Open AccessRedshift Clustering in the Hubble Deep Field
Author(s) -
Judith G. Cohen,
L. L. Cowie,
David W. Hogg,
A. Songaila,
R. D. Blandford,
E. M. Hu,
P. L. Shopbell
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376
H-Index - 489
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/310330
Subject(s) - redshift , physics , hubble deep field , galaxy , astrophysics , hubble ultra deep field , redshift survey , spectrograph , hubble deep field south , astronomy , field (mathematics) , spectral line , mathematics , pure mathematics
We present initial results from a redshift survey carried out with the LowResolution Imaging Spectrograph on the 10~m W. M. Keck Telescope in the HubbleDeep Field. In the redshift distribution of the 140 extragalactic objects inthis sample we find 6 strong peaks, with velocity dispersions of${\sim}400${\kms}. The areal density of objects within a particular peak, whileit may be non-uniform, does not show evidence for strong central concentration.These peaks have characteristics (velocity dispersions, density enhancements,spacing, and spatial extent) similar to those seen in a comparable redshiftsurvey in a different high galactic latitude field (Cohen et al 1996),confirming that the structures are generic. They are probably the high redshiftcounterparts of huge galaxy structures (``walls'') observed locally.Comment: 14 pages, including 2 figures, to appear in ApJ Letter
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