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The
Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey (aka STAGES) is a
multiwavelength project designed to probe the physical drivers of
galaxy evolution across a wide range of environments and luminosity.
The STAGES team has obtained observations of a complex multiple-cluster system
at z=0.16 ranging from the X-ray to the radio, including an 80-orbit
Hubble Space Telescope mosaic covering the full 0.5x0.5 degree span of
the structure.Our survey goals include simultaneously linking galaxy morphology with other observables such as age, star-formation rate, nuclear activity, and stellar mass.
In addition, with the unique multiwavelength dataset and new high resolution mass maps from gravitational lensing, we are able to disentangle the large-scale structure of the supercluster. By examining all aspects of environment, we aim to determine the relative importance of the dark matter halos, the local galaxy density, and the hot X-ray gas in driving galaxy transformation.
We acknowledge support from HST grant GO-10395.
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