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Accurate photometric redshifts for the CFHT legacy survey calibrated using the VIMOS VLT deep survey

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2006 · Vol. 457(3) · pp. 841–856
O. IlbertS. ArnoutsH. J. McCrackenM. BolzonellaE. BertinO. Le FèvreY. MellierG. ZamoraniR. PellóA. IovinoL. TresseV. Le BrunD. BottiniB. GarilliD. MaccagniJ. P. PicatR. ScaramellaM. ScodeggioG. VettolaniA. ZanichelliC. AdamiS. BardelliA. CappiS. CharlotP. CiliegiT. ContiniO. CucciatiSylvie FoucaudP. FranzettiI. GavignaudL. GuzzoB. MaranoC. MarinoniA. MazureB. MeneuxR. MerighiS. PaltaniA. PolloL. PozzettiM. RadovichE. ZuccaM. BondiA. BongiornoG. BusarelloS. de la TorreL. GregoriniF. LamareilleG. MathezP. MerluzziV. RipepiD. RizzoD. Vergani

Abstract

Aims. We present and release photometric redshifts for a uniquely large and deep sample of 522286 objects with in the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHTLS) “Deep Survey” fields D1, D2, D3, and D4, which cover a total effective area of 3.2 .

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeRedshiftCover (algebra)TelescopePhysicsAstrophysicsGeographyAstronomyGalaxyEngineering

Funding

  • Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
  • European Southern Observatory
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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