STAGES: Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey
Gray, Meghan; Aragon-Salamanca, A.; Bacon, D.;Balogh, M.; Barazza, F. D.; Barden, M.; Bell, E.;Beswick, R.; Boehm, A.; Caldwell, J. A. R.;Gallazzi, A.; Gilmour, R.; Green, D. A.;Haeussler, B.; Heiderman, A.; Heymans, C.;Jahnke, K.; Jogee, S.; van Kampen, E.; Koposov, S.;Lane, K. P.; Marinova, I.; Meisenheimer, K.;McIntosh, D. H.; Papovich, C.; Peng, C. Y.; Rix, H.;Saikia, D. J.; Sanchez, S. F.; Somerville, R. S.;Taylor, A. N.; Van Waerbeke, L.; Wisotzki, L.;Wolf, C.; Zheng, X.. STAGES: Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #132.20; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 2007, Vol. Vol. 39, p.964, p. -2007.
We present an overview of and science highlights from the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey. STAGES is a multiwavelength project designed to probe physical drivers of galaxy evolution across a wide range of environments and luminosity. A complex multi-cluster system at z=0.16 has been the subject of extensive multiwavelength observations ranging from the X-ray to radio, including an 80-orbit ACS/HST mosaic covering the full 0.5x0.5 degree span of the supercluster. Our survey goals include simultaneously linking galaxy morphology with other observables such as age, star-formation rate, nuclear activity, and stellar mass. In addition, with the unique multiwavelength dataset and new high resolution mass maps from gravitational lensing, we are able to disentangle the large-scale structure of the supercluster. By examining all aspects of environment we will determine the relative importance of the dark matter halos, the local galaxy density, and the hot X-ray gas in driving galaxy transformation. We acknowledge support from HST grant GO-10395.
We present an overview of and science highlights from the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey. STAGES is a multiwavelength project designed to probe physical drivers of galaxy evolution across a wide range of environments and luminosity. A complex multi-cluster system at z=0.16 has been the subject of extensive multiwavelength observations ranging from the X-ray to radio, including an 80-orbit ACS/HST mosaic covering the full 0.5x0.5 degree span of the supercluster. Our survey goals include simultaneously linking galaxy morphology with other observables such as age, star-formation rate, nuclear activity, and stellar mass. In addition, with the unique multiwavelength dataset and new high resolution mass maps from gravitational lensing, we are able to disentangle the large-scale structure of the supercluster. By examining all aspects of environment we will determine the relative importance of the dark matter halos, the local galaxy density, and the hot X-ray gas in driving galaxy transformation. We acknowledge support from HST grant GO-10395.