The morphology of passively evolving galaxies at z 2 from Hubble space TELESCOPE/WFC3 deep imaging in the Hubble ultra deep field

Authors :: Alvio Renzini
Jonathan P. Gardner
C. Papovich
Stefano Casertano
C. J. Conselice
M. Giavalisco
Paolo Cassata
H. C. Ferguson
Norman A. Grogin
Amber N. Straughn
Leonidas A. Moustakas
Yicheng Guo
Mark Dickinson
Jennifer M. Lotz
Ray A. Lucas
Anton M. Koekemoer
S. Salimbeni
Adriano Fontana
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2010.
Abstract: We present near-IR images, obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the WFC3/IR camera, of six passive and massive galaxies at redshift 1.3

Subjects :: Physics
Cosmology: observations
Galaxies: evolution
Galaxies: fundamental parameters
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science
Stellar mass
Field (physics)
Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Redshift
Galaxy
Wavelength
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Halo
Surface brightness
Image resolution
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics

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