z∼ 2–9 galaxies magnified by the Hubble Frontier Field clusters. II. Luminosity functions and constraints on a faint-end turnover

RJ Bouwens, G Illingworth, RS Ellis… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new determinations of the rest-UV luminosity functions (LFs) at z= 2–9 to
extremely low luminosities (>− 14 mag) from a sample of> 2500 lensed galaxies found …

UNCOVERing the extended strong lensing structures of Abell 2744 with the deepest JWST imaging

LJ Furtak, A Zitrin, JR Weaver, H Atek… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present a new parametric lens model for the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 based
on new ultra-deep JWST imaging taken in the framework of the UNCOVER program. These …

The Frontier Fields: survey design and initial results

JM Lotz, A Koekemoer, D Coe, N Grogin… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
What are the faintest distant galaxies we can see with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
now, before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope? This is the challenge taken …

The UNCOVER Survey: A First-look HST+ JWST Catalog of 60,000 Galaxies near A2744 and beyond

JR Weaver, SE Cutler, R Pan… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In 2022 November, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) returned deep near-
infrared images of A2744—a powerful lensing cluster capable of magnifying distant …

Directly observing the galaxies likely responsible for reionization

RC Livermore, SL Finkelstein… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report a new analysis of the Hubble Frontier Fields clusters Abell 2744 and MACS 0416
using wavelet decomposition to remove the cluster light, enabling the detection of highly …

New high-precision strong lensing modeling of Abell 2744-Preparing for JWST observations

P Bergamini, A Acebron, C Grillo, P Rosati… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present a new strong lensing (SL) model of the Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF) galaxy
cluster Abell 2744, at z= 0.3072, by exploiting archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) …

Full-data results of Hubble frontier fields: UV luminosity functions at z∼ 6–10 and a consistent picture of cosmic reionization

M Ishigaki, R Kawamata, M Ouchi, M Oguri… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present UV luminosity functions of dropout galaxies at~– z 6 10 with the complete
Hubble Frontier Fields data. We obtain a catalog of∼ 450 dropout-galaxy candidates (350 …

An excess of small-scale gravitational lenses observed in galaxy clusters

M Meneghetti, G Davoli, P Bergamini, P Rosati… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Cold dark matter (CDM) constitutes most of the matter in the Universe. The interplay
between dark and luminous matter in dense cosmic environments, such as galaxy clusters …

The extreme faint end of the UV luminosity function at z ∼ 6 through gravitational telescopes: a comprehensive assessment of strong lensing uncertainties

H Atek, J Richard, JP Kneib… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT With the Hubble Frontier Fields program, gravitational lensing has provided a
powerful way to extend the study of the ultraviolet luminosity function (LF) of galaxies at∼ 6 …

The z∼ 6 luminosity function fainter than− 15 mag from the Hubble Frontier Fields: the impact of magnification uncertainties

RJ Bouwens, PA Oesch, GD Illingworth… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We use the largest sample of z 6~ galaxies to date from the first four Hubble Frontier Fields
clusters to set constraints on the shape of the z 6~ luminosity functions (LFs) to fainter than M …