Spitzer Space Telescope - Guaranteed Time Observer Proposal #40689


Study AGN and Galaxy Environment and Evolution Since z=1: IRAC imaging of the
DEEP2 fields

Principal Investigator: Giovanni Fazio
           Institution: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

     Technical Contact: Jiasheng Huang, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Co-Investigators: 
Steve Willner, SAO                                                    
Mat Ashby, SAO                                                        
Pauline Barmby, SAO                                                   
William Foreman, SAO                                                  
Christine Jones-Foreman, SAO                                          
Ryan Hickox, SAO                                                      

Science Category: high-z galaxies (z>0.5) 
 Observing Modes: IracMap 
  Hours Approved: 14.3 

Abstract:
We propose to carry out an IRAC imaging of the field 2 in the Deep Extragalactic
Exploration Prober-2 (DEEP2) survey, as a part of a joint Spitzer and Chandra
program. We perform multi-wavelength studies of galaxies and AGNs in a
substantially large redshift sample with high resolution spectra observed with
DEIMOS in DEEP2 . Our science goal is to study AGN enviroment and evolution
since z=1. The IRAC colors and X-ray luminosities are essentail in selecting
AGNs up to z=1. The IRAC bands also probe the rest-frame NIR bands (H and K) for
galaxies at z=1, permitting to derive the rest-frame K-band luminosity function
at z=1.