bauer, Franz Erik; Infante Lira, Leopoldo
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    ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: a strongly lensed multiply imaged dusty system at z ≥ 6
    (2021) Laporte, N.; Zitrin, A.; Ellis, R. S.; Fujimoto, S.; Brammer, G.; Richard, J.; Oguri, M.; Caminha, G. B.; Kohno, K.; Yoshimura, Y.; Ao, Y.; Bauer, F. E.; Caputi, K.; Egami, E.; Espada, D.; Gonzalez-Lopez, J.; Hatsukade, B.; Knudsen, K. K.; Lee, M. M.; Magdis, G.; Ouchi, M.; Valentino, F.; Wang, T.
    We report the discovery of an intrinsically faint, quintuply-imaged, dusty galaxy MACS0600-z6 at a redshift z = 6.07 viewed through the cluster MACSJ0600.1-2008 (z = 0.46). A similar or equal to 4 sigma dust detection is seen at 1.2mm as part of the ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey (ALCS), an on-going ALMA Large programme, and the redshift is secured via [C II] 158 mu m emission described in a companion paper. In addition, spectroscopic follow-up with GMOS/Gemini-North shows a break in the galaxy's spectrum, consistent with the Lyman break at that redshift. We use a detailed mass model of the cluster and infer a magnification mu greater than or similar to 30 for the most magnified image of this galaxy, which provides an unprecedented opportunity to probe the physical properties of a sub-luminous galaxy at the end of cosmic reionization. Based on the spectral energy distribution, we infer lensing-corrected stellar and dust masses of 2.9(-2.3)(+11.5) x 10(9) and 4.8(-3.4)(+4.5) x 10(6) M-circle dot, respectively, a star formation rate of 9.7(-6.6)(+22.0) M-circle dot yr(-1), an intrinsic size of 0.54(-0.14)(+0.26) kpc, and a luminosity-weighted age of 200 +/- 100 Myr. Strikingly, the dust production rate in this relatively young galaxy appears to be larger than that observed for equivalent, lower redshift sources. We discuss if this implies that early supernovae are more efficient dust producers and the consequences for using dust mass as a probe of earlier star formation.
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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 : the concentration-mass relation of galaxy clusters
    (2015) Merten, J.; Meneghetti, M.; Postman, M.; Umetsu, K.; Zitrin, A.; Medezinski, E.; Nonino, M.; Koekemoer, A.; Melchior, P.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Gruen, D.; Moustakas, L.; Bartelmann, M.; Host, O.; Donahue, M.; Coe, D.; Carrasco, M.
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    Clash : Z ~ 6 young galaxy candidate quintuply lensed by the frontier field cluster RXC J2248.7-4431
    (2014) Monna, A.; Seitz, S.; Greisel, N.; Eichner, T.; Drory, N.; Postman, M.; Zitrin, A.; Coe, D.; Halkola, A.; Infante Lira, Leopoldo
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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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    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 ALMA Frontier Fields Survey V. ALMA Stacking of Lyman-Break Galaxies in Abell 2744, Abell 370, Abell S1063, MACSJ0416.1-2403 and MACSJ1149.5+2223
    (2020) Carvajal, R.; Bauer, Franz Erik; Bouwens, R. J.; Oesch, P. A.; González López, Jorge; Anguita, T.; Aravena, M.; Demarco, R.; Guaita, Lucía; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Kim, S.; Kneissl, R.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Messias, H.; Treister, Ezequiel; Villard, E.; Zitrin, A.; Troncoso, P.
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    The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey VI. Lensing-corrected 1.1 mm number counts in Abell 2744, MACSJ0416.1-2403, MACSJ1149.5+2223, Abell 370, and Abell S1063
    (2023) Arancibia, A. M. Munoz; Gonzalez-Lopez, J.; Ibar, E.; Bauer, F. E.; Anguita, T.; Aravena, M.; Demarco, R.; Kneissl, R.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Troncoso-Iribarren, P.; Zitrin, A.
    Context. Probing the faint end of the number counts at millimeter wavelengths is important in order to identify the origin of the extragalactic background light in this regime. Aided by strong gravitational lensing, ALMA observations toward massive galaxy clusters have opened a window to probe this origin, allowing us to resolve sub-milliJansky dusty star-forming galaxies.
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    The ALMA Frontier Fields Survey. IV. Lensing-corrected 1.1 mm number counts in Abell 2744, MACS J0416.1-2403, and MACS J1149.5+2223 (Corrigendum)
    (2019) Muñoz Arancibia, A. M.; González-López, J.; Ibar, E.; Bauer, F. E.; Carrasco, M.; Laporte, N.; Anguita, T.; Aravena, M.; Barrientos, F.; Bouwens, R. J.; Demarco, R.; Infante, L.; Kneissl, R.; Nagar, N.; Padilla, N.; Romero-Cañizales, C.; Troncoso, P.; 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.
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    Young Galaxy Candidates in the Hubble Frontier Fields. II. MACS,J0416-2403.
    (2015) Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Laporte, Nicolás; Kim, Sam; Troncoso Iribarren, Paulina; Molino, Alberto; Diego, Jose M.; Bauer, Franz Erik; Zitrin, A.; Moustakas, John; Huang, Xingxing; García, Stefano; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Laporte, Nicolás; Kim, Sam; Troncoso Iribarren, Paulina; Molino, Alberto; Diego, Jose M.; Bauer, Franz Erik; Zitrin, A.; Moustakas, John; Huang, Xingxing; García, Stefano
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    YOUNG GALAXY CANDIDATES IN THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS. III. MACS J0717.5+3745
    (2016) Laporte, Nicolás; Infante Lira, Leopoldo; Troncoso Iribarren, P.; Zheng, W.; Molino, A.; Bauer, Franz Erik; Bina, D.; Broadhurst, Tom; Chilingarian, I.; Huang, X.; García, S.; Kim, S.; Marques Chaves, R.; Moustakas, J.; Pelló, R.; Pérez Fournon, I.; Shu, X.; Streblyanska, A.; Zitrin, A.