Image Details

Choose export citation format:

Shape Evolution of Massive Early-type Galaxies: Confirmation of Increased Disk Prevalence at z > 1

  • Authors: Yu-Yen Chang, Arjen van der Wel, Hans-Walter Rix, Stijn Wuyts, Stefano Zibetti, Balasubramanian Ramkumar, and Bradford Holden

Chang et al. 2013 The Astrophysical Journal 762 83.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 10.

Top panel: median axis ratio of early-type galaxies more massive than log( M/ M ) > 10.7 as a function of redshift. The sample presented in this paper is represented by the colored data points; the black data points are taken from the literature as indicated. The error bars are estimated by bootstrapping. Bottom panel: fraction of galaxies with axis ratios smaller than indicated, again as a function of redshift. Beyond z ~ 1, early-type galaxies typically have smaller axis ratios than present-day counterparts in the same mass range, indicative of a more disk-like structure. All error bars are inferred by the 95% confidence level compared to the same fraction.

Other Images in This Article
Copyright and Terms & Conditions