Star-forming brightest cluster galaxies at 0.25 < z < 1.25: A transitioning fuel supply

• Published in: The Astrophysical Journal
• 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.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; South Pole; Hubble; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1254644; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1254644; https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/817/2/86

In this paper, we present a multiwavelength study of the 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 (...