Simulations show observationally selected protocluster candidates at z ≳ 5 include significant interlopers, undergo 2-6 major mergers, and exhibit stronger clustering than observed, requiring total galaxy mass within 10 cMpc for reliable progenitor identification.
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Proposes 80 hours of VESPER observations on ELT to obtain spatially resolved data on fueling, feedback, and quenching processes in the cores of five clusters at 1.5<z<1.7 and five protoclusters at 2<z<2.5.
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On the later evolution of observationally selected protocluster candidates at $z\,{\gtrsim}\,5$
Simulations show observationally selected protocluster candidates at z ≳ 5 include significant interlopers, undergo 2-6 major mergers, and exhibit stronger clustering than observed, requiring total galaxy mass within 10 cMpc for reliable progenitor identification.
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Fueling and feedback mechanisms at the nodes of the cosmic web
Proposes 80 hours of VESPER observations on ELT to obtain spatially resolved data on fueling, feedback, and quenching processes in the cores of five clusters at 1.5<z<1.7 and five protoclusters at 2<z<2.5.