Antonios Katsianis
An Evolving and Mass-dependent σsSFR–M ⋆ Relation for Galaxies
Katsianis, Antonios; Zheng, Xianzhong; Gonzalez, Valentino; Blanc, Guillermo; P. Lagos, Claudia del; Davies, Luke J.M.; Camps, Peter; Trčka, Ana; Baes, Maarten; Schaye, Joop; Trayford, James W.; Theuns, Tom; Stalevski, Marko
Authors
Xianzhong Zheng
Valentino Gonzalez
Guillermo Blanc
Claudia del P. Lagos
Luke J.M. Davies
Peter Camps
Ana Trčka
Maarten Baes
Joop Schaye
James W. Trayford
Professor Tom Theuns tom.theuns@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Marko Stalevski
Abstract
The scatter (σsSFR) of the specific star formation rates of galaxies is a measure of the diversity in their star formation histories (SFHs) at a given mass. In this paper, we employ the Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments (EAGLE) simulations to study the dependence of the σsSFR of galaxies on stellar mass (Må) through the σsSFR–Må relation in z∼0–4. We find that the relation evolves with time, with the dispersion depending on both stellar mass and redshift. The models point to an evolving U-shaped form for the σsSFR–Må relation, with the scatter being minimal at a characteristic mass Må of 109.5 Me and increasing both at lower and higher masses. This implies that the diversity of SFHs increases toward both the low- and high-mass ends. We find that feedback from active galactic nuclei is important for increasing the σsSFR for high-mass objects. On the other hand, we suggest that feedback from supernovae increases the σsSFR of galaxies at the low-mass end. We also find that excluding galaxies that have experienced recent mergers does not significantly affect the σsSFR–Må relation. Furthermore, we employ the EAGLE simulations in combination with the radiative transfer code SKIRT to evaluate the effect of SFR/stellar mass diagnostics in the σsSFR–Må relation, and find that the SFR/Må methodologies (e.g., SED fitting, UV+IR, UV+IRX–β) widely used in the literature to obtain intrinsic properties of galaxies have a large effect on the derived shape and normalization of the σsSFR–Må relation.
Citation
Katsianis, A., Zheng, X., Gonzalez, V., Blanc, G., P. Lagos, C. D., Davies, L. J., Camps, P., Trčka, A., Baes, M., Schaye, J., Trayford, J. W., Theuns, T., & Stalevski, M. (2019). An Evolving and Mass-dependent σsSFR–M ⋆ Relation for Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 879(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab1f8d
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 5, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 26, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0004-637X |
Publisher | American Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 879 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 11 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab1f8d |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1292318 |
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