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z~2以来最大质量星系的强尺寸演化

Strong size evolution of the most massive galaxies since z~2

Ignacio Trujillo, Christopher J. Conselice, Kevin Bundy, M. C. Cooper, P. Eisenhardt, Richard S. Ellis

摘要:

利用大型近红外Palomar/DEEP-2巡天的综合能力和ACS HST相机的高分辨率,我们探索了831个超大质量星系(M*>10^{11} h_{70} ^{-2}M_sun)自z~2以来的大小演化。我们使用Sersic指数n根据它们的光浓度分割我们的样品。在一个给定的恒星质量下,低(n<2.5)和高(n>2.5)集中的天体在过去都比它们的本地大质量对应物小得多。对于高度集中(类球体)的物体来说,这种演变尤其强烈。在z~1.5时,大质量的类球体物体比我们今天看到的小4倍(+-0.4)(即密度几乎两个数量级)。这些小尺寸,高质量的星系并不存在于附近的宇宙中,这表明这些星系在数十亿年的时间里与其他星系合并,形成了我们今天看到的最大的星系。

英文摘要:

Using the combined capabilities of the large near-infrared Palomar/DEEP-2 survey, and the superb resolution of the ACS HST camera, we explore the size evolution of 831 very massive galaxies (M*>10^{11}h_{70}^{-2}M_sun) since z~2. We split our sample according to their light concentration using the Sersic index n. At a given stellar mass, both low (n<2.5) and high (n>2.5) concentrated objects were much smaller in the past than their local massive counterparts. This evolution is particularly strong for the highly concentrated (spheroid-like) objects. At z~1.5, massive spheroid-like objects were a factor of 4(+-0.4) smaller (i.e. almost two orders of magnitudes denser) than those we see today. These small sized, high mass galaxies do not exist in the nearby Universe, suggesting that this population merged with other galaxies over several billion years to form the largest galaxies we see today.

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