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超大质量高红移SWIRE星系对恒星质量函数的贡献

The contribution of very massive high-redshift SWIRE galaxies to the stellar mass function

S. Berta, C. J. Lonsdale, M. Polletta, R. S. Savage, A. Franceschini, H. Buttery, A. Cimatti, J. Dias, C. Feruglio, F. Fiore, E. V. Held, F. La Franca, R. Maiol… 展开作者

S. Berta, C. J. Lonsdale, M. Polletta, R. S. Savage, A. Franceschini, H. Buttery, A. Cimatti, J. Dias, C. Feruglio, F. Fiore, E. V. Held, F. La Franca, R. Maiolino, A. Marconi, I. Matute, S. J. Oliver, E. Ricciardelli, S. Rubele, N. Sacchi, D. Shupe, J. Surace

摘要:

我们选择了5.8微米的高z质量星系,在SWIRE ELAIS-S1场(1平方米)。度)。发现了具有1.6微米恒星峰红移到IRAC波段(z~1-3,称为"IR峰“)的Galerkin。恒星质量是通过分光光度拟合得到的,并用于计算z=1-2和2-3时的恒星质量函数(MF)。参数拟合的MF进行,贝叶斯形式主义的基础上,和恒星质量密度的大质量星系以上z=2确定。我们提出了第一个系统的研究非常大质量的尾巴的星系恒星质量函数在高红移。共选择了326个来源。这些星系中的大多数恒星质量超过1 e11 Msun,z>1.5。中红外数据的可用性被证明是一个有价值的工具,可以限制年轻恒星对星系SED的贡献,从而限制它们的M(恒星)/L比。近红外数据和选定的恒星库上的SED拟合的影响进行了讨论。不仅在M~ 1 e11 Msun的星系中,而且在所考虑的最高质量仓中也发现了显著的演化。在z=2-3时,这些星系的共动数密度比当地的估计值低10倍以上。SWIRE 5.8微米的尖峰质量大于1.6x1e11 Msun,提供了z=2-3的星系中总恒星质量密度的30-50%。

英文摘要:

(Abridged) We selected high-z massive galaxies at 5.8 microns, in the SWIRE ELAIS-S1 field (1 sq. deg.). Galaxies with the 1.6 microns stellar peak redshifted into the IRAC bands (z~1-3, called ``IR-peakers'') were identified. Stellar masses were derived by means of spectro-photometric fitting and used to compute the stellar mass function (MF) at z=1-2 and 2-3. A parametric fit to the MF was performed, based on a Bayesian formalism, and the stellar mass density of massive galaxies above z=2 determined. We present the first systematic study of the very-massive tail of the galaxy stellar mass function at high redshift. A total of 326 sources were selected. The majority of these galaxies have stellar masses in excess of 1e11 Msun and lie at z>1.5. The availability of mid-IR data turned out to be a valuable tool to constrain the contribution of young stars to galaxy SEDs, and thus their M(stars)/L ratio. The influence of near-IR data and of the chosen stellar library on the SED fitting are also discussed. A significant evolution is found not only for galaxies with M~1e11 Msun, but also in the highest mass bins considered. The comoving number density of these galaxies was lower by more than a factor of 10 at z=2-3, with respect to the local estimate. SWIRE 5.8 micron peakers more massive than 1.6x1e11 Msun provide 30-50% of the total stellar mass density in galaxies at z=2-3.

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