M.N. Bremer
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): morphological transformation of galaxies across the green valley
Bremer, M.N.; Phillipps, S.; Kelvin, L.S.; De Propris, R.; Kennedy, Rebecca; Moffett, A.J.; Bamford, Steven; Davies, L.J.M.; Driver, S.P.; H�u�ler, B.; Holwerda, B.; Hopkins, A.; James, P.A.; Liske, J.; Percival, S.; Taylor, E.N.
Authors
S. Phillipps
L.S. Kelvin
R. De Propris
Rebecca Kennedy
A.J. Moffett
STEVEN BAMFORD STEVEN.BAMFORD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor
L.J.M. Davies
S.P. Driver
B. H�u�ler
B. Holwerda
A. Hopkins
P.A. James
J. Liske
S. Percival
E.N. Taylor
Abstract
We explore constraints on the joint photometric and morphological evolution of typical low redshift galaxies as they move from the blue cloud through the green valley and onto the red sequence. We select GAMA survey galaxies with 10.25 < log(M*/M⊙) < 10.75 and z < 0.2 classified according to their intrinsic u* − r* colour. From single component Sérsic fits, we find that the stellar mass-sensitive K −band profiles of red and green galaxy populations are very similar, while g −band profiles indicate more disk-like morphologies for the green galaxies: apparent (optical) morphological differences arise primarily from radial mass-to-light ratio variations. Two-component fits show that most green galaxies have significant bulge and disk components and that the blue to red evolution is driven by colour change in the disk. Together, these strongly suggest that galaxies evolve from blue to red through secular disk fading and that a strong bulge is present prior to any decline in star formation. The relative abundance of the green population implies a typical timescale for traversing the green valley ∼1 − 2 Gyr and is independent of environment, unlike that of the red and blue populations. While environment likely plays a rôle in triggering the passage across the green valley, it appears to have little effect on time taken. These results are consistent with a green valley population dominated by (early type) disk galaxies that are insufficiently supplied with gas to maintain previous levels of disk star formation, eventually attaining passive colours. No single event is needed quench their star formation.
Citation
Bremer, M., Phillipps, S., Kelvin, L., De Propris, R., Kennedy, R., Moffett, A., …Taylor, E. (in press). Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): morphological transformation of galaxies across the green valley. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty124
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 22, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Feb 1, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 1, 2018 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty124 |
Keywords | galaxies: structure ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: star formation ; galaxies: stellar content ; galaxies: bulges |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/906408 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/sty124/4819289 |
Contract Date | Feb 1, 2018 |
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