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dc.contributor.author | SANTINI, Paola | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | CASTELLANO, MARCO | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | MERLIN, Emiliano | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | FONTANA, Adriano | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | F. Fortuni | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | D. Kodra | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | B. Magnelli | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | MENCI, Nicola | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | A. Calabrò | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | C. C. Lovell | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | PENTERICCI, Laura | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | TESTA, Vincenzo | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | S. M. Wilkins | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T13:49:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T13:49:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-6361 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/32048 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The emergence of passive galaxies in the early Universe results from the interplay among the processes responsible for their rapid assembly and for the abrupt shut-down of their SF. Investigating the individual properties and demographics of early passive galaxies will improve our understanding of these mechanisms. In this work we present a follow-up analysis of the z>3 passive galaxy candidates selected by Merlin et al. (2019) in the CANDELS fields. We begin by first confirming the accuracy of their passive classification by exploiting their sub-mm emission to demonstrate the lack of ongoing SF. Using archival ALMA observations we are able to confirm at least 61% of the observed candidates as passive. While the remainder lack sufficiently deep data for confirmation, we are able to validate the entire sample in a statistical sense. We then estimate the Stellar Mass Function (SMF) of all 101 passive candidates in three redshift bins from z=5 to z=3. We adopt a stepwise approach that has the advantage of taking into account photometric errors, observational incompleteness, and the Eddington bias without any a-posteriori correction. We observe a pronounced evolution in the SMF around z~4, indicating that we are witnessing the emergence of the passive population at this epoch. Massive (M>10^11Msun) passive galaxies, only accounting for a small (<10%) fraction of galaxies at z>4, become dominant at later epochs. Thanks to a combination of photometric quality, sample selection and methodology, we overall find a higher density of passive galaxies than previous works. The comparison with theoretical predictions, despite a qualitative agreement, denotes a still incomplete understanding of the physical processes responsible for the formation of these galaxies. Finally, we extrapolate our results to predict the number of early passive galaxies expected in surveys carried out with future facilities. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.title | The emergence of passive galaxies in the early Universe | en_US |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1051/0004-6361/202039738 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85112354631 | en_US |
dc.identifier.url | http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.10584v3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.url | https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2021/08/aa39738-20/aa39738-20.html | en_US |
dc.relation.medium | STAMPA | en_US |
dc.relation.volume | 652 | en_US |
dc.relation.firstpage | A30 | en_US |
dc.type.referee | REF_1 | en_US |
dc.description.numberofauthors | 13 | en_US |
dc.description.international | sì | en_US |
dc.contributor.country | ITA | en_US |
dc.contributor.country | USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.country | GBR | en_US |
dc.relation.scientificsector | FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | en_US |
dc.type.miur | 262 Articolo in rivista | - |
dc.identifier.adsbibcode | 2021A&A...652A..30S | en_US |
dc.relation.ercsector | ERC sectors::Physical Sciences and Engineering::PE9 Universe sciences: astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation::PE9_8 Formation and evolution of galaxies | en_US |
dc.description.apc | no | en_US |
dc.description.oa | 1 – prodotto con file in versione Open Access (allegare il file al passo 5-Carica) | en_US |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.openairetype | Article | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.grantfulltext | open | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.dept | O.A. Roma | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0002-9334-8705 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0001-9875-8263 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0001-6870-8900 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0003-3820-2823 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0002-4096-2680 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0001-8940-6768 | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0003-1033-1340 | - |
crisitem.journal.journalissn | 0004-6361 | - |
crisitem.journal.ance | E016240 | - |
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