17–19 Feb 2020
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma
Europe/Rome timezone

Passive galaxy candidates in the early Universe

19 Feb 2020, 09:43
18m
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma

Palazzo Corsini via della Lungara, 10 Roma

Speaker

Paola Santini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

Description

The selection of passive galaxies in the early (z>3) Universe is very challenging, and crucial to constrain theoretical modelling of the processes responsible for their rapid assembly and abrupt shut-down of the star formation. I will describe the careful selection method which we developed to single out quiescent galaxies at high z in the CANDELS fields. I will present the resulting sample of 102 candidates at z>3 and show how ALMA archival observations support and confirm their passive nature. Finally, I will discuss the contribution of adaptive optics in the study of early passive galaxies.

Primary author

Paola Santini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

Co-author

Dr Emiliano Merlin (INAF - OAR)

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