A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies

Studying the resolved stellar populations of the different structural components which build massive galaxies directly unveils their assembly history. We aim at characterizing the stellar population properties of a representative sample of bulges and pure spheroids in massive galaxies (M* > 10^(1...

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Autores: Costantin, Luca, Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo, Méndez Abreu, Jairo, Huertas Company, Marc, Dimauro, Paola, Alcalde Pampliega, Belén, Buitrago, Fernando, Ceverino, Daniel, Daddi, Emanuele, Domínguez Sánchez, Helena, Espino Briones, Néstor, Hernán Caballero, Antonio, Koekemoer, Anton M., Rodighiero, Giulia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8440
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Star-formation histories
Massive quiescent galaxies
Post-starburst galxies
High-redshift
Stellar populatins
size evolution
Photometric redshifts
Disk galaxies
Structural-properties
Elliptic galaxies
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
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spelling A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxiesCostantin, LucaPérez González, Pablo GuillermoMéndez Abreu, JairoHuertas Company, MarcDimauro, PaolaAlcalde Pampliega, BelénBuitrago, FernandoCeverino, DanielDaddi, EmanueleDomínguez Sánchez, HelenaEspino Briones, NéstorHernán Caballero, AntonioKoekemoer, Anton M.Rodighiero, Giulia52Star-formation historiesMassive quiescent galaxiesPost-starburst galxiesHigh-redshiftStellar populatinssize evolutionPhotometric redshiftsDisk galaxiesStructural-propertiesElliptic galaxiesAstrofísicaAstronomía (Física)Studying the resolved stellar populations of the different structural components which build massive galaxies directly unveils their assembly history. We aim at characterizing the stellar population properties of a representative sample of bulges and pure spheroids in massive galaxies (M* > 10^(10) Mסּ ) in the GOODS-N field. We take advantage of the spectral and spatial information provided by SHARDS and HST data to perform the multi-image spectro-photometrical decoupling of the galaxy light. We derive the spectral energy distribution separately for bulges and disks in the redshift range 0.14 < z ≤1 with spectral resolution R ∼50. Analyzing these SEDs, we find evidences of a bimodal distribution of bulge formation redshifts. We find that 33% of them present old mass-weighted ages, implying a median formation redshift z_(form) = 6.2^(+1.5)_(−1.7). They are relics of the early Universe embedded in disk galaxies. A second wave, dominant in number, accounts for bulges formed at median redshift z_(form) = 1.3^(+0.6)_(−0.6). The oldest (1st-wave) bulges are more compact than the youngest. Virtually all pure spheroids (i.e., those without any disk) are coetaneous with the 2nd-wave bulges, presenting a median redshift of formation z_(form) = 1.1^(+0.3)_(−0.3). The two waves of bulge formation are not only distinguishable in terms of stellar ages, but also in star formation mode. All 1st-wave bulges formed fast at z ∼ 6, with typical timescales around 200 Myr. A significant fraction of the 2nd-wave bulges assembled more slowly, with star formation timescales as long as 1 Gyr. The results of this work suggest that the centers of massive disk-like galaxies actually harbor the oldest spheroids formed in the Universe.IOP PublishingUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20212021-06-0120212021-06-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8440reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/84402026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
title A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
spellingShingle A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
Costantin, Luca
52
Star-formation histories
Massive quiescent galaxies
Post-starburst galxies
High-redshift
Stellar populatins
size evolution
Photometric redshifts
Disk galaxies
Structural-properties
Elliptic galaxies
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
title_short A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
title_full A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
title_fullStr A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
title_full_unstemmed A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
title_sort A duality in the origin of bulges and spheroidal galaxies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Costantin, Luca
Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Méndez Abreu, Jairo
Huertas Company, Marc
Dimauro, Paola
Alcalde Pampliega, Belén
Buitrago, Fernando
Ceverino, Daniel
Daddi, Emanuele
Domínguez Sánchez, Helena
Espino Briones, Néstor
Hernán Caballero, Antonio
Koekemoer, Anton M.
Rodighiero, Giulia
author Costantin, Luca
author_facet Costantin, Luca
Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Méndez Abreu, Jairo
Huertas Company, Marc
Dimauro, Paola
Alcalde Pampliega, Belén
Buitrago, Fernando
Ceverino, Daniel
Daddi, Emanuele
Domínguez Sánchez, Helena
Espino Briones, Néstor
Hernán Caballero, Antonio
Koekemoer, Anton M.
Rodighiero, Giulia
author_role author
author2 Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Méndez Abreu, Jairo
Huertas Company, Marc
Dimauro, Paola
Alcalde Pampliega, Belén
Buitrago, Fernando
Ceverino, Daniel
Daddi, Emanuele
Domínguez Sánchez, Helena
Espino Briones, Néstor
Hernán Caballero, Antonio
Koekemoer, Anton M.
Rodighiero, Giulia
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 52
Star-formation histories
Massive quiescent galaxies
Post-starburst galxies
High-redshift
Stellar populatins
size evolution
Photometric redshifts
Disk galaxies
Structural-properties
Elliptic galaxies
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
topic 52
Star-formation histories
Massive quiescent galaxies
Post-starburst galxies
High-redshift
Stellar populatins
size evolution
Photometric redshifts
Disk galaxies
Structural-properties
Elliptic galaxies
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
description Studying the resolved stellar populations of the different structural components which build massive galaxies directly unveils their assembly history. We aim at characterizing the stellar population properties of a representative sample of bulges and pure spheroids in massive galaxies (M* > 10^(10) Mסּ ) in the GOODS-N field. We take advantage of the spectral and spatial information provided by SHARDS and HST data to perform the multi-image spectro-photometrical decoupling of the galaxy light. We derive the spectral energy distribution separately for bulges and disks in the redshift range 0.14 < z ≤1 with spectral resolution R ∼50. Analyzing these SEDs, we find evidences of a bimodal distribution of bulge formation redshifts. We find that 33% of them present old mass-weighted ages, implying a median formation redshift z_(form) = 6.2^(+1.5)_(−1.7). They are relics of the early Universe embedded in disk galaxies. A second wave, dominant in number, accounts for bulges formed at median redshift z_(form) = 1.3^(+0.6)_(−0.6). The oldest (1st-wave) bulges are more compact than the youngest. Virtually all pure spheroids (i.e., those without any disk) are coetaneous with the 2nd-wave bulges, presenting a median redshift of formation z_(form) = 1.1^(+0.3)_(−0.3). The two waves of bulge formation are not only distinguishable in terms of stellar ages, but also in star formation mode. All 1st-wave bulges formed fast at z ∼ 6, with typical timescales around 200 Myr. A significant fraction of the 2nd-wave bulges assembled more slowly, with star formation timescales as long as 1 Gyr. The results of this work suggest that the centers of massive disk-like galaxies actually harbor the oldest spheroids formed in the Universe.
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