- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/679/156
- Title:
- Extra central light in galactic nuclei. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/679/156
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the origin and properties of "extra" or "excess" central light in the surface brightness profiles of remnants of gas-rich mergers. By combining a large set of hydrodynamical simulations with data on observed mergers that span a broad range of profiles at various masses and degrees of relaxation, we show how to robustly separate the physically meaningful extra light (i.e., the stellar population formed in a compact central starburst during a gas-rich merger) from the outer profile established by violent relaxation acting on stars already present in the progenitor galaxies prior to the final stages of the merger. This separation is sensitive to the treatment of the profile, and we demonstrate that certain fitting procedures can yield physically misleading results. We show that our method reliably recovers the younger starburst population, and examine how the properties and mass of this component scale with the mass, gas content, and other aspects of the progenitors. We consider the time evolution of the profiles in different bands, and estimate the biases introduced by observational studies at different phases and wavelengths. We show that, when appropriately quantified, extra light is ubiquitous in both observed and simulated gas-rich merger remnants, with sufficient mass (~3%-30% of the stellar mass) to explain the apparent discrepancy in the maximum phase-space densities of ellipticals and their progenitor spirals.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/859/2
- Title:
- Fundamental stellar & halo data for local galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/859/2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We build templates of rotation curves as a function of the I-band luminosity via the mass modeling (by the sum of a thin exponential disk and a cored halo profile) of suitably normalized, stacked data from wide samples of local spiral galaxies. We then exploit such templates to determine fundamental stellar and halo properties for a sample of about 550 local disk-dominated galaxies with high-quality measurements of the optical radius R_opt_ and of the corresponding rotation velocity V_opt_. Specifically, we determine the stellar M_*_ and halo M_H_ masses, the halo size R_H_ and velocity scale V_H_, and the specific angular momenta of the stellar j_*_ and dark matter j_H_ components. We derive global scaling relationships involving such stellar and halo properties both for the individual galaxies in our sample and for their mean within bins; the latter are found to be in pleasing agreement with previous determinations by independent methods (e.g., abundance matching techniques, weak-lensing observations, and individual rotation curve modeling). Remarkably, the size of our sample and the robustness of our statistical approach allow us to attain an unprecedented level of precision over an extended range of mass and velocity scales, with 1{sigma} dispersion around the mean relationships of less than 0.1dex. We thus set new standard local relationships that must be reproduced by detailed physical models, which offer a basis for improving the subgrid recipes in numerical simulations, that provide a benchmark to gauge independent observations and check for systematics, and that constitute a basic step toward the future exploitation of the spiral galaxy population as a cosmological probe.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/853/95
- Title:
- Galaxies probing galaxies in PRIMUS. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/853/95
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The spectroscopy of background QSO sightlines passing close to foreground galaxies is a potent technique for studying the circumgalactic medium (CGM). However, QSOs are effectively point sources, limiting their potential to constrain the size of circumgalactic gaseous structures. Here we present the first large Keck/Low-resolution Imaging Spectrometer (LRIS) and Very Large Telescope (VLT)/Focal Reducer/Low-dispersion Spectrograph 2 (FORS2) spectroscopic survey of bright (B_AB_<22.3) background galaxies whose lines of sight probe MgII{lambda}{lambda}2796,2803 absorption from the CGM around close projected foreground galaxies at transverse distances 10kpc<R_{perp}_<150kpc. Our sample of 72 projected pairs, drawn from the PRIsm MUlti-object Survey, includes 48 background galaxies that do not host bright active galactic nuclei, and both star-forming and quiescent foreground galaxies with stellar masses of 9.0<logM_*_/M_{sun}_<11.2 at redshifts of 0.35<z_f/g_<0.8. We detect MgII absorption associated with these foreground galaxies with equivalent widths of 0.25{AA}<W_2796_<2.6{AA} at >2{sigma} significance in 20 individual background sightlines passing within R_{perp}_<50kpc and place 2{sigma} upper limits on W_2796_ of <~0.5{AA} in an additional 11 close sightlines. Within R_{perp}_<50kpc, W_2796_ is anticorrelated with R_{perp}_, consistent with analyses of Mg ii absorption detected along background QSO sightlines. Subsamples of these foreground hosts divided at logM_*_/M_{sun}_=9.9 exhibit statistically inconsistent W_2796_ distributions at 30kpc<R_{perp}_<50kpc, with the higher-M* galaxies yielding a larger median W_2796_ by 0.9{AA}. Finally, we demonstrate that foreground galaxies with similar stellar masses exhibit the same median W_2796_ at a given R_{perp}_ to within <0.2{AA} toward both background galaxies and toward QSO sightlines drawn from the literature. Analysis of these data sets constraining the spatial coherence scale of circumgalactic MgII absorption is presented in a companion paper.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/706/516
