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自z = 2以来3 × 10^4星系中大小、质量、表面密度和恒星形成之间的演化关系

The evolving relations between size, mass, surface density, and star formation in 3x10^4 galaxies since z=2

Rik J. Williams, Ryan F. Quadri, Marijn Franx, Pieter van Dokkum, Sune Toft, Mariska Kriek, Ivo Labbe

摘要:

z> 2的大质量致密静止星系的存在对星系形成和演化的理论模型提出了重大挑战。使用一个最深的大型公共近红外调查,到目前为止,我们详细研究了恒星形成和星系结构参数(大小,恒星质量和表面密度)从z = 2到现在之间的相关性。在所有的红移中,大质量的静止星系(即很少或没有恒星形成的星系)占据了表面密度分布的极端高端,并遵循紧密的质量-尺寸相关,而恒星形成星系的密度和尺寸都有很大的范围。相反,表面密度最高的星系组成了一个几乎均匀的人口,很少或没有正在进行的恒星形成,而密度较低的星系表现出高恒星形成率和不同程度的尘埃遮蔽。静止星系的大小和表面密度从z = 2 - 0强烈演变,我们parameterized这两个人口与简单的幂律函数的演变,并提出最佳拟合参数比较,未来的理论模型。大质量静止星系经历更快的结构演化,与以前的结果一致。有趣的是,恒星形成星系的大小和密度以类似于静止星系的速度演变。因此,有可能是相同的物理过程驱动了两个种群的结构演化,这表明“干合并”可能不是这种规模演化的唯一罪魁祸首。

英文摘要:

The presence of massive, compact, quiescent galaxies at z>2 presents a major challenge for theoretical models of galaxy formation and evolution. Using one of the deepest large public near-IR surveys to date, we investigate in detail the correlations between star formation and galaxy structural parameters (size, stellar mass, and surface density) from z=2 to the present. At all redshifts, massive quiescent galaxies (i.e. those with little or no star formation) occupy the extreme high end of the surface density distribution and follow a tight mass-size correlation, while star-forming galaxies show a broad range of both densities and sizes. Conversely, galaxies with the highest surface densities comprise a nearly-homogeneous population with little or no ongoing star formation, while less dense galaxies exhibit high star-formation rates and varying levels of dust obscuration. Both the sizes and surface densities of quiescent galaxies evolve strongly from z=2-0; we parameterize this evolution for both populations with simple power law functions and present best-fit parameters for comparison to future theoretical models. Higher-mass quiescent galaxies undergo faster structural evolution, consistent with previous results. Interestingly, star-forming galaxies' sizes and densities evolve at rates similar to those of quiescent galaxies. It is therefore possible that the same physical processes drive the structural evolution of both populations, suggesting that "dry mergers" may not be the sole culprit in this size evolution.

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