OMEGA: OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-Line Galaxies in A901/2. Issue Volume 10:Issue S309(2014) (9th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez; Chies-Santos, Ana L.; Aragón-Salamanca, Alfonso; Bamford, Steven P.; Gray, Meghan E.
• Editors: Ziegler, Bodo L.; Combes, Françoise; Dannerbauer, Helmut; Verdugo, Miguel
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 10:Issue S309(2014)
• Page Start: 171
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2015-02-09
• Subjects: galaxies: clusters - galaxies: AGN - galaxies: star formation; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921314009600
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: This work presents the first results from an ESO Large Programme carried out using the OSIRIS instrument on the 10m GTC telescope (La Palma). We have observed a large sample of galaxies in the region of the Abell 901/902 system (z∼0.165) which has been extensively studied as part of the STAGES project. We have obtained spectrally and spatially resolved H-alpha and [NII] emission maps for a very large sample of galaxies covering a broad range of environments. The new data are combined with extensive multi-wavelength observations which include HST, COMBO-17, Spitzer, Galex and XMM imaging to study star formation and AGN activity as a function of environment and galaxy properties such as luminosity, mass and morphology. The ultimate goal is to understand, in detail, the effect of the environment on star formation and AGN activity.