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From starburst to quiescence : post-starburst galaxies and their large-scale clustering over cosmic time
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dc.contributor.author | Wilkinson, Aaron | |
dc.contributor.author | Almaini, Omar | |
dc.contributor.author | Wild, Vivienne | |
dc.contributor.author | Maltby, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Hartley, William G | |
dc.contributor.author | Simpson, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Rowlands, Kate | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T09:30:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T09:30:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07 | |
dc.identifier | 273980795 | |
dc.identifier | 87cd65b7-5bf7-49e1-bb37-dad5a7c79b11 | |
dc.identifier | 000656139300097 | |
dc.identifier | 85107845329 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wilkinson , A , Almaini , O , Wild , V , Maltby , D , Hartley , W G , Simpson , C & Rowlands , K 2021 , ' From starburst to quiescence : post-starburst galaxies and their large-scale clustering over cosmic time ' , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 504 , no. 3 , pp. 4533–4550 . https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab965 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0035-8711 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: e87e27f85f6c471fa6cdaa09920adf66 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/23188 | |
dc.description | AW and VW acknowledges support from the European Research Council Starting Grant (SEDMorph; P.I. V. Wild). AW also acknowledges funding from the STFC and the H2020 ERC Consolidator Grant 683184. | en |
dc.description.abstract | We present the first study of the large-scale clustering of post-starburst (PSB) galaxies in the high redshift Universe (0.5 < z < 3.0). We select ∼4000 PSB galaxies photometrically, the largest high-redshift sample of this kind, from two deep large-scale near-infrared surveys: the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) DR11 and the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS). Using angular cross-correlation techniques, we estimate the halo masses for this large sample of PSB galaxies and compare them with quiescent and star-forming galaxies selected in the same fields. We find that low-mass, low-redshift (0.5 < z < 1.0) PSB galaxies preferentially reside in very high-mass dark matter haloes (Mhalo > 1014 M⊙), suggesting they are likely to be infalling satellite galaxies in cluster-like environments. High-mass PSB galaxies are more weakly clustered at low redshifts, but they reside in higher mass haloes with increasing look-back time, suggesting strong redshift-dependent halo downsizing. These key results are consistent with previous results suggesting that two main channels are responsible for the rapid quenching of galaxies. While high-redshift (z > 1) galaxies appear to be quenched by secular feedback mechanisms, processes associated with dense environments are likely to be the key driver of rapid quenching in the low-redshift Universe (z < 1). Finally, we show that the clustering of photometrically selected PSBs are consistent with them being direct descendants of highly dust-enshrouded sub-millimetre galaxies (SMGs), providing tantalising evidence for the oft-speculated evolutionary pathway from starburst to quiescence. | |
dc.format.extent | 3808510 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | en |
dc.subject | Cosmolog: large-scale structure | en |
dc.subject | Galaxies: Formation | en |
dc.subject | Galaxies: Evolution | en |
dc.subject | Galaxies: High Redshift | en |
dc.subject | Galaxies: Starburst | en |
dc.subject | QB Astronomy | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | From starburst to quiescence : post-starburst galaxies and their large-scale clustering over cosmic time | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/mnras/stab965 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ERC-2012-StG-20111012 | en |
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