Westerbork ultra-deep HI imaging of galaxy clusters at z=0.2

Boris Deshev, Marc Verheijen, J. H. Van Gorkom, A. Szomoru, K. Dwarakanath, B. M. Poggianti, D. Schiminovich, A. Chung, M. Yun, G. Morrison

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Abstract

We report here on results from our completed ultra-deep blind HI survey of two galaxy clusters at redshift z=0.2, performed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. The field of the X-ray bright, massive Butcher-Oemler cluster Abell 963 was observed with a total of 117x12hrs integration time. Additionally, Abell 2192 was observed as an example of a more diffuse cluster, at similar distance, with a total of 73x12hrs integration time. In both fields, sampling a total volume of 7x104 Mpc3, the expected noise levels of 19 and 24 µJy/beam respectively, at a velocity resolution of 44km/s, were achieved. These HI measurements are part of a multi-wavelength survey including ultraviolet(GALEX), optical(INT), infrared(Spitzer), and rest frame 1.4 GHz radio-continuum data(WSRT).The goal is to study the gas content of galaxies in various environments at a redshift of 0.2 and in particular the gas content of the blue galaxies that are responsible for the Butcher-Oemler effect in Abell 963.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume89
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 Panoramic Radio Astronomy: Wide-Field 1-2 GHz Research on Galaxy Evolution, PRA 2009 - Groningen, Netherlands
Duration: 2009 Jun 22009 Jun 5

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