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The Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) Data Release 3: 3000 High-quality Spectra of K s-selected Galaxies at z > 0.6

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  • A. Van Der Wel
  • R. Bezanson
  • F. D'Eugenio
  • C. Straatman
  • M. Franx
  • J. Van Houdt
  • M.V. Maseda
  • A. Gallazzi
  • P.-F. Wu
  • C. Pacifici
  • I. Barisic
  • G.B. Brammer
  • J.C. Munoz-Mateos
  • S. Vervalcke
  • S. Zibetti
  • A. De Graaff
  • J. Calhau
  • Y. Kaushal
  • A. Muzzin
  • E.F. Bell
  • P.G. Van Dokkum
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Article number44
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>11/10/2021
<mark>Journal</mark>The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Issue number2
Volume256
Number of pages22
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

We present the third and final data release of the Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C), an ESO/Very Large Telescope public spectroscopic survey targeting 0.6 <z <1.0, Ks -selected galaxies. The data release contains 3528 spectra with measured stellar velocity dispersions and stellar population properties, a 25-fold increase in sample size compared to previous work. This K s -selected sample probes the galaxy population down to ~0.3L*, for all colors and morphological types. Along with the spectra, we publish a value-added catalog with stellar and ionized gas velocity dispersions, stellar absorption line indices, emission-line fluxes, and equivalent widths, complemented with structural parameters measured from Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging. With its combination of high precision and large sample size, LEGA-C provides a new benchmark for galaxy evolution studies. 

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This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication/published in Astrophysical Journal Supplement. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at doi: 10.3847/1538-4365/ac1356.