Data Releases
We include below redshift catalogs, references and strong lensing models for CLASH-VLT clusters.
Cluster catalog Redshifts
Abell S1063 (aka RXJ2248) 3850
MACSJ0416.1-2403 4594
Abell 209 2563
MACSJ1206.2-0847 3110
MACSJ2129-0741 283
MACSJ1149.5-2223 432
Strong Lensing models repository: This page contains strong lensing models for AS1063 (RXJ2248), MACS0416, and MACS1206, A2744, MACS1149, in Hubble Frontier Field format, including the other 8 CLASH-VLT clusters in Caminha et al. 2019.
Note that additional models of lensing clusters (e.g. for Abell 2744, published in Bergamini et al. 2023,) are also included in this repository.
Redshift catalogs and lens models from MUSE observations of other CLASH clusters (RXJ2129, MACS1931, MACS0329, MACS2129, MACS1115, MACS0429, RXJ1347, MACS1311) were presented in Caminha et al. 2019 and can be found in the A&A repository
Abell S1063 (RXJ C2248)
November 2021: Final catalog
Final catalog containing CLASH-VLT (VIMOS) and MUSE redshifts presented in Mercurio et al. 2021: AS1063_CLASH-VLT_zcat_11_2021.cat [3850 redshifts]
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the paper Karman et al. 2016, Mercurio et al. 2021 and the VLT programme IDs 186.A-0798, 60.A-9345(A), 095.A-0653(A)
MACSJ0416.1-2403
October 2016: Updated redshift catalog (VIMOS+MUSE surveys)
Redshift catalog from the combination of the VIMOS CLASH-VLT campaign (Balestra et al. 2016, March 2016 release) and the MUSE spectroscopic study presented in Caminha et al. 2017 (arXiv:1607.03462): MACS0416_CLASH-VLT_MUSE_zcat_10_2016.cat [4594 redshifts]
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the papers: Balestra et al. 2016, Caminha et al. 2016 and the VLT programme IDs 186.A-0798, 094.A-0115(B), 094.A-0525(A)
The latest strong lensing model (i.e. magnification maps, deflection maps, lenstool configuration files, etc) is publicly available at this link.
Spectroscopic redshifts of Chandra sources and serendipitous AGN: macsj0416_CLASH-VLT_Chandra_0316.cat
Spectroscopic redshifts of JVLA sources: macsj0416_CLASH-VLT_JVLA_0316.cat
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the VLT programme 186.A-0798 and the paper by Balestra et al. 2016.
Abell 209
February 2017: Redshift catalog (VIMOS survey)
CLASH-VLT redshift catalog from the spectroscopic campaign of the galaxy cluster Abell 209 -v3.3 - February 2017 A209_CLASH-VLT_zcat_02_2017.cat [2653 redshifts]
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the VLT programme 186.A-0798 and the paper by Annunziatella et al. 2016 (A&A, 585, A160).
MACSJ1206.2-0847
December 2017: Updated redshift catalog (VIMOS+MUSE surveys)
Redshift catalog from the combination of the VIMOS CLASH-VLT campaign (Biviano et al. 2013, March 2014 release) and the MUSE spectroscopic study presented in Caminha et al. 2017: MACS1206_CLASH-VLT_MUSE_zcat_12_2017.cat [3110 redshifts]
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the VLT programme IDs 186.A-0798, 095.A-0181(A) and 097.A-0269(A) and the papers by Caminha et al. 2017 and Biviano et al. 2013.
October 2017: Supplementary redshift catalog from MUSE observations published in Caminha et al. 2017 (along with a significantly improved lens model)
March 2014: Redshift catalog
CLASH-VLT redshift catalog from the spectroscopic campaign of the galaxy cluster MACSJ1206.2-0847 - v2.2 - March 2014 (Biviano et al. 2013): MACS1206_CLASH-VLT_zcat_03_2014 [2736 redshifts]
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the VLT programme 186.A-0798 and the paper by Biviano et al. 2013.
MACSJ1149.5+2223
August 2016: Redshift catalog combining MUSE observations (Grillo et al. 2016) and the GLASS survey (Treu et al. 2015), which was constructed for the analysis of the SN Refsdal
M1149_v2.0_zcat_MUSE_GLASS.dat [432 redshifts]
The strong lensing model, developed with GLEE and described in Grillo et al. 2016, is available at this link.
See also Grillo et al. 2018 and Grillo et al. 2020 for constraints on cosmological parameters from SN Refsdal time delays.
MACSJ2129.4-0741
December 2016: Redshift catalog (VIMOS survey)
CLASH-VLT redshift catalog from the spectroscopic campaign of the galaxy cluster MACSJ2129.4-0741 - v1.5 - December 2016 (Monna et al. 2017): MACS2129_CLASH-VLT_zcat_12_2016.cat [283 redshifts]
Note that due to significant galactic cirrus in the field, the CLASH-VLT campaign for MACS2129 was limited to only one VIMOS pointing, yielding a small redshift catalog compared to other CLASH-VLT targets.
Acknowledgments: when using these redshifts, please acknowledge the VLT programme 186.A-0798 and the paper by Monna et al. 2017.