The VIRMOS-VLT Deep Survey

O. Le F\`evre , G. Vettolani , D. Maccagni , D. Mancini , A. Mazure , Y. Mellier , J.P. Picat , M. Arnaboldi

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S. Bardelli E. Bertin G. Busarello A. Cappi S. Charlot G. Chincarini S. Colombi B. Garilli L. Guzzo A. Iovino V. Le Brun M. Longhetti G. Mathez P. Merluzzi H.J. McCracken R. Pell\`o L. Pozzetti M. Radovich V. Ripepi P. Saracco R. Scaramella M. Scodeggio L. Tresse G. Zamorani E. Zucca

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The aim of the VIRMOS VLT Deep Survey (VVDS) is to study of the evolution of galaxies, large scale structures and AGNs from a sample of more than 150,000 galaxies with measured redshifts in the range 0<z<5+. The VVDS will rely on the VIMOS and NIRMOS wide field multi-object spectrographs, which the VIRMOS consortium is delivering to ESO. Together, they offer unprecedented multiplex capability in the wavelength range 0.37-1.8microns, allowing for large surveys to be carried out. The VVDS has several main aspects: (1) a deep multi-color imaging survey over 18deg^2 of more than one million galaxies, (2) a "wide" spectroscopic survey with more than 130,000 redshifts measured for objects brighter than IAB=22.5 over 18deg^2, (3) a "deep" survey with 50,000 redshifts measured to IAB=24, (4) ultra-deep" surveys with several thousand redshifts measured to IAB=25, (5) multi-wavelength observations with the VLA and XMM.

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The VIRMOS-VLT Deep Survey

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