Far-infrared images and photometry are presented for 201 Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies [LIRGs: log(L_IR_/L_{sun}_)=11.00-11.99, ULIRGs: log(L_IR_/L_{sun}_)=12.00-12.99], in the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS), based on observations with the Herschel Space Observatory Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) and the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) instruments. The image atlas displays each GOALS target in the three PACS bands (70, 100, and 160{mu}m) and the three SPIRE bands (250, 350, and 500{mu}m), optimized to reveal structures at both high and low surface brightness levels, with images scaled to simplify comparison of structures in the same physical areas of ~100x100kpc^2^. Flux densities of companion galaxies in merging systems are provided where possible, depending on their angular separation and the spatial resolution in each passband, along with integrated system fluxes (sum of components). This data set constitutes the imaging and photometric component of the GOALS Herschel OT1 observing program, and is complementary to atlases presented for the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Collectively, these data will enable a wide range of detailed studies of active galactic nucleus and starburst activity within the most luminous infrared galaxies in the local universe.
The Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) consists of a complete sample of 202 luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) selected from the IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample (RBGS; Sanders et al. 2003, Cat. J/AJ/126/1607). The galaxies span the full range of interaction stages, from isolated galaxies to interacting pairs to late stage mergers. We present a comparison of the UV and infrared properties of 135 galaxies in GOALS observed by GALEX and Spitzer. For interacting galaxies with separations greater than the resolution of GALEX and Spitzer (~2"-6"), we assess the UV and IR properties of each galaxy individually. The contribution of the FUV to the measured star formation rate (SFR) ranges from 0.2% to 17.9%, with a median of 2.8% and a mean of 4.0+/-0.4%. The specific star formation rate (SSFR) of the GOALS sample is extremely high, with a median value (3.9x10^-10^/yr) that is comparable to the highest SSFRs seen in the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey sample. We examine the position of each galaxy on the IR excess-UV slope (IRX-{beta}) diagram as a function of galaxy properties, including IR luminosity and interaction stage.
We study the UV luminosity functions (LFs) at z~4, 5, 6, and 7 based on the deep large-area optical images taken by the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) Subaru Strategic Program (SSP). On the 100 deg^2^ sky of the HSC SSP data available to date, we take enormous samples consisting of a total of 579565 dropout candidates at z~4-7 by the standard color selection technique, 358 out of which are spectroscopically confirmed by our follow-up spectroscopy and other studies. We obtain UV LFs at z~4-7 that span a very wide UV luminosity range of ~0.002-100L^*^_UV_(-26<M_UV_<-14mag) by combining LFs from our program and the ultra-deep Hubble Space Telescope legacy surveys. We derive three parameters of the best-fit Schechter function, {Phi}^*^, M_UV_, and {alpha}, of the UV LFs in the magnitude range where the active galactic nucleus (AGN) contribution is negligible, and find that and {Phi}^*^ decrease from z~4 to 7 with no significant evolution of M_UV_. Because our HSC SSP data bridge the LFs of galaxies and AGNs with great statistical accuracy, we carefully investigate the bright end of the galaxy UV LFs that are estimated by the subtraction of the AGN contribution either aided by spectroscopy or the best-fit AGN UV LFs. We find that the bright end of the galaxy UV LFs cannot be explained by the Schechter function fits at >2{sigma} significance, and require either double power-law functions or modified Schechter functions that consider a magnification bias due to gravitational lensing.
We present a study of the nature of the blue early-type galaxies (BEGs) in the GOODS North and South fields using the GOODS archival HST ACS data. Using visual inspection, we have selected 58 BEGs and 113 normal red early-type galaxies (REGs) in the sample of 1949 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts. We find that the BEGs are generally bluer, fainter, and less massive than the REGs, although a few BEGs are exceptionally bright and massive. The number fraction of BEGs to total early-type galaxies is almost constant (~0.3) at z<=1.1. In addition, we find that the sizes of the BEGs in a given redshift bin decrease as redshift decreases. The BEGs look similar to the REGs in the images and surface brightness profiles.
We present the deepest 100 to 500{mu}m far-infrared observations obtained with the Herschel Space Observatory as part of the GOODS-Herschel key program, and examine the infrared (IR) 3-500{mu}m spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of galaxies at 0<z<2.5, supplemented by a local reference sample from IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, and AKARI data. We determine the projected star formation densities of local galaxies from their radio and mid-IR continuum sizes.
We present initial results from the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS) that are primarily, but not exclusively, based on multiband imaging data obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The survey covers roughly 320 arcmin2 in the ACS F435W, F606W, F814W, and F850LP bands, divided into two well-studied fields. Existing deep observations from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and ground-based facilities are supplemented with new, deep imaging in the optical and near-infrared from the European Southern Observatory and from the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Deep observations with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility are scheduled. Reduced data from all facilities are being released worldwide within 36 months of acquisition. Together, this data set provides two deep reference fields for studies of distant normal and active galaxies, supernovae, and faint stars in our own Galaxy. This Letter serves to outline the survey strategy and describe the specific data that have been used in the accompanying letters, summarizing the reduction procedures and sensitivity limits.
We measure the obscured star formation in z~1 early-type galaxies. This constrains the influence of star formation on their optical/near-IR colors, which, we found, are redder than predicted by the model by Bruzual & Charlot (2003MNRAS.344.1000B). From deep ACS imaging we construct a sample of 95 morphologically selected early-type galaxies in the HDF-N and CDF-S with spectroscopic redshifts in the range 0.85<z<1.15. We measure their 24um fluxes from the deep GOODS MIPS imaging and derive the IR luminosities and star formation rates (SFRs).
We present below the morphological catalogs of galaxies in the GOODS North and South fields, as determined visually by R. S. Ellis with a magnitude limit from HST/ACS imaging of z<22.5 (AB).