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红移0.3 < z < 0.9的低质量恒星形成星系的最近恒星质量聚集

Recent stellar mass assembly of low-mass star-forming galaxies at redshifts 0.3 < z < 0.9

Lucía Rodríguez-Muñoz, Jesús Gallego, Camilla Pacifici, Laurence Tresse, Stéphane Charlot, Armando Gil de Paz, Guillermo Barro, Víctor Villar

摘要:

低质量恒星形成星系(LMSFG)形成大部分恒星质量的时代是不确定的。虽然一些模型预测早期形成,但其他模型则倾向于延迟到宇宙后期的情况。我们提出了限制的恒星形成历史(SFH)的LMSFG的样本,通过分析其光谱能量分布,使用一种新的方法,(1)始终结合光度(宽带)和光谱(发射线的等效宽度)的数据,(2)使用物理动机SFH的恒星形成率(SFR)的非均匀变化作为时间的函数。样品包括在扩展钱德拉深场-南场(E-CDF-S)中在0.3 < z_spec < 0.9处的31个光谱学确认的LMSFG(7.3 < log M*/Msun < 8.0)。其中,24颗的光度恒星质量log M*/Msun < 8.0,0.3 < z_phot < 1.0,NB 816 < 26 AB等;其余7颗是在相同光度红移和星等范围内的蓝致密矮星(BCD)。我们还研究了43个更大质量的光谱确认的星系(8.0 < log M*/Msun < 9.1)的第二个样本,以相同的标准选择。SFR和恒星质量的两个样本得出的地方,我们的目标标准的恒星形成星系的主要序列。中等红移的LMSFG的SFH中位数似乎形成了在观测前0.5-1.8 Gyr的样本推断的恒星质量中位数的90%。这些结果表明,最近的恒星质量大会LMSFG,符合宇宙学的缩小趋势。我们发现类似的中位数SFH时间尺度更大规模的二级样本。

英文摘要:

The epoch when low-mass star forming galaxies (LMSFGs) form the bulk of their stellar mass is uncertain. While some models predict an early formation, others favor a delayed scenario until later ages of the universe. We present constraints on the star formation histories (SFHs) of a sample of LMSFGs obtained through the analysis of their spectral energy distributions using a novel approach that (1) consistently combines photometric (broadband) and spectroscopic (equivalent widths of emission lines) data, and (2) uses physically motivated SFHs with non-uniform variations of the star formation rate (SFR) as a function of time. The sample includes 31 spectroscopically confirmed LMSFGs (7.3 < log M*/Msun < 8.0) at 0.3 < z_spec < 0.9 in the Extended-Chandra Deep Field-South field (E-CDF-S). Among them, 24 were selected with photometric stellar mass log M*/Msun < 8.0, 0.3 < z_phot < 1.0, and NB816 < 26 AB mag; the remaining 7 were selected as blue compact dwarfs (BCDs) within the same photometric redshift and magnitude ranges. We also study a secondary sample of 43 more massive spectroscopically confirmed galaxies (8.0 < log M*/Msun < 9.1), selected with the same criteria. The SFRs and stellar masses derived for both samples place our targets on the standard main sequence of star forming galaxies. The median SFH of LMSFGs at intermediate redshifts appears to form 90% of the median stellar mass inferred for the sample in the 0.5-1.8 Gyr immediately preceding the observation. These results suggest a recent stellar mass assembly for LMSFGs, consistent with the cosmological downsizing trends. We find similar median SFH timescales for the more massive secondary sample.

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