SUPERDENSE MASSIVE GALAXIES IN THE NEARBY UNIVERSE
SUPERDENSE MASSIVE GALAXIES IN THE NEARBY UNIVERSE
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DOI:
10.1088/0004-637x/692/2/l118
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发表时间:
2009-01
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Anna Ferré-Mateu;I. Trujillo
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作者:
Anna Ferré-Mateu;I. Trujillo
Superdense massive galaxies (re ∼ 1 kpc; M ∼ 1011 M☉) were common in the early universe (z ≳ 1.5). Within some hierarchical merging scenarios, a non-negligible fraction (1%–10%) of these galaxies is expected to survive since that epoch, retaining their compactness and presenting old stellar populations in the present universe. Using the NYU Value-Added Galaxy Catalog from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 6, we find only a tiny fraction of galaxies (∼0.03%) with re ≲ 1.5 kpc and M⋆ ≳ 8 × 1010 M☉ in the local universe (z < 0.2). Surprisingly, they are relatively young (∼2 Gyr) and metal-rich ([Z/H] ∼0.2). The consequences of these findings within the current two competing size evolution scenarios for the most massive galaxies (“dry” mergers vs. “puffing up” due to quasar activity) are discussed.