Exploring the progenitors of brightest cluster galaxies at z ∼ 2
(2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, D., Conselice, C. J., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Almaini, O., Hartley, W. G., Lani, C., …Old, L. (2017). Exploring the progenitors of brightest cluster galaxies at z ∼ 2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 464(2), 1393-1414. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2406
We present a new method for tracing the evolution of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) from z ∼ 2 to z ∼ 0. We conclude on the basis of semi-analytical models that the best method to select BCG progenitors at z ∼ 2 is a hybrid environmental density a... Read More about Exploring the progenitors of brightest cluster galaxies at z ∼ 2.