Dawn K. Erb

Refereed Publications

  1. ``The SINS Survey: Broad H-alpha Emission in High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies'', K.L. Shapiro, R. Genzel, E. Quataert, N.M. Förster Schreiber, R. Davies, L. Tacconi, L. Armus, N. Bouché, P. Buschkamp, A. Cimatti, G. Cresci, E. Daddi, F. Eisenhauer, D.K. Erb, S. Genel, E.K.S. Hicks, S.J. Lilly, D. Lutz, A. Renzini, A. Shapley, C.C. Steidel, and A. Sternberg, 2009, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:0902.4704
  2. ``The SINS survey: modeling the dynamics of z~2 galaxies and the high-z Tully-Fisher relation'', G. Cresci, E.K.S. Hicks, R. Genzel, N.M. Förster Schreiber, R. Davies, N. Bouché, P. Buschkamp, S. Genel, K. Shapiro, L. Tacconi, J. Sommer-Larsen, A. Burkert, F. Eisenhauer, O. Gerhard, D. Lutz, T. Naab, A. Sternberg, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, D.K. Erb, J. Kurk, S.L. Lilly, A. Renzini, A. Shapley, C.C. Steidel, and K. Caputi, 2009, Astrophysical Journal, in press, arXiv:0902.4701
  3. ``The Kiloparsec-Scale Kinematics of High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies'', D.R. Law, C.C. Steidel, D.K. Erb, J.E. Larkin, M.Pettini, A.E. Shapley, and S.A. Wright, 2009, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:0901.2930
  4. ``From Rings to Bulges: Evidence for Rapid Secular Galaxy Evolution at z~2 from Integral Field Spectroscopy in the SINS Survey'', R. Genzel, A. Burkert, N. Bouché, G. Cresci, N.M. Förster Schreiber, A. Shapley, K. Shapiro, L.J. Tacconi, P. Buschkamp, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, R. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, D.K. Erb, S. Genel, O. Gerhard, E. Hicks, D. Lutz, T. Naab, T. Ott, S. Rabien, A. Renzini, C.C. Steidel, A. Sternberg, and S.J. Lilly, 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 687, 59
  5. ``Dynamics of Galactic Disks and Mergers at z~1.6: Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy with Keck Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics'', S.A. Wright, J.E. Larkin, D.R. Law, C.C. Steidel, A.E. Shapley, and D.K. Erb, 2008, Astrophysical Journal, in press, arXiv:0810.5599
  6. ``Kinemetry of SINS High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies: Distinguishing Rotating Disks from Major Mergers'', K.L. Shapiro, R.Genzel, N.M. Förster Schreiber, L.J. Tacconi, N. Bouché, G. Cresci, R. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, P.H. Johansson, D. Krajnovic, D. Lutz, T. Naab, N. Arimoto, S. Arribas, A. Cimatti, L. Colina, E. Daddi, O. Daigle, D.K. Erb, O. Hernandez, X. Kong, M. Mignoli, M. Onodera, A. Renzini, A. Shapley, and C. Steidel, 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 682, 231
  7. ``A Model for Star Formation, Gas Flows and Chemical Evolution in Galaxies at High Redshifts'' D. K. Erb. 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 674, 151
  8. ``Submillimeter Galaxies at z~2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO-H_2 Conversion Factor'' L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, I. Smail, R. Neri, S. C. Chapman, R. J. Ivison, A. Blain, P. Cox, A. Omont, F. Bertoldi, T. Greve, N. M. Förster Schreiber, S. Genel, D. Lutz, A. M. Swinbank, A. E. Shapley, D. K. Erb, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, A. J. Baker. 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 680, 246
  9. ``Integral Field Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Star Forming Galaxies with Laser Guided Adaptive Optics: Evidence for Dispersion-Dominated Kinematics" D. R. Law, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, J. E. Larkin, M. Pettini, A. E. Shapley, S. A. Wright. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 669, 929
  10. ``The Sightline to Q2343-BX415: Clues to Galaxy Formation in a Quasar Environment" S. A. Rix, M. Pettini, C. C. Steidel, N. A. Reddy, K. L. Adelberger, D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, in press, arXiv:0708.0007
  11. ``Multi-Wavelength Constraints on the Cosmic Star Formation History from Spectroscopy: the Rest-Frame UV, H-alpha, and Infrared Luminosity Functions at Redshifts 1.9<z<3.4" N. A. Reddy, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger, A. E. Shapley, D. K. Erb, M. Dickinson. 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 175, 48
  12. ``Morphologies of Galaxies in and around a Protocluster at z=2.300" A. H. G. Peter, A. E. Shapley, D. R. Law, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy, M. Pettini. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 668, 23
  13. ``Dynamical Properties of z~2 Star Forming Galaxies and a Universal Star Formation Relation" N. Bouche, G. Cresci, R. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, N. M. Forster Schreiber, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, M. Lehnert, D. Lutz, N. Nesvadba, K. L. Shapiro, A. Sternberg, L. J. Tacconi, A. Verma, A. Cimatti, E. Daddi, A. Renzini, D. K. Erb, A. Shapley, C. C. Steidel. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 671, 303
  14. ``Lost and Found: A New Position and Infrared Counterpart for the X-Ray Binary Scutum X-1" D. L. Kaplan, A. M. Levine, D. Chakrabarty, E. H. Morgan, D. K. Erb, B. M. Gaensler, D.-S. Moon, P. B. Cameron. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 661, 437
  15. ``Integral Field Spectroscopy of a Candidate Disk Galaxy at z~1.5 using Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics'' S. A. Wright, J. E. Larkin, M. Barczys, D. K. Erb, C. Iserlohe, A. Krabbe, D. R. Law, M. W. McElwain, A. Quirrenbach, C. C. Steidel, J. Weiss. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 658, 78
  16. ``The Physical Nature of Rest-UV Galaxy Morphology During the Peak Epoch of Galaxy Formation'' D. R. Law, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, M. Pettini, N. A. Reddy, A. E. Shapley, K. L. Adelberger, D. J. Simenc. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 656, 1
