Herschel-ATLAS: Counterparts from the ultraviolet-near-infrared in the science demonstration phase catalogue


Por: Smith D.J.B., Dunne L., Maddox S.J., Eales S., Bonfield D.G., Jarvis M.J., Sutherland W., Fleuren S., Rigby E.E., Thompson M.A., Baldry I.K., Bamford S., Buttiglione S., Cava A., Clements D.L., Cooray A., Croom S., Dariush A., de Zotti G., Driver S.P., Dunlop J.S., Fritz J., Hill D.T., Hopkins A., Hopwood R., Ibar E., Ivison R.J., Jones D.H., Kelvin L., Leeuw L., Liske J., Loveday J., Madore B.F., Norberg P., Panuzzo P., Pascale E., Pohlen M., Popescu C.C., Prescott M., Robotham A., Rodighiero G., Scott D., Seibert M., Sharp R., Temi P., Tuffs R.J., van der Werf P., van Kampen E.

Publicada: 1 ene 2011
Resumen:
We present a technique to identify optical counterparts of 250-µm-selected sources from theHerschel-ATLAS survey. Of the 6621 250µm > 32-mJy sources in our science demonstration catalogue we find that ~60 per cent have counterparts brighter thanr= 22.4mag in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Applying a likelihood ratio technique we are able to identify 2423 of the counterparts with a reliabilityR> 0.8. This is approximately 37 per cent of the full 250-µm catalogue. We have estimated photometric redshifts for each of these 2423 reliable counterparts, while 1099 also have spectroscopic redshifts collated from several different sources, including the GAMA survey. We estimate the completeness of identifying counterparts as a function of redshift, and present evidence that 250-µm-selectedHerschel-ATLAS galaxies have a bimodal redshift distribution. Those with reliable optical identifications have a redshift distribution peaking atz˜ 0.25 ± 0.05, while submillimetre colours suggest that a significant fraction with no counterpart above ther-band limit havez> 1. We also suggest a method for selecting populations of strongly lensed high-redshift galaxies. Our identifications are matched to UV-NIR photometry from the GAMA survey, and these data are available as part of theHerschel-ATLAS public data release. © 2011 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2011 RAS.

Filiaciones:
Smith D.J.B.:
 Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, The School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 1HR, United Kingdom

 Centre for Astrophysics Research, Science and Technology Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, United Kingdom

Dunne L.:
 Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, The School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 1HR, United Kingdom

Maddox S.J.:
 Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, The School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 1HR, United Kingdom

Eales S.:
 School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom

Bonfield D.G.:
 Centre for Astrophysics Research, Science and Technology Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, United Kingdom

Jarvis M.J.:
 Centre for Astrophysics Research, Science and Technology Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, United Kingdom

Sutherland W.:
 School of Mathematical Sciences, University of London, Mile End Road, Queen Mary, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom

Fleuren S.:
 School of Mathematical Sciences, University of London, Mile End Road, Queen Mary, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom

Rigby E.E.:
 Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, The School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 1HR, United Kingdom

Thompson M.A.:
 Centre for Astrophysics Research, Science and Technology Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, United Kingdom

Baldry I.K.:
 Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Egerton Wharf, Birkenhead CH41 1LD, United Kingdom

Bamford S.:
 Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, The School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham University, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 1HR, United Kingdom

Buttiglione S.:
 INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy

Cava A.:
 Departamento de Astrofísica, Facultad de CC. Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

Clements D.L.:
 Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Cooray A.:
 University of California, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 4186 Frederick Reines Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-4575, United States

Croom S.:
 Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

Dariush A.:
 School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom

de Zotti G.:
 INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy

 SISSA, Via Bonomea 265, I-34136 Trieste, Italy

Driver S.P.:
 SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom

 International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, The University of Western Australia, 7 Fairway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia

Dunlop J.S.:
 Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

Fritz J.:
 Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

Hill D.T.:
 SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom

Hopkins A.:
 Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia

Hopwood R.:
 Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Ibar E.:
 UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

Ivison R.J.:
 Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

 UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

Jones D.H.:
 Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia

Kelvin L.:
 SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom

Leeuw L.:
 SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Liske J.:
 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany

Loveday J.:
 Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom

Madore B.F.:
 Observatories of the Carnegie Institution, 813 Santa Barbera St., Pasadena, CA 91101, United States

Norberg P.:
 Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

Panuzzo P.:
 CEA, Laboratoire AIM, Irfu/SAp, Orme des Merisiers, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Pascale E.:
 School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom

Pohlen M.:
 School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom

Popescu C.C.:
 Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom

Prescott M.:
 Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Egerton Wharf, Birkenhead CH41 1LD, United Kingdom

Robotham A.:
 SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom

Rodighiero G.:
 INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy

Scott D.:
 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada

Seibert M.:
 Observatories of the Carnegie Institution, 813 Santa Barbera St., Pasadena, CA 91101, United States

Sharp R.:
 Anglo-Australian Observatory, PO Box 296, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia

Temi P.:
 AstrophysicsBranch, NASA Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 2456, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States

Tuffs R.J.:
 Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Saupfercheckweg, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

van der Werf P.:
 Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, United Kingdom

 Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, PO Box 9513, NL - 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

van Kampen E.:
 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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