Star-Forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies at 0.25 < z < 1.25: A Transitioning Fuel Supply

• Main Authors: McDonald, M., Stalder, B., Bayliss, M., Allen, S. W., Applegate, D. E., Ashby, M. L. N., Bautz, M., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Brodwin, M., Carlstrom, J. E., Chiu, I., Desai, S., Gonzalez, A. H., Hlavacek-Larrondo, J., Holzapfel, W. L., Marrone, D. P., Miller, E. D., Reichardt, C. L., Saliwanchik, B. R., Saro, A., Schrabback, T., Stanford, S. A., Stark, A. A., Vieira, J. D., Zenteno, A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2015
• Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies astro-ph.GA; FOS Physical sciences; Hubble; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1508.06283; https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.06283

We present a multi-wavelength study of 90 brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) in a sample of galaxy clusters selected via the Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect by the South Pole Telescope, utilizing data from various ground- and space-based facilities. We infer the star formation rate (SFR) for the BCG i...