The VIMOS VLT deep survey

This paper presents the “First Epoch” sample from the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey (VVDS). The VVDS goals, observations, data reduction with the VIPGI pipeline and redshift measurement scheme with KBRED are discussed. Data have been obtained with the VIsible Multi Object Spectrograph (VIMOS) on the ESO-VLT UT3, allowing us to observe 600 slits simultaneously at a spectral resolution . A total of 11 564 objects have been observed in the VVDS-02h and VVDS-CDFS “Deep” fields over a total area of deg2, selected solely on the basis of apparent magnitude . The VVDS efficiently covers the redshift range . It is successfully going through the “redshift desert” , while the range remains of difficult access because of the VVDS…

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