The IRSMIPSNOAO Collaboration.ppt

The Collaboration Cornell Vassilis Charamandaris Lei Hao Terry Herter Jim Higdon Sarah Higdon Jim Houck Dan Weedman SSC /Caltech Lee Armus Harry Teplitz Leiden University Bernhard Brandl Goals of the Project Identify new classes of Extragalactic Objects at High Redshifts Determine the dust enshrouded star formation rate with z Identify AGN content in IR selected sample Identify unusual galactic sources at high latitude (debris disks, dust enshrouded late type stars, cold Brown Dwarfs) Observational Program MIPS survey of Bootes Field component of NWDS High ecliptic latitude required for low IR background, minimum contamination from asteroids Sensitivity set to insure high s/n detection at 24microns of targets whose spectra can be obtained with IRS/low resolution in 1-2 hrs observing time (0.75 mJy limit) Survey executed – late January 2004 IRS followup spectroscopy of targets found with faint or no optical counterparts MIPS 24um Catalog produced March 2004 Target selection done 1 April 2004 Observations planned for next available observing window (June/July 04) Ground-based follow-up spectroscopy programs Hectospec / MMT for sources brighter than ~ 21 mag DEIMOS/LRIS/Keck for sources as faint as 25 mag The Catalog dN/dS?S 2.5 MIPS/Optical Position Comparison Some Features of the Sample - 1 Features - 2 Early Spectroscopic Results What’s to come?? Spitzer results Analysis of planned spectra Observations of more targets Bolometric corrections from MIPS 70 160 micron observations Ground-based follow-up Use of existing data to test, calibrate photo-z from NWDFS photometry Additional optical redshifts for AGN selection, z distribution, photo-z calibration Near IR spectra for objects with no Spitzer/Optical z Photo-z analysis of entire sample Analysis IR selected lum function as function of z Lilley/Madeau diagram from 24 micron selected sample BTS-* BTS: * The IRS/MIPS/NOAO Collaboration IRS/MIPS/NOAO Collaboration To Study NWDFS Bootes Field B.T.So