- Title:
- Gas content of star-forming galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/706/516
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Stars do not form continuously distributed over star-forming galaxies. They form in star clusters of different masses. This nature of clustered star formation is taken into account in the theory of the integrated galactic stellar initial mass function (IGIMF) in which the galaxy-wide initial mass function (IMF) on galaxy-wide scales is calculated by adding all IMFs of young star clusters. For massive stars, the IGIMF is steeper than the universal IMF in star clusters and steepens with decreasing star formation rate (SFR) which is called the IGIMF effect. The current SFR and the total H{alpha} luminosity of galaxies therefore scale nonlinearly in the IGIMF theory compared to the classical case in which the galaxy-wide IMF is assumed to be constant and identical to the IMF in star clusters. Here we apply for the first time the revised SFR-L_H{alpha}_ relation on a sample of local volume star-forming galaxies with measured H{alpha} luminosities.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/744/44
- Title:
- H{alpha} and UV fluxes in nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/744/44
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We consider the effects of non-constant star formation histories (SFHs) on H{alpha} and GALEX far-ultraviolet (FUV) star formation rate (SFR) indicators. Under the assumption of a fully populated Chabrier initial mass function (IMF), we compare the distribution of H{alpha}-to-FUV flux ratios from ~1500 simple, periodic model SFHs with observations of 185 galaxies from the Spitzer Local Volume Legacy survey. We find a set of SFH models that are well matched to the data, such that more massive galaxies are best characterized by nearly constant SFHs, while low-mass systems experience burst amplitudes of ~30 (i.e., an increase in the SFR by a factor of 30 over the SFR during the inter-burst period), burst durations of tens of Myr, and periods of ~250 Myr; these SFHs are broadly consistent with the increased stochastic star formation expected in systems with lower SFRs. We analyze the predicted temporal evolution of galaxy stellar mass, R-band surface brightness, H{alpha}-derived SFR, and blue luminosity, and find that they provide a reasonable match to observed flux distributions. We find that our model SFHs are generally able to reproduce both the observed systematic decline and increased scatter in H{alpha}-to-FUV ratios toward low-mass systems, without invoking other physical mechanisms.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/833/96
- Title:
- Hawaii infrared parallax program. II. Ultracool dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/833/96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a large, uniform analysis of young (~10-150Myr) ultracool dwarfs, based on new high-precision infrared (IR) parallaxes for 68 objects. We find that low-gravity (VL-G) late-M and L dwarfs form a continuous sequence in IR color-magnitude diagrams, separate from the field population and from current theoretical models. These VL-G objects also appear distinct from young substellar (brown dwarf and exoplanet) companions, suggesting that the two populations may have a different range of physical properties. In contrast, at the L/T transition, young, old, and spectrally peculiar objects all span a relatively narrow range in near-IR absolute magnitudes. At a given spectral type, the IR absolute magnitudes of young objects can be offset from ordinary field dwarfs, with the largest offsets occurring in the Y and J bands for late-M dwarfs (brighter than the field) and mid-/late-L dwarfs (fainter than the field). Overall, low-gravity (VL-G) objects have the most uniform photometric behavior, while intermediate gravity (INT-G) objects are more diverse, suggesting a third governing parameter beyond spectral type and gravity class. We examine the moving group membership for all young ultracool dwarfs with parallaxes, changing the status of 23 objects (including 8 previously identified planetary-mass candidates) and fortifying the status of another 28 objects. We use our resulting age-calibrated sample to establish empirical young isochrones and show a declining frequency of VL-G objects relative to INT-G objects with increasing age. Notable individual objects in our sample include high-velocity (>~100km/s) INT-G objects, very red late-L dwarfs with high surface gravities, candidate disk-bearing members of the MBM20 cloud and {beta} Pic moving group, and very young distant interlopers. Finally, we provide a comprehensive summary of the absolute magnitudes and spectral classifications of young ultracool dwarfs, using a combined sample of 102 objects found in the field and as substellar companions to young stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/572/A90
- Title:
- Herschel-VVDS-CFHTLS-D1 detections
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/572/A90
