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The epoch of galaxy formation [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
Recent advances in technology have enabled astronomers to observe fainter, and more distant, galaxies and to study the processes of galaxy formation and evolution. Recent observations suggest that the bulk of the stars in the universe formed between z = 3 (∼1 × 10^9 years after the big bang) and the present.
Spergel, David N.   +2 more
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Rapid Quenching of Galaxies at Cosmic Noon

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2023
The existence of massive quiescent galaxies at high redshift seems to require rapid quenching, but it is unclear whether all quiescent galaxies have gone through this phase and what physical mechanisms are involved.
Minjung Park   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Galaxy Threshing and the Formation of Ultracompact Dwarf Galaxies [PDF]

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2001
Recent spectroscopic and morphological observational studies of galaxies around NGC 1399 in the Fornax Cluster (Drinkwater et al. 2000b) have discovered several `ultra-compact dwarf' galaxies with intrinsic sizes of $\sim$ 100 pc and absolute $B$ band magnitudes ranging from -13 to -11 mag.
Bekki, Kenji   +2 more
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The role of submillimetre galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation [PDF]

open access: yesMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2010
We study the role of submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) in the galaxy formation process in the Lambda Cold Dark Matter cosmology. We use the Baugh et al. (2005) semi-analytical model, which matches the observed SMG number counts and redshift distribution by assuming a top-heavy initial mass function (IMF) in bursts triggered by galaxy mergers.
González, J.E.   +3 more
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On the Origin and Evolution of the Intra-Cluster Light: A Brief Review of the Most Recent Developments

open access: yesGalaxies, 2021
Not all the light in galaxy groups and clusters comes from stars that are bound to galaxies. A significant fraction of it constitutes the so-called intracluster or diffuse light (ICL), a low surface brightness component of groups/clusters generally found
Emanuele Contini
doaj   +1 more source

JWST Reveals a Population of Ultrared, Flattened Galaxies at 2 ≲ z ≲ 6 Previously Missed by HST

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
With just a month of data, JWST is already transforming our view of the universe, revealing and resolving starlight in unprecedented populations of galaxies.
Erica J. Nelson   +25 more
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Galaxy formation [PDF]

open access: yesSymposium - International Astronomical Union, 1987
Theories of galaxy formation via hierarchical clustering of cold dark matter and by fragmentation of gaseous pancakes or shells are reviewed and compared. Dissipative processes are crucial to all theories of galaxy formation, and are discussed in terms of a simple model involving multiple cloud interactions.
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Quantitative Estimates of Environmental Effects on the Star Formation Rate of Disk Galaxies in Clusters of Galaxies [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
A simple model is constructed to evaluate the change of star formation rate of a disk galaxy due to environmental effects in clusters of galaxies. Three effects, (1) tidal force from the potential well of the cluster, (2) increase of external pressure ...
Evrard A. E.   +6 more
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A Rest-frame Near-IR Study of Clumps in Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 Using JWST/NIRCam: Connection to Galaxy Bulges

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2023
A key question in galaxy evolution has been the importance of the apparent “clumpiness” of high-redshift galaxies. Until now, this property has been primarily investigated in rest-frame UV, limiting our understanding of their relevance.
Boris S. Kalita   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The formation of galaxy discs [PDF]

open access: yesMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2001
Galaxy disk formation must incorporate the multiphase nature of the interstellar medium. The resulting two-phase structure is generated and maintained by gravitational instability and supernova energy input, which yield a source of turbulent viscosity that is able to effectively compete in the protodisk phase with early angular momentum loss of the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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