  17. ``A Spectroscopic Survey of Redshift 1.4<z<3.0 Galaxies in the Goods-North Field: Survey Description, Catalogs, and Properties" N. A. Reddy, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 653, 1004
  18. ``The Direct Detection of Lyman-Continuum Emission from Star-forming Galaxies at z~3" A. E. Shapley, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger, D. K. Erb. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 651, 688
  19. ``The Stellar, Gas and Dynamical Masses of Star-Forming Galaxies at z~2'' D. K. Erb, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, N. A. Reddy, K. L. Adelberger. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 646, 107
  20. ``H-alpha Observations of a Large Sample of Galaxies at z~2: Implications for Star Formation in High Redshift Galaxies'' D. K. Erb, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, N. A. Reddy, K. L. Adelberger. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 647, 128
  21. ``The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z>2'' D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, C. C. Steidel, N. A. Reddy, K. L. Adelberger. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 644, 813
  22. ``SINFONI Integral Field Spectroscopy of z~ 2 UV-selected Galaxies: Rotation Curves and Dynamical Evolution" N. M. Förster Schreiber, R. Genzel, M.D. Lehnert, N. Bouché, A. Verma, D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley et al. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 645, 1062
  23. ``Star Formation and Extinction in Redshift z~2 Galaxies: Inferences from Spitzer MIPS Observations" N. A. Reddy, C. C. Steidel, D. Fadda, L. Yan, M. Pettini, A. E. Shapley, D. K. Erb, K. L. Adelberger. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 644, 792
  24. ``Predictions and Strategies for Integral-Field Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Galaxies'' D. R. Law, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb. 2006, Astronomical Journal, 131, 70
  25. ``A Census of Optical and Near-Infrared Selected Star-forming and Passively Evolving Galaxies at Redshift z~2'' N. A. Reddy, D. K. Erb, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, K. L. Adelberger, M. Pettini. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 633, 748
  26. ``The Connection between Galaxies and Intergalactic Absorption Lines at Redshift 2< z < 3'' K. L. Adelberger, A. E. Shapley, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 629, 636
  27. ``Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared Observations of Star-Forming Galaxies at z~2: Stellar Masses and Stellar Populations'' A. E. Shapley, C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger, P. Barmby, J. Huang. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 626, 698
  28. ``Spectroscopic Identification of a Protocluster at z=2.300: Environmental Dependence of Galaxy Properties at High Redshift'' C. C. Steidel, K. L. Adelberger, A. E. Shapley, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy, M. Pettini. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 626, 44
  29. ``Strong Spatial Clustering of UV-Selected Galaxies with Magnitude K < 20.5 and Redshift z~2'' K. L. Adelberger, D. K. Erb, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, N. A. Reddy. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 620, 75
  30. ``The Spatial Clustering of Star-Forming Galaxies at Redshifts 1.4 < z < 3.5'' K. L. Adelberger, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini, A. E. Shapley, N. A. Reddy, D. K. Erb. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 619, 697
  31. ``Deep Mid-Infrared Observations of Lyman Break Galaxies'' P. Barmby, J.-S. Huang, G. G Fazio, J. A. Surace, R. G. Arendt, J. L. Hora, M. A. Pahre, K. L. Adelberger, P. Eisenhardt, D. K. Erb, M. Pettini, W. T. Reach, N. A. Reddy, A. E. Shapley, C. C. Steidel, D. Stern, Z. Wang, S. P. Willner. 2004, Astrophysical Journal Supplement 154, 97
  32. ``The Kinematics of Morphologically Selected z~2 Galaxies in the GOODS-North Field'' D. K. Erb, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger. 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 612, 122
  33. ``Evidence for Solar Metallicities in Massive Star-forming Galaxies at z>2'' A. E. Shapley, D. K. Erb, M. Pettini, C. C. Steidel, K. L. Adelberger. 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 612, 108
  34. ``Optical Selection of Star-forming Galaxies at Redshifts 1 < z < 3'' K. L. Adelberger, C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. P. Hunt, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy, M. Pettini. 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 607, 226
  35. ``A Survey of Star-forming Galaxies in the 1.4 < z < 2.5 Redshift Desert: Overview'' C. C. Steidel, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger, D. K. Erb, N. A. Reddy, M. P. Hunt. 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 604, 534.
  36. ``H-alpha Spectroscopy of Galaxies at z > 2: Kinematics and Star Formation'' D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley, C. C. Steidel, M. Pettini, K. L. Adelberger, M. P. Hunt, A. F. M. Moorwood, J.-G. Cuby. 2003, Astrophysical Journal, 591, 101
  37. ``X-Ray/Optical Studies of Two Outbursts of the Intermediate Polar YY (DO) Draconis'' P. Szkody, K. Nishikida, D. K. Erb, K. Mukai, C. Hellier, M. Uemura, T. Kato, E. Pavlenko, N. Katysheva, S. Shugarov, L. Cook. 2002, Astronomical Journal, 123, 413
  38. ``The Intriguing New Cataclysmic Variable KUV 03580+0614'' P. Szkody, B. Gansicke, R. E. Fried, U. Heber, D. K. Erb. 2001, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 113, 1215