TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent star formation in high-redshift early-type galaxies
T2 - Insights from the rest-frame UV
AU - Kaviraj, S.
AU - Yi, S. K.
AU - Gawiser, E.
AU - Van Dokkum, P. G.
AU - Khochfar, S.
AU - Schawinski, K.
AU - Silk, J.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - We combine deep UBV RIzJK photometry from the MUSYC survey with redshifts from the COMBO-17 survey to study the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) properties of 674 high-redshift (0.5 < z < 1) early-type galaxies, drawn from the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (E-CDFS). Galaxy morphologies are determined through visual inspection of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images taken from the GEMS survey. We harness the sensitivity of the UV to young (<1 Gyrs old) stars to quantify the recent star formation history of the early-type population. We find compelling evidence that early-types of all luminosities form stars over the lifetime of the Universe, although the bulk of their star formation is already complete at high redshift. Luminous (23 < M(V) < 20.5) early-types form 10-15 percent of their mass after z = 1, while their less luminous (M(V) > 20.5) counterparts form 30-60 percent of their mass in the same redshift range.
AB - We combine deep UBV RIzJK photometry from the MUSYC survey with redshifts from the COMBO-17 survey to study the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) properties of 674 high-redshift (0.5 < z < 1) early-type galaxies, drawn from the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (E-CDFS). Galaxy morphologies are determined through visual inspection of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images taken from the GEMS survey. We harness the sensitivity of the UV to young (<1 Gyrs old) stars to quantify the recent star formation history of the early-type population. We find compelling evidence that early-types of all luminosities form stars over the lifetime of the Universe, although the bulk of their star formation is already complete at high redshift. Luminous (23 < M(V) < 20.5) early-types form 10-15 percent of their mass after z = 1, while their less luminous (M(V) > 20.5) counterparts form 30-60 percent of their mass in the same redshift range.
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U2 - 10.1017/s174392130801764x
DO - 10.1017/s174392130801764x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:46749120306
VL - 3
SP - 195
EP - 200
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
SN - 1743-9213
IS - S245
ER -