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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 657, 期 1, 页码 L5-L8出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/512974
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galaxies : evolution
We show that different stellar mass estimation methods yield overall mass scales that disagree by factors up to similar to 2 for the z=0 galaxy population and, more importantly, relative mass scales that sometimes disagree by factors greater than or similar to 3 between distinct classes of galaxies (spiral/ irregular types, classical E/S0s, and E/S0s whose colors reflect recent star formation). This comparison considers stellar mass estimates based on (1) two different calibrations of the correlation between K-band mass-to-light ratio and B-R color and (2) detailed fitting of UBRJHK photometry and optical spectrophotometry using two different population synthesis models (Bruzual-Charlot and Maraston), with the same initial mass function in all cases. We also compare stellar+gas masses with dynamical masses. This analysis offers only weak arguments for preferring a particular stellar mass estimation method, given the plausibility of real variations in dynamical properties and dark matter content. These results help to calibrate the systematic uncertainties inherent in mass-based evolutionary studies of galaxies, including comparisons of low-and high-redshift galaxies.
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