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0.6 <z <0.9时的恒星形成率-密度关系及恒星形成星系团的作用

The Star Formation Rate-Density Relation at 0.6<z<0.9 and the Role of Star Forming Galaxies

Shannon G. Patel, Daniel D. Kelson, Bradford P. Holden, Marijn Franx, Garth D. Illingworth

摘要:

我们研究了在0.6 <z <0.9时星系的恒星形成率(SFR)与星系密度的关系。我们在6.5米Baade(Magellan I)望远镜的IMACS中使用低色散棱镜获得光谱,并测量z为1.8 × 10 ^{10} Msun的星系的红移,精度达到sigma_z/(1 + z)= 1%,以进行我们的主要分析。<23.3 AB mag. We utilized a stellar mass-limited sample of 977 galaxies above M>利用三种不同的SFR指标,(1)Spitzer MIPS 24微米成像,(2)SED拟合,(3)[OII] 3727发射,我们发现中值比SFR(SSFR)和SFR从低密度场到集团和丰富集群的核心下降。对于基于SED和[OII]的SFR,SSFR的下降大约是一个数量级,而对于基于MIPS的SFR,下降是~4的因子。我们发现,即使在删除星系团附近的星系样本后,SSFR的下降幅度也大致相同。因此,在这些红移的星系群和星系团中,恒星形成(SF)的活动比场中的星系要低,z~0的情况也是如此。我们调查是否在SFR随着密度的增加而下降是由静态和恒星形成星系(SFGs)的比例变化或SFGs的SFR下降引起的。利用静止坐标系的U-V和V-J色来区分静止星系和SFG,我们发现静止星系的比例从低密度到高密度从32%增加到79%。此外,我们发现,基于U-V和V-J颜色选择的SFG的SSFR随着密度的增加而下降,对于基于SED和[OII]的SFR,下降因子为~5 - 6。SFG的基于MIPS的SSFR以较浅的斜率下降。因此,在0.6 &lt;z &lt;0.9处SSFR-密度关系的数量级下降是由SFG的SFR下降以及SFG和静止星系的混合变化的组合驱动的[ABRIDGED]。

英文摘要:

We study the star formation rates (SFRs) of galaxies as a function of local galaxy density at 0.6<z<0.9. We used a low-dispersion prism in IMACS on the 6.5-m Baade (Magellan I) telescope to obtain spectra and measured redshifts to a precision of sigma_z/(1+z)=1% for galaxies with z<23.3 AB mag. We utilized a stellar mass-limited sample of 977 galaxies above M>1.8x10^{10} Msun to conduct our main analysis. With three different SFR indicators, (1) Spitzer MIPS 24-micron imaging, (2) SED fitting, and (3) [OII]3727 emission, we find the median specific SFR (SSFR) and SFR to decline from the low-density field to the cores of groups and a rich cluster. For the SED and [OII] based SFRs, the decline in SSFR is roughly an order of magnitude while for the MIPS based SFRs, the decline is a factor of ~4. We find approximately the same magnitude of decline in SSFR even after removing the sample of galaxies near the cluster. Galaxies in groups and a cluster at these redshifts therefore have lower star formation (SF) activity than galaxies in the field, as is the case at z~0. We investigated whether the decline in SFR with increasing density is caused by a change in the proportion of quiescent and star forming galaxies (SFGs) or by a decline in the SFRs of SFGs. Using the rest-frame U-V and V-J colors to distinguish quiescent galaxies from SFGs we find the fraction of quiescent galaxies increases from ~32% to 79% from low to high density. In addition, we find the SSFRs of SFGs, selected based on U-V and V-J colors, to decline with increasing density by factors of ~5-6 for the SED and [OII] based SFRs. The MIPS based SSFRs for SFGs decline with a shallower slope. The order of magnitude decline in the SSFR-density relation at 0.6<z<0.9 is therefore driven by both a combination of declining SFRs of SFGs as well as a changing mix of SFGs and quiescent galaxies [ABRIDGED].

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