The impact of Spitzer infrared data on stellar mass estimates - and a revised galaxy stellar mass function at 0 < z < 5

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 477, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 503-512

  Elsner, F ^a,b   Feulner, G ^a,c,d   Hopp, U ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: fundamental parameters galaxies: luminosity function, mass function; Galaxies: high redshift; Infrared: galaxies

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GALAXIES; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOMETRY;

GALAXIES: EVOLUTION; GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS GALAXIES: LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, MASS FUNCTION; GALAXIES: HIGH-REDSHIFT; INFRARED: GALAXIES;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 38349095910     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078343     Document Type: Article

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