GOODS-ALMA: The slow downfall of star formation in z=2-3 massive galaxies
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GOODS-ALMA : The slow downfall of star formation in z=2-3 massive galaxies. / Franco, M.; Elbaz, D.; Zhou, L.; Magnelli, B.; Schreiber, C.; Ciesla, L.; Dickinson, M.; Nagar, N.; Magdis, G.; Alexander, D. M.; Bethermin, M.; Demarco, R.; Daddi, E.; Wang, T.; Mullaney, J.; Sargent, M.; Inami, H.; Shu, X.; Bournaud, F.; Chary, R.; Coogan, R. T.; Ferguson, H.; Finkelstein, S. L.; Giavalisco, M.; Gomez-Guijarro, C.; Iono, D.; Juneau, S.; Lagache, G.; Lin, L.; Motohara, K.; Okumura, K.; Pannella, M.; Papovich, C.; Pope, A.; Rujopakarn, W.; Silverman, J.; Xiao, M.
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T1 - GOODS-ALMA
T2 - The slow downfall of star formation in z=2-3 massive galaxies
AU - Franco, M.
AU - Elbaz, D.
AU - Zhou, L.
AU - Magnelli, B.
AU - Schreiber, C.
AU - Ciesla, L.
AU - Dickinson, M.
AU - Nagar, N.
AU - Magdis, G.
AU - Alexander, D. M.
AU - Bethermin, M.
AU - Demarco, R.
AU - Daddi, E.
AU - Wang, T.
AU - Mullaney, J.
AU - Sargent, M.
AU - Inami, H.
AU - Shu, X.
AU - Bournaud, F.
AU - Chary, R.
AU - Coogan, R. T.
AU - Ferguson, H.
AU - Finkelstein, S. L.
AU - Giavalisco, M.
AU - Gomez-Guijarro, C.
AU - Iono, D.
AU - Juneau, S.
AU - Lagache, G.
AU - Lin, L.
AU - Motohara, K.
AU - Okumura, K.
AU - Pannella, M.
AU - Papovich, C.
AU - Pope, A.
AU - Rujopakarn, W.
AU - Silverman, J.
AU - Xiao, M.
PY - 2020/10/27
Y1 - 2020/10/27
N2 - We investigate the properties of a sample of 35 galaxies, detected with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) at 1.1 mm in the GOODS-ALMA field (area of 69 arcmin(2), resolution = 0.60 '', rms similar or equal to 0.18 mJy beam(-1)). Using the ultraviolet-to-radio deep multiwavelength coverage of the GOODS-South field, we fit the spectral energy distributions of these galaxies to derive their key physical properties. The galaxies detected by ALMA are among the most massive at z = 2-4 (M-star,M- med = 8.5 x 10(10)M(circle dot)) and they are either starburst or located in the upper part of the galaxy star-forming main sequence. A significant portion of our galaxy population (similar to 40%), located at z similar to 2.5-3, exhibits abnormally low gas fractions. The sizes of these galaxies, measured with ALMA, are compatible with the trend between the rest-frame 5000 angstrom size and stellar mass observed for z similar to 2 elliptical galaxies, suggesting that they are building compact bulges. We show that there is a strong link between star formation surface density (at 1.1 mm) and gas depletion time: The more compact a galaxy's star-forming region is, the shorter its lifetime will be (without gas replenishment). The identified compact sources associated with relatively short depletion timescales (similar to 100 Myr) are the ideal candidates to be the progenitors of compact elliptical galaxies at z similar to 2.
AB - We investigate the properties of a sample of 35 galaxies, detected with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) at 1.1 mm in the GOODS-ALMA field (area of 69 arcmin(2), resolution = 0.60 '', rms similar or equal to 0.18 mJy beam(-1)). Using the ultraviolet-to-radio deep multiwavelength coverage of the GOODS-South field, we fit the spectral energy distributions of these galaxies to derive their key physical properties. The galaxies detected by ALMA are among the most massive at z = 2-4 (M-star,M- med = 8.5 x 10(10)M(circle dot)) and they are either starburst or located in the upper part of the galaxy star-forming main sequence. A significant portion of our galaxy population (similar to 40%), located at z similar to 2.5-3, exhibits abnormally low gas fractions. The sizes of these galaxies, measured with ALMA, are compatible with the trend between the rest-frame 5000 angstrom size and stellar mass observed for z similar to 2 elliptical galaxies, suggesting that they are building compact bulges. We show that there is a strong link between star formation surface density (at 1.1 mm) and gas depletion time: The more compact a galaxy's star-forming region is, the shorter its lifetime will be (without gas replenishment). The identified compact sources associated with relatively short depletion timescales (similar to 100 Myr) are the ideal candidates to be the progenitors of compact elliptical galaxies at z similar to 2.
KW - galaxies: high-redshift
KW - galaxies: evolution
KW - galaxies: star formation
KW - galaxies: active
KW - galaxies: fundamental parameters
KW - submillimeter: galaxies
KW - ULTRA DEEP FIELD
KW - FORMATION RATE DENSITY
KW - LYMAN-BREAK GALAXIES
KW - MU-M OBSERVATIONS
KW - SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
KW - SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
KW - INFRARED PROPERTIES
KW - FORMING GALAXIES
KW - COMPACT GALAXIES
KW - HIGH-REDSHIFT
U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/202038312
DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/202038312
M3 - Journal article
VL - 643
JO - Astronomy & Astrophysics
JF - Astronomy & Astrophysics
SN - 0004-6361
M1 - A30
ER -
ID: 252296315