Physical properties of galaxies and their evolution in the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey I. The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation up to z ∼ 0.9

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作者
Lamareille, F. [1 ,3 ]
Brinchmann, J. [18 ]
Contini, T. [1 ]
Walcher, C. J. [7 ]
Charlot, S. [8 ,10 ]
Perez-Montero, E. [1 ]
Zamorani, G. [3 ]
Pozzetti, L. [3 ]
Bolzonella, M. [3 ]
Garilli, B. [2 ]
Paltani, S. [14 ,15 ]
Bongiorno, A. [21 ]
Le Fevre, O. [7 ]
Bottini, D. [2 ]
Le Brun, V. [7 ]
Maccagni, D. [2 ]
Scaramella, R. [4 ,13 ]
Scodeggio, M. [2 ]
Tresse, L. [7 ]
Vettolani, G. [4 ]
Zanichelli, A. [4 ]
Adami, C. [7 ]
Arnouts, S. [