Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr
ABSTRACT We present the first study of spatially integrated higher-order stellar kinematics over cosmic time. We use deep rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quiescent galaxies at redshifts z = 0.05, 0.3, and 0.8 from the SAMI, MAGPI, and LEGA-C surveys to measure the excess kurtosis h4 of the stella...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/mnras/stad800 2024-09-15T18:33:20+00:00 Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr D’Eugenio, Francesco van der Wel, Arjen Piotrowska, Joanna M Bezanson, Rachel Taylor, Edward N van de Sande, Jesse Baker, William M Bell, Eric F Bellstedt, Sabine Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Bluck, Asa F L Brough, Sarah Bryant, Julia J Colless, Matthew Cortese, Luca Croom, Scott M Derkenne, Caro van Dokkum, Pieter Fisher, Deanne Foster, Caroline Gallazzi, Anna de Graaff, Anna Groves, Brent van Houdt, Josha del P. Lagos, Claudia Looser, Tobias J Maiolino, Roberto Maseda, Michael Mendel, J Trevor Nersesian, Angelos Pacifici, Camilla Poci, Adriano Remus, Rhea-Silvia Sweet, Sarah M Thater, Sabine Tran, Kim-Vy Übler, Hannah Valenzuela, Lucas M Wisnioski, Emily Zibetti, Stefano ERC Science and Technology Facilities Council Australian Research Council 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad800 https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-pdf/525/2/2789/56261508/stad800.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society volume 525, issue 2, page 2789-2805 ISSN 0035-8711 1365-2966 journal-article 2023 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad800 2024-06-24T04:27:04Z ABSTRACT We present the first study of spatially integrated higher-order stellar kinematics over cosmic time. We use deep rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quiescent galaxies at redshifts z = 0.05, 0.3, and 0.8 from the SAMI, MAGPI, and LEGA-C surveys to measure the excess kurtosis h4 of the stellar velocity distribution, the latter parametrized as a Gauss-Hermite series. Conservatively using a redshift-independent cut in stellar mass ($M_\star = 10^{11}\, \mathrm{M_\odot }$) and matching the stellar-mass distributions of our samples, we find 7σ evidence of h4 increasing with cosmic time, from a median value of 0.019 ± 0.002 at z = 0.8 to 0.059 ± 0.004 at z = 0.06. Alternatively, we use a physically motivated sample selection based on the mass distribution of the progenitors of local quiescent galaxies as inferred from numerical simulations; in this case, we find 10σ evidence. This evolution suggests that, over the last 7 Gyr, there has been a gradual decrease in the rotation-to-dispersion ratio and an increase in the radial anisotropy of the stellar velocity distribution, qualitatively consistent with accretion of gas-poor satellites. These findings demonstrate that massive galaxies continue to accrete mass and increase their dispersion support after becoming quiescent. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Oxford University Press Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 525 2 2789 2805 |
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ABSTRACT We present the first study of spatially integrated higher-order stellar kinematics over cosmic time. We use deep rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quiescent galaxies at redshifts z = 0.05, 0.3, and 0.8 from the SAMI, MAGPI, and LEGA-C surveys to measure the excess kurtosis h4 of the stellar velocity distribution, the latter parametrized as a Gauss-Hermite series. Conservatively using a redshift-independent cut in stellar mass ($M_\star = 10^{11}\, \mathrm{M_\odot }$) and matching the stellar-mass distributions of our samples, we find 7σ evidence of h4 increasing with cosmic time, from a median value of 0.019 ± 0.002 at z = 0.8 to 0.059 ± 0.004 at z = 0.06. Alternatively, we use a physically motivated sample selection based on the mass distribution of the progenitors of local quiescent galaxies as inferred from numerical simulations; in this case, we find 10σ evidence. This evolution suggests that, over the last 7 Gyr, there has been a gradual decrease in the rotation-to-dispersion ratio and an increase in the radial anisotropy of the stellar velocity distribution, qualitatively consistent with accretion of gas-poor satellites. These findings demonstrate that massive galaxies continue to accrete mass and increase their dispersion support after becoming quiescent. |
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D’Eugenio, Francesco van der Wel, Arjen Piotrowska, Joanna M Bezanson, Rachel Taylor, Edward N van de Sande, Jesse Baker, William M Bell, Eric F Bellstedt, Sabine Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Bluck, Asa F L Brough, Sarah Bryant, Julia J Colless, Matthew Cortese, Luca Croom, Scott M Derkenne, Caro van Dokkum, Pieter Fisher, Deanne Foster, Caroline Gallazzi, Anna de Graaff, Anna Groves, Brent van Houdt, Josha del P. Lagos, Claudia Looser, Tobias J Maiolino, Roberto Maseda, Michael Mendel, J Trevor Nersesian, Angelos Pacifici, Camilla Poci, Adriano Remus, Rhea-Silvia Sweet, Sarah M Thater, Sabine Tran, Kim-Vy Übler, Hannah Valenzuela, Lucas M Wisnioski, Emily Zibetti, Stefano |
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D’Eugenio, Francesco van der Wel, Arjen Piotrowska, Joanna M Bezanson, Rachel Taylor, Edward N van de Sande, Jesse Baker, William M Bell, Eric F Bellstedt, Sabine Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Bluck, Asa F L Brough, Sarah Bryant, Julia J Colless, Matthew Cortese, Luca Croom, Scott M Derkenne, Caro van Dokkum, Pieter Fisher, Deanne Foster, Caroline Gallazzi, Anna de Graaff, Anna Groves, Brent van Houdt, Josha del P. Lagos, Claudia Looser, Tobias J Maiolino, Roberto Maseda, Michael Mendel, J Trevor Nersesian, Angelos Pacifici, Camilla Poci, Adriano Remus, Rhea-Silvia Sweet, Sarah M Thater, Sabine Tran, Kim-Vy Übler, Hannah Valenzuela, Lucas M Wisnioski, Emily Zibetti, Stefano Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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D’Eugenio, Francesco van der Wel, Arjen Piotrowska, Joanna M Bezanson, Rachel Taylor, Edward N van de Sande, Jesse Baker, William M Bell, Eric F Bellstedt, Sabine Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Bluck, Asa F L Brough, Sarah Bryant, Julia J Colless, Matthew Cortese, Luca Croom, Scott M Derkenne, Caro van Dokkum, Pieter Fisher, Deanne Foster, Caroline Gallazzi, Anna de Graaff, Anna Groves, Brent van Houdt, Josha del P. Lagos, Claudia Looser, Tobias J Maiolino, Roberto Maseda, Michael Mendel, J Trevor Nersesian, Angelos Pacifici, Camilla Poci, Adriano Remus, Rhea-Silvia Sweet, Sarah M Thater, Sabine Tran, Kim-Vy Übler, Hannah Valenzuela, Lucas M Wisnioski, Emily Zibetti, Stefano |
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Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr |
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evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from magpi, lega-c, and sami surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 gyr |
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