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富X射线选择星系团中恒星形成分数和星系演化与红移

Star-forming fractions and galaxy evolution with redshift in rich X-ray-selected galaxy clusters

J. B. Nantais, A. Rettura, C. Lidman, R. Demarco, R. Gobat, P. Rosati, M. J. Jee

摘要:

我们比较了红移z = 1.24的星系团RDCS J1252.9-2927(J1252.9)的58个成员星系和z = 0.84的星系团RX J0152.7-1357(J0152.7)的134个星系按环境和恒星质量分组的叠加光谱。这两个星系团是研究星系如何在z ~ 1处从恒星形成演化为被动星系的绝佳实验室。我们测量了我们的密度和质量为基础的堆叠光谱的光谱指数和恒星形成分数。低质量星系(< 7 x 10^10 M_sun)中的恒星形成分数在J1252.9中高于J0152.7,约为4 sigma显著性。因此,对于相当一部分低质量星系来说,恒星的形成在z = 1.24和z = 0.84之间被淬灭。在J1252.9中,恒星形成分数在所有环境中都较高,包括核心。在J1252.9中的被动星系在所有密度和质量群中的D_n4000值都比J0152.7系统地低,这与适度超太阳金属丰度的被动演化一致。

英文摘要:

We have compared stacked spectra of galaxies, grouped by environment and stellar mass, among 58 members of the redshift z = 1.24 galaxy cluster RDCS J1252.9-2927 (J1252.9) and 134 galaxies in the z = 0.84 cluster RX J0152.7-1357 (J0152.7). These two clusters are excellent laboratories to study how galaxies evolve from star-forming to passive at z ~ 1. We measured spectral indices and star-forming fractions for our density- and mass-based stacked spectra. The star-forming fraction among low-mass galaxies (< 7 x 10^10 M_sun) is higher in J1252.9 than in J0152.7, at about 4 sigma significance. Thus star formation is being quenched between z = 1.24 and z = 0.84 for a substantial fraction of low-mass galaxies. Star-forming fractions were also found to be higher in J1252.9 in all environments, including the core. Passive galaxies in J1252.9 have systematically lower D_n4000 values than in J0152.7 in all density and mass groups, consistent with passive evolution at modestly super-solar metallicities.

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