GCAV-Galaxy Clusters At VIRCAM

 

GCAV : Galaxy Clusters At VIRCAM

 

A VISTA ESO Public Survey

 

GCAV is a second generation ESO Public VISTA Survey aimed at observing 20 Clusters of Galaxies covering in total ~30 deg2 in Y, J and Ks bands.



Credits: www.vista.ac.uk

 



Science Goals:

Galaxy clusters and filaments host a rich variety of galaxy types and environments and are ideal testbeds in which to study the role of nature versus nurture in galaxy evolution. VIRCAM @ VISTA Field of View will allow to sample a wide dynamic range in density from the field to overdense regions in clusters central regions.

The proposed depths will also allow e.g. search for high-redshift QSO and cool L,T dwarfs; to study the infrared galactic star counts and colours, and compare them with theoretical predictions.

 



Targets:
(lightgreen observations completed, lightyellow observations ongoing)

Abell2744 00:14:20 -30:20:00 0.308
ACT-CLJ0102-49151 01:02:56 -49:16:28 0.87
WHLJ243324-8.477 01:37:25 -08:27:25 0.566
Abell370 02:40:00 -01:35:00 0.375
SPT-CLJ0254-5857 02:54:16 -58:57:11 0.438
MACSJ0416.1-2403 04:16:20 -24:06:00 0.42
MACSJ0553.4-3342 05:53:20 -33:42:10 0.43
RXCJ0600.1-2007 06:00:15 -20:07:30 0.46
SMACSJ0723.3-7327 07:23:20 -73:26:20 0.39
Abell1300 11:31:56 -19:54:51 0.308
PLCKG287.0+32.9 11:50:49 -28:05:07 0.389
RXCJ1347.5-1145 13:47:30 -11:45:30 0.451
RXCJ1514.9-1523 15:15:00 -15:21:23 0.223
PLCKG308.3-20.2 15:18:26 -81:30:10 0.48
Abell2163 16:15:50 -06:09:08 0.203
PLCKG004.5-19.5 19:17:05 -33:31:20 0.54
RXCJ2129+0005 21:29:45 +00:05:00 0.234
RXCJ2211.7-0350 22:11:43 -03:49:45 0.397
RXCJ2248-4431 22:48:45 -44:31:51 0.348
RCS2J2327.6-020437 23:27:27 -02:04:37 0.699

Pilot Survey (P98):

 

The image show the stack of data from early observations carried out in P98 (Oct 2016-Dec 2016) for three of the four observed clusters (from left to right the central region of RCS2J2327, WHLJ2433, ACT CLJ0102, Ks band).

P101 (Apr18-Sep18) Targets:

Abell 2744, ACT-CLJ0102, WHLJ243324, Abell 370, SPT-CLJ0254

 

P102 (Oct18-Mar19) Targets:

RXCJ0600, Abell1300, MACSJ0553, SMACSJ0723