Evolution of Balmer jump selected galaxies in the ALHAMBRA survey

TRONCOSO IRIBARREN, P.; INFANTE, L.; PADILLA, N.; LACERNA, I.; GARCIA, S.; ORSI, A.; MUÑOZ ARANCIBIA, A.; MOUSTAKAS, J.; CRISTÓBAL-HORNILLOS, D.; MOLES, M.; FERNÁNDEZ-SOTO, A.; MARTÍNEZ, V.J.; CERVIÑO, M.; ALFARO, E.J.; ASCASO, B.; ARNALTE-MUR, P.; NIEVES-SEOANE, L.; BENÍTEZ, N.

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

EDP SCIENCES S A

Año: 2016 vol. 588

0004-6361

Context. Samples of star-forming galaxies at different redshifts have been traditionally selected via color techniques. The ALHAMBRA survey was designed to perform a uniform cosmic tomography of the Universe, and we here exploit it to trace the evolution of these galaxies. Aims. Our objective is to use the homogeneous optical coverage of the ALHAMBRA filter system to select samples of star-forming galaxies at different epochs of the Universe and study their properties. Methods. We present a new color-selection technique, based on the models of spectral evolution convolved with the ALHAMBRA bands and the redshifted position of the Balmer jump to select star-forming galaxies in the redshift range 0.5