Abstract
VANDELS is an ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey designed to build a sample of high-signal-to-noise ratio, medium-resolution spectra of galaxies at redshifts between 1 and 6.5. Here we present the final Public Data Release of the VANDELS Survey, comprising 2087 redshift measurements. We provide a detailed description of sample selection, observations, and data reduction procedures. The final catalogue reaches a target selection completeness of 40% at iAB = 25. The high signal-to-noise ratio of the spectra (above 7 in 80% of the spectra) and the dispersion of 2.5 Å allowed us to measure redshifts with high precision, the redshift measurement success rate reaching almost 100%. Together with the redshift catalogue and the reduced spectra, we also provide optical mid-infrared photometry and physical parameters derived through fitting the spectral energy distribution. The observed galaxy sample comprises both passive and star forming galaxies covering a stellar mass range of 8.3 < Log(M∗/M⊙) < 11.7.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | A150 |
Journal | Astronomy and astrophysics |
Volume | 647 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2021 |
Keywords
- Catalogs
- Cosmology: observations
- Galaxies: distances and redshifts
- Galaxies: fundamental parameters
- Galaxies: statistics
- Surveys
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science