The VIMOS-VLT deep survey
O. IlbertLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]L. TresseLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]E. ZuccaINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyS. BardelliINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyS. ArnoutsLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]G. ZamoraniINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyL. PozzettiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyD. BottiniINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyB. GarilliINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyV. Le BrunLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]O. Le FèvreLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]D. MaccagniINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyJ. P. PicatLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceR. ScaramellaINAF-IRA, via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyM. ScodeggioINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyG. VettolaniINAF-IRA, via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyA. ZanichelliINAF-IRA, via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyC. AdamiChâteau GombertM. ArnaboldiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, ItalyM. BolzonellaUniversità di Bologna, Dipartimento di Astronomia, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyA. CappiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyS. CharlotInstitut d'Astrophysique de Paris (UMR 7095), 98bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, FranceT. ContiniLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceSylvie FoucaudINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyP. FranzettiINAF-IASF, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, ItalyI. GavignaudEuropean Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching bei München, GermanyL. GuzzoINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via Brera 28, 20121 Milano, ItalyA. IovinoINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via Brera 28, 20121 Milano, ItalyH. J. McCrackenInstitut d'Astrophysique de Paris (UMR 7095), 98bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, FranceB. MaranoUniversità di Bologna, Dipartimento di Astronomia, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyC. MarinoniLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]G. MathezLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceA. MazureLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]B. MeneuxLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]R. MerighiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyS. PaltaniLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (UMR 6110), CNRS-Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France e-mail: [email protected]R. PellóLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceA. PolloINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via Brera 28, 20121 Milano, ItalyM. RadovichINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, ItalyM. BondiINAF-IRA, via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ItalyA. BongiornoUniversità di Bologna, Dipartimento di Astronomia, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyG. BusarelloINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, ItalyP. CiliegiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, ItalyFabrice LamareilleLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceY. MellierInstitut d'Astrophysique de Paris (UMR 7095), 98bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, FranceP. MerluzziINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, ItalyV. RipepiINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, ItalyD. RizzoLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UMR 5572), CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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Abstract
We investigate the evolution of the galaxy luminosity function from the VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey (VVDS) from the present to in five (U, B, V, R and I) rest-frame band-passes. We use the first epoch VVDS deep sample of 11 034 spectra selected at , on which we apply the Algorithm for Luminosity Function (ALF), described in this paper. We observe a substantial evolution with redshift of the global luminosity functions in all bands. From to , we measure a brightening of the characteristic magnitude M* included in the magnitude range , , , and in the U, B, V, R and I rest-frame bands, respectively. We confirm this differential evolution of the luminosity function with rest-frame wavelength from the measurement of the comoving density of bright galaxies (). This density increases by a factor of around between and in the U, B, V, R, I bands, respectively. We also measure a possible steepening of the faint-end slope of the luminosity functions, with between and , similar in all bands.
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