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JWST 场中星系形态:星系形态的初始分布与演化

Morphology of Galaxies in JWST Fields: Initial Distribution and Evolution of Galaxy Morphology

Jeong Hwan Lee, Changbom Park, Ho Seong Hwang, Minseong Kwon

AI总结:

基于 JWST 六个深场约 19,000 个星系,发现盘状星系在所有红移占 60-70%,高质量端球状主导,与 HR5 模拟一致,证实质量增长伴随盘状到球状形态转变。

摘要:

最近一项基于 Horizon Run (HR5) 宇宙学模拟的研究预测,在宇宙黎明时期($10\gtrsim z\gtrsim 4$),$\Lambda$CDM 宇宙中 ${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}\lesssim 10$ 的星系主要以盘状形态存在,这一现象由初始物质涨落中的潮汐力矩驱动。为了与观测直接比较,我们利用公开释放的 JWST/NIRCam 深场图像(包括 NEP-TDF、NGDEEP、CEERS、COSMOS、UDS 和 SMACS J0723$-$7327),在 $z=0.6-8.0$ 范围内识别了总共约 19,000 个 ${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}>9$ 的 JWST 星系。我们估计了它们的恒星质量和测光红移,红移弥散度为 $\sigma_{\rm NMAD}=0.009$,异常值比例仅为约 6%。我们采用与 HR5 研究相同的标准,将星系分为三种形态类型:'盘状'、'球状'和'不规则'。JWST 星系的形态分布显示,在所有红移范围内,盘状星系占 60-70%。然而,在高质量区间(${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}\gtrsim11$),球状形态成为主导类型。这表明星系的质量增长伴随着从盘状到球状的形态转变。在所有质量和红移下,不规则星系的比例约为 20% 或更低。六个 JWST 场中一致地发现了形态分布的所有趋势。这些结果与 HR5 模拟的结果高度一致,特别是证实了在宇宙黎明和正午时期小质量星系中盘状星系的普遍性。

英文摘要:

A recent study from the Horizon Run (HR5) cosmological simulation has predicted that galaxies with ${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}\lesssim 10$ in the cosmic morning ($10\gtrsim z\gtrsim 4$) dominantly have disk-like morphology in the $Λ$CDM universe, which is driven by the tidal torque in the initial matter fluctuations. For a direct comparison with observation, we identify a total of about $19,000$ James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) galaxies with ${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}>9$ at $z=0.6-8.0$ utilizing deep JWST/NIRCam images of publicly released fields, including NEP-TDF, NGDEEP, CEERS, COSMOS, UDS, and SMACS J0723$-$7327. We estimate their stellar masses and photometric redshifts with the redshift dispersion of $σ_{\rm NMAD}=0.009$ and outlier fraction of only about $6\%$. We classify galaxies into three morphological types, `disks', `spheroids', and `irregulars', applying the same criteria used in the HR5 study. The morphological distribution of the JWST galaxies shows that disk galaxies account for $60-70\%$ at all redshift ranges. However, in the high-mass regime (${\rm log}~M_{\ast}/M_{\odot}\gtrsim11$), spheroidal morphology becomes the dominant type. This implies that mass growth of galaxies is accompanied with morphological transition from disks to spheroids. The fraction of irregulars is about 20\% or less at all mass and redshifts. All the trends in the morphology distribution are consistently found in the six JWST fields. These results are in close agreement with the results from the HR5 simulation, particularly confirming the prevalence of disk galaxies at small masses in the cosmic morning and noon.

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