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S-COSMOS: Spitzer Deep Survey of the HST COSMOS 2 deg 2 ACS Field. Cycle 2 GO Large proposal (220 Hrs) IRAC 160 Hrs (2.0 deg 2 ) MIPS 60 Hrs (0.2 deg 2 ). Washington, D.C. AAS, 11 Jan, 2006. Click here. p.1 of 2. + 7 others. Click here.
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S-COSMOS: Spitzer Deep Survey of the HST COSMOS 2 deg2 ACS Field Cycle 2 GO Large proposal (220 Hrs) IRAC 160 Hrs (2.0 deg2) MIPS 60 Hrs (0.2 deg2) Washington, D.C. AAS, 11 Jan, 2006
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Galaxy Luminosity Functions slope = -1 LFIR high luminosity tail: L-2.35 (z) (1+z)5-8 3.5 (z <0.2) ~ 0.008 deg-2
Galaxy Luminosity Functions slope= -1 Z ~2.4 Z=0.80 Z=0.40 Z=0.13 Z=0.045
The Origin and Evolution of Luminous Infrared Galaxies Strong Interactions/Mergers of Molecular Gas-rich Disks
Log (LIR/Lsun) = 11.01 Early-Mid stage merger Gao et al. Mirabel et al. Hibbard et al. Ponman et al.
Log (LIR/Lsun) = 12.57 UGC 83038 = Mrk 231 Late stage merger Sanders et al. Hutchings & Neff Scoville et al. Surace et al
Optical Spectral Classification of LIGs+ULIGs Veilleux, Kim & Sanders (1998) KPNO 4m + UH 2.2m
@ Lir > 1011 Lsun : Strong Interactions and mergers of gas-rich disks LIG ULIG -> ? QSO A plausible scenario …..
Galaxy Luminosity Functions slope= -1 Z ~2.4 Z=0.80 Z=0.40 Z=0.13 Z=0.045