2000/02/17 by Michael D. Gladders, Gladders, Michael D., H. K. C. Yee +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Scientific Research and Discoveries #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0002340
4 pages, 5 figures, to be published in "Cosmic Evolution and Galaxy Formation: Structure, Interactions and Feedback", ASP Conference Series
arxiv created 2000/02/17 · openalex publication_date 2000/02/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Toronto Red-Sequence Cluster Survey (TRCS) is a new galaxy cluster survey designed to provide a large sample of optically selected 0.1 < z < 1.4 clusters. The planned survey data is 100 square degrees of two color (R and z') imaging, with a 5-sigma depth ~2 mag past M* at z=1. The primary scientific drivers of the survey are a derivation of Omegam and sigma8 (from N(M,z) for clusters) and a study of cluster galaxy evolution with a complete sample. This paper gives a brief outline of the TRCS survey parameters and sketches the methods by which we intend to pursue the main scientific goals, including an explicit calculation of the expected survey completeness limits. Some preliminary results from the first set of data (~6 deg2) are also given. These preliminary results provide new examples of rich z~1 clusters, strong cluster lensing, and a possible filament at z~1.