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate of the properties of ~2000 Herschel/SPIRE far-infrared-selected galaxies from 0<z<4 in the CFHTLS-D1 field. Using a combination of extensive spectroscopy from the VVDS and ORELSE surveys, deep multiwavelength imaging from CFHT, VLA, Spitzer, XMM-Newton, and Herschel, and well-calibrated spectral energy distribution fitting, Herschel-bright galaxies are compared to optically-selected galaxies at a variety of redshifts. Herschel-selected galaxies are observed to span a range of stellar masses, colors, and absolute magnitudes equivalent to galaxies undetected in SPIRE. Though many Herschel galaxies appear to be in transition, such galaxies are largely consistent with normal star-forming galaxies when rest-frame colors are utilized. The nature of the star-forming "main sequence" is studied and we warn against adopting this framework unless the main sequence is determined precisely. Herschel galaxies at different total infrared luminosities (L_TIR_) are compared. Bluer optical colors, larger nebular extinctions, and larger contributions from younger stellar populations are observed for galaxies with larger L_TIR_, suggesting that low-L_TIR_ galaxies are undergoing rejuvenated starbursts while galaxies with higher L_TIR_ are forming a larger percentage of their stellar mass. A variety of methods are used to select powerful active galactic nuclei (AGN). Galaxies hosting all types of AGN are observed to be undergoing starbursts more commonly and vigorously than a matched sample of galaxies without powerful AGN and, additionally, the fraction of galaxies with an AGN increases with increasing SFR at all redshifts. At all redshifts (0<z<4) the most prodigious star-forming galaxies are found to contain the highest fraction of powerful AGN. For redshift bins that allow a comparison (z>0.5), the highest L_TIR_ galaxies in a given redshift bin are unobserved by SPIRE at subsequently lower redshifts, a trend linked to downsizing. In conjunction with other results, this evidence is used to argue for prevalent AGN-driven quenching in starburst galaxies across cosmic time.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/842/133
- Title:
- HI-bearing ultra-diffuse ALFALFA galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/842/133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a sample of 115 very low optical surface brightness, highly extended, HI-rich galaxies carefully selected from the ALFALFA survey that have similar optical absolute magnitudes, surface brightnesses, and radii to recently discovered "ultra-diffuse" galaxies (UDGs). However, these systems are bluer and have more irregular morphologies than other UDGs, are isolated, and contain significant reservoirs of HI. We find that while these sources have normal star formation rates for HI-selected galaxies of similar stellar mass, they have very low star formation efficiencies. We further present deep optical and HI-synthesis follow-up imaging of three of these HI-bearing ultra-diffuse sources. We measure HI diameters extending to ~40kpc, but note that while all three sources have large HI diameters for their stellar mass, they are consistent with the HI mass-HI radius relation. We further analyze the HI velocity widths and rotation velocities for the unresolved and resolved sources, respectively, and find that the sources appear to inhabit halos of dwarf galaxies. We estimate spin parameters, and suggest that these sources may exist in high spin parameter halos, and as such may be potential HI-rich progenitors to the ultra-diffuse galaxies observed in cluster environments.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/817/40
- Title:
- High-resolution NIR spectra of local giants
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/817/40
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a sample of 705 local giant stars observed using the New Mexico State University 1m telescope with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III/Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) spectrograph, for which we estimate stellar ages and the local star formation history (SFH). The high-resolution (R~22500), near infrared (1.51-1.7{mu}m) APOGEE spectra provide measurements of stellar atmospheric parameters (temperature, surface gravity, [M/H], and [{alpha}/M]). Due to the smaller uncertainties in surface gravity possible with high-resolution spectra and accurate Hipparcos distance measurements, we are able to calculate the stellar masses to within 30%. For giants, the relatively rapid evolution up the red giant branch allows the age to be constrained by the mass. We examine methods of estimating age using both the mass-age relation directly and a Bayesian isochrone matching of measured parameters, assuming a constant SFH. To improve the SFH prior, we use a hierarchical modeling approach to constrain the parameters of the model SFH using the age probability distribution functions of the data. The results of an {alpha}-dependent Gaussian SFH model show a clear age-[{alpha}/M] relation at all ages. Using this SFH model as the prior for an empirical Bayesian analysis, we determine ages for individual stars. The resulting age-metallicity relation is flat, with a slight decrease in [M/H] at the oldest ages and a ~0.5 dex spread in metallicity across most ages. For stars with ages <~1Gyr we find a smaller spread, consistent with radial migration having a smaller effect on these young stars than on the older stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/326/722
- Title:
- HIPPARCOS Ba stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/326/722
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- HIPPARCOS astrometric and kinematical data together with radial velocities from other sources are used to calibrate both luminosity and kinematics parameters of Ba stars and to classify them. Five distinct classes have been found i.e. some halo stars (H) and four groups belonging to disk population: roughly super-giants (S), two groups of giants (one on the giant branch (G), the other at the clump location(C)) and dwarfs (D). Individual distances and luminosities are estimated.
