The Early Universe with the VLT: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 1–4 April 1996

Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cosmological Questions for the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
ISAAC — IR Spectrometer and Array Camera....Pages 21-26
Observing the Early Universe with CONICA....Pages 27-34
Spectroscopy of Faint Distant Objects with FORS....Pages 35-42
FUEGOS: Multi-Objects and 2-D Spectrograph for the VLT....Pages 43-53
The ESO UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES)....Pages 54-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Evolution of Normal Galaxies: HST Morphologies and Deep Spectroscopy....Pages 65-78
The Canada France Redshift Survey....Pages 79-86
Galaxy Evolution: Luminosities and Linewidths....Pages 87-94
Distant Supernovae and Cosmic Deceleration....Pages 95-104
Evolution of Elliptical Galaxies up to z ≈ 1....Pages 105-112
Constraining the Evolution of Galaxy Masses and the M/L Ratios out to z =1....Pages 113-118
2D Spectroscopy of Remote Radiogalaxies with TIGER....Pages 119-125
Spectro-Imaging of Starburst Galaxies: Present and Future....Pages 126-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Keck Spectroscopy of Redshift z ~ 1 Field Galaxies....Pages 133-142
VIRMOS: Deep Redshift Surveys with the VLT....Pages 143-150
The AUSTRALIS Instrument Concept — an Interim Report....Pages 151-155
Numerical Simulations of Galaxy Formation....Pages 156-164
The Calar Alto Deep Imaging Survey for Primeval Galaxies....Pages 165-172
Faint Emission Line Galaxies Detected in CADIS....Pages 173-176
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
A Global Approach to Star and Galaxy Formation....Pages 177-184
Metal Absorption from Galaxies in the Process of Formation....Pages 185-188
Weak Lensing at the Limit of the Sky Background Noise....Pages 189-199
Morphology of High Redshift Galaxies with HST....Pages 200-207
Search for Galaxies at z > 4 from a Deep Multicolor Survey....Pages 208-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Large-Scale Structure at High Redshift....Pages 219-230
The CNOC Cluster Survey....Pages 231-238
Clusters of Galaxies and the VLT....Pages 239-242
Visible Multi-Object Spectroscopy: Prospects and Requirements....Pages 243-249
Dark Matter Searches with Weak Gravitational Lensing....Pages 250-257
Large-Scale Structure at High Redshift....Pages 258-265
Clustering of Absorption Line Systems....Pages 266-273
Searches for High Redshift Clusters....Pages 274-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
High Redshift Radio Galaxies with the VLT....Pages 285-299
Keck Spectropolarimetry of High z Radio Galaxies: Discerning the Components of the Alignment Effect....Pages 300-303
The Importance of IR Polarimetry for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies....Pages 304-307
Quasar Surveys....Pages 308-311
Starburst Galaxies at High Redshift....Pages 312-321
Prospects for ISO Deep Surveys....Pages 322-332
Optical Searches for Quasars with z > 5....Pages 333-340
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Dust and the Search for High Redshift Quasars....Pages 341-348
Radio-Selected High Redshift Quasars....Pages 349-356
Millimetre Emission from High Redshift Radioquiet Quasars....Pages 357-360
Can Photoionization Solve the Overcooling Problem? A Quick Look at the Cosmological History of Baryons....Pages 361-366
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Which Second Generation VLT Instrumentation?....Pages 369-373
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Galaxy Evolution at Low Redshift? Inferences from Optical and IR Counts....Pages 377-379
Novae as Distance Indicators: Simulation of VLT Observations of Fornax....Pages 380-381
The Search for Clustering at z > 0.8....Pages 382-383
Emission-Line Profile Studies of QSOs at z ≃ 3....Pages 384-385
Redshift and Photometric Survey of the X-ray Cluster of Galaxies Abell 85....Pages 386-387
CFRS: The Minimal Ages for Starburst Galaxies....Pages 388-389
Object Detection and Classification in CADIS....Pages 390-391
Simulations of High Redshift Galaxies Colors at the NTT-SUSI2 and VLT-FORS....Pages 392-393
Spectral Classification of Galaxies with z ≲ 0.5....Pages 394-395
The Galaxy Environment of QSOs as a Function of Redshift....Pages 396-397
Detailed Kinematics of Extended Lyman-α Regions Around Radio Galaxies at z > 2....Pages 398-399
AGN Host Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift....Pages 400-401
Void Hierarchy — a Guiding Principle to the Study of Faint Structures in Voids....Pages 402-403
Implications for Optical Identifications of QSO Absorption Systems from Galaxy Evolution Models....Pages 404-405
The Extended Luminosity Function in Clusters of Galaxies: a Tool to Search for Environmental Effects....Pages 406-407
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
A High Redshift Line Emitting Object Discovered in the Near Infrared....Pages 408-409
Looking for High Redshift Forming Galaxies in the Near Infrared....Pages 410-411
Neoclassic Cosmological Tests with QSOs....Pages 412-413
Chemical Evolution at High Redshift....Pages 414-415
Measurement of q 0 with Type Ia Supernovae....Pages 416-417
Spectrophotometric Investigations of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies with the VLT....Pages 418-419
A Deep 20 cm Radio Mosaic of the ESP Galaxy Redshift Survey....Pages 420-421
A New Model of Spectral Evolution: PEGASE Application to Galaxy Counts....Pages 422-423
An Hα Search for Star Forming Galaxies at z=1.5....Pages 424-425
RXJ1347–1145: a Galaxy Cluster with Exceptional Properties....Pages 426-427
A Survey for Hα Emission at z = 2.2 – 2.4....Pages 428-429
Neutral Nitrogen in Damped Lyman a Systems....Pages 430-431
Colours, Luminosity Functions, and Clustering Properties of Faint Starburst Galaxies....Pages 432-433
Large-Scale Structure at z ~ 3....Pages 434-435
Back Matter....Pages 437-441