Discovery of bright z~=7 LBGs in Euclid COSMOS

We present a search for z ~= 7 Lyman-break galaxies using the 1.72 deg^2^ near-infrared UltraVISTA survey in the COSMOS field, reaching 5 {sigma} depths in Y of 26.2. We incorporate deep Euclid optical and Euclid + Spitzer NIR imaging for a full spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting analysis. We find 289 candidate galaxies at 6.5 <= z <= 7.5 covering -22.6 <= MUV <= -20.2, faint enough to overlap with Hubble Space Telescope studies. We conduct a separate selection by including complementary Euclid performance verification imaging (reaching 5 {sigma} depths of 26.3), yielding 140 galaxies in 0.65 deg^2^, with 38 sources unique to this sample. We compute the rest-frame UV luminosity function (UV LF) from our samples, extending below the knee (M*=-21.14). We find that the shape of the UV LF is consistent with both a Schechter function and double-power law (DPL) at the magnitudes probed by this sample, with a DPL preferred at MUV 7 suggests a gentle evolution in the bright-end slope, although this is limited by a lack of robust bright-end measurements at z > 9. We forecast that in the Euclid Deep Fields, the removal of contaminant ultra-cool dwarfs as point sources will be possible at JE < 24.5. Finally, we present a high-equivalent-width Lyman-{alpha} emitter candidate identified by combining HSC, VISTA, and Euclid broadband photometry, highlighting the synergistic power t hese instruments will have in the Euclid Auxiliary Fields for identifying extreme sources in the Epoch of Reionisation.

Cone search capability for table J/A+A/707/A239/uviez7 (UltraVISTA+Euclid selection of LGB candidates for SED fit with HSC+VISTA+Spitzer/IRAC+Euclid (table 3))

Cone search capability for table J/A+A/707/A239/uvistaz7 (UltraVISTA-only selection LGB candidates for SED fit with HSC+VISTA+Spitzer/IRAC without Euclid (table 3))

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Creator Varadaraj R.G.; Bowler R.A.A.; Jarvis M.J.; Weaver J.R.; Banados E.,Holloway P.; Caputi K.I.; Wilkins S.M.; Yang D.; Milvang-Jensen B.,Gabarra L.; Oesch P.A.; Amara A.; Andreon S.; Auricchio N.; Baccigalupi C.,Baldi M.; Bardelli S.; Biviano A.; Branchini E.; Brescia M.; Camera S.,Canas-Herrera G.; Capobianco V.; Carbone C.; Carretero J.; Castellano M.,Castignani G.; Cavuoti S.; Chambers K.C.; Cimatti A.; Colodro-Conde C.,Congedo G.; Conselice C.J.; Conversi L.; Copin Y.; Courbin F.,Courtois H.M.; Cropper M.; Da Silva A.; Degaudenzi H.; De Lucia G.; Dole H.,Dubath F.; Duncan C.A.J.; Dupac X.; Dusini S.; Escoffier S.; Farina M.,Farinelli R.; Faustini F.; Ferriol S.; Finelli F.; Fosalba P.,Fourmanoit N.; Frailis M.; Franceschi E.; Fumana M.; Galeotta S.; George K.,Gillis B.; Giocoli C.; Gracia-Carpio J.; Grazian A.; Grupp F.; Guzzo L.,Haugan S.V.H.; Hoar J.; Hoekstra H.; Holmes W.; Hook I.M.; Hormuth F.,Hornstrup A.; Jahnke K.; Jhabvala M.; Joachimi B.; Keihanen E.; Kermiche S.,Kiessling A.; Kilbinger M.; Kubik B.; Kummel M.; Kunz M.; Kurki-Suonio H.,Le Brun A.M.C.; Ligori S.; Lilje P.B.; Lindholm V.; Lloro I.; Mainetti G.,Maino D.; Maiorano E.; Mansutti O.; Marggraf O.; Martinelli M.; Martinet N.,Marulli F.; Massey R.J.; Medinaceli E.; Mei S.; Melchior M.; Mellier Y.,Meneghetti M.; Merlin E.; Meylan G.; Mora A.; Moresco M.; Moscardini L.,Nakajima R.; Neissner C.; Niemi S.-M.; Padilla C.; Paltani S.; Pasian F.,Pedersen K.; Percival W.J.; Pettorino V.; Pires S.; Polenta G.; Poncet M.,Popa L.A.; Pozzetti L.; Raison F.; Renzi A.; Rhodes J.; Riccio G.,Romelli E.; Roncarelli M.; Rossetti E.; Saglia R.; Sakr Z.; Sapone D.,Sartoris B.; Schirmer M.; Schneider P.; Schrabback T.; Secroun A.,Seidel G.; Serrano S.; Simon P.; Sirignano C.; Sirri G.; Stanco L.,Starck J.-L.; Steinwagner J.; Tallada-Crespi P.; Taylor A.N.; Teplitz H.I.,Tereno I.; Tessore N.; Toft S.; Toledo-Moreo R.; Torradeflot F.,Tutusaus I.; Valenziano L.; Valiviita J.; Vassallo T.; Veropalumbo A.,Wang Y.; Weller J.; Zamorani G.; Zerbi F.M.; Zucca E.; Martin-Fleitas J.,Scottez V.; Viel M.
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Publication Year 2026
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Galactic and extragalactic Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics