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z<2.5的星系合并I:在3-15 kpc距离处合并星系的恒星形成特性

Galaxy mergers up to z<2.5 I : The star formation properties of merging galaxies at separations 3-15 kpc

Andrea Silva, Danilo Marchesini, John D. Silverman, Rosalind Skelton, Daisuke Iono, Nicholas Martis, Z. Cemile Marsan, Ken-ichi Tadaki, Gabriel Brammer, Jeyhan Kartaltepe

摘要:

本文研究了0.3<z<2.5时星系合并对恒星形成的影响。主要的合并选择从CANDELS/3D-HST目录使用峰值查找算法。合并预测星系核的成员之间的3-15千秒差距。我们比较了合并和非合并星系的恒星形成活动,没有发现显着差异。我们发现,只有12%的星系在主要合并(其中两个星系的log(M/Msun)>10)是恒星爆发(即,SFR高于恒星形成星系的主序列>0.5 dex)。合并的星系包括质量较低的星系,显示出更高比例的恒星爆发星系(20%)。在这个样本中,恒星爆发合并星系的比例很低,这表明在星系核分离3-15 kpc的合并星系仍处于早期阶段,尚未达到恒星形成活动的最高水平。此外,恒星形成增强的水平和持续时间可以说是减少本地合并相比,高z合并的模拟显示,也可能取决于合并星系的物理性质(如恒星质量和气体分数)。最后,我们比较了合并星系之间的特定SFR。我们的研究结果表明,随着合并星系质量的增加,合并中质量较小的成员中的恒星形成活动比其同伴星系受到更大的影响。

英文摘要:

We present a study of the influence of galaxy mergers on star formation at 0.3<z<2.5. Major mergers are selected from the CANDELS/3D-HST catalog using a peak-finding algorithm. Mergers have projected galaxy nuclei separation of their members between 3-15 kpc. We compare the star formation activity in merging and non-merging galaxies and find no significant differences. We find that only 12% of the galaxies in major mergers (in which both galaxies have log(M/Msun)>10) are star-bursting (i.e., with SFR above the main sequence of star-forming galaxies by >0.5 dex). Merging galaxies which include galaxies with lower masses show a higher fraction of star-bursting galaxies (20%). The low fraction of star-bursting merging galaxies in this sample suggests that at galaxy nuclei separations of 3-15 kpc merging galaxies are still in a early stage and are yet to reach the maximum level of star formation activity. Furthermore, the level of star formation enhancement and its duration could be arguably reduced compared to local mergers, as shown by simulations of high-z mergers, and might also depend on the physical properties (such as stellar mass and gas fraction) of the merging galaxies. Finally, we compare the specific SFR between merging galaxies. Our results suggest that, as the mass of the merging galaxies increases, the star formation activity in the less massive member in the merger suffers a more dramatic impact than its companion galaxy.

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