THE EVOLUTION OF STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF QUIESCENT GALAXIES

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 832; no. 1; pp. 79 - 93
• Main Authors: Pacifici, Camilla, Kassin, Susan A., Weiner, Benjamin J., Holden, Bradford, Gardner, Jonathan P., Faber, Sandra M., Ferguson, Henry C., Koo, David C., Primack, Joel R., Bell, Eric F., Dekel, Avishai, Gawiser, Eric, Giavalisco, Mauro, Rafelski, Marc, Simons, Raymond C., Barro, Guillermo, Croton, Darren J., Davé, Romeel, Fontana, Adriano, Grogin, Norman A., Koekemoer, Anton M., Lee, Seong-Kook, Salmon, Brett, Somerville, Rachel, Behroozi, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 20.11.2016; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astronomical models; Astrophysics; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; Computer simulation; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; Downsizing; ENERGY SPECTRA; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; GALAXIES; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: statistics; galaxies: stellar content; Galaxy distribution; Infrared photometry; MASS; Milky Way; PHOTOMETRY; QUENCHING; RED SHIFT; Spectral energy distribution; Star & galaxy formation; STAR EVOLUTION; Star formation; STARS; Stars & galaxies; STATISTICS; Stellar evolution; Stellar mass; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNIVERSE; WAVELENGTHS

ABSTRACT Although there has been much progress in understanding how galaxies evolve, we still do not understand how and when they stop forming stars and become quiescent. We address this by applying our galaxy spectral energy distribution models, which incorporate physically motivated star formation...