SDSS-IV MaNGA: probing the kinematic morphology–density relation of early-type galaxies with MaNGA

Greene, J.E.; Leauthaud, A.; Emsellem, E.; Goddard, D.; Ge, J.; Andrews, B.H.; Brinkman, J.; Brownstein, J.R.; Greco, J.; Law, D.; Lin, Y.-T.; Masters, K.L.; Merrifield, M.; More, S.; Okabe, N.; Schneider, D.P.; Thomas, D.; Wake, D.A.; Yan, R.; Drory, N.

Abstract

The “kinematic” morphology–density relation for early-type galaxies posits that those galaxies with low angular momentum are preferentially found in the highest-density regions of the universe. We use a large sample of galaxy groups with halo masses 1012.5 < Mhalo< 1014.5 h -1 M observed with the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey to examine whether there is a correlation between local environment and rotational support that is independent of stellar mass. We find no compelling evidence for a relationship between the angular momentum content of early-type galaxies and either local overdensity or radial position within the group at fixed stellar mass.

Citation

Greene, J., Leauthaud, A., Emsellem, E., Goddard, D., Ge, J., Andrews, B., …Drory, N. (2017). SDSS-IV MaNGA: probing the kinematic morphology–density relation of early-type galaxies with MaNGA. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 851(2), Article L33. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa8ace

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 22, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 13, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jan 11, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 11, 2018
• Journal: Astrophysical Journal Letters
• Print ISSN: 2041-8205
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-8213
• Publisher: American Astronomical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 851
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: L33
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa8ace
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/899957
• Publisher URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/aa8ace/meta