期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
卷 739, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/739/2/L44
关键词
galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: fundamental parameters
资金
- NSERC
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Astronomical Sciences [909247] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We present an analysis of the size growth seen in early-type galaxies over 10 Gyr of cosmic time. Our analysis is based on a homogeneous synthesis of published data from 16 spectroscopic surveys observed at similar spatial resolution, augmented by new measurements for galaxies in the Gemini Deep Deep Survey. In total, our sample contains structural data for 465 galaxies (mainly early-type) in the redshift range 0.2 < z < 2.7. The size evolution of passively evolving galaxies over this redshift range is gradual and continuous, with no evidence for an end or change to the process around z similar to 1, as has been hinted at by some surveys which analyze subsets of the data in isolation. The size growth appears to be independent of stellar mass, with the mass-normalized half-light radius scaling with redshift as R-e alpha (1 + z)(-1.62 +/- 0.34). Surprisingly, this power law seems to be in good agreement with the recently reported continuous size evolution of UV-bright galaxies in the redshift range z similar to 0.5-3.5. It is also in accordance with the predictions from recent theoretical models.
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