Galaxy evolution in the VIMOS public extragalactic redshift survey (VIPERS)
Davidzon, Iary <1984>
Subject
FIS/05 Astronomia e astrofisica
Description
In this work I present the first measurements of the galaxy stellar mass function (GSMF) from the first public release of the VIPERS catalogue, containing ∼55,000 objects.
First, I present the survey design, its scientific goal, the redshift measurements and validation. Then, I provide details about the estimate of galaxy stellar masses, star formation rates, and other physical quantities. I derive the GSMF of different galaxy types (e.g. active and passive galaxies) and as a function of the environment (defined through the local galaxy density contrast). These estimates represent new observational evidence useful to characterise the mechanism of galaxy evolution.
Davidzon, Iary (2014) Galaxy evolution in the VIMOS public extragalactic redshift survey (VIPERS), [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Astronomia , 27 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/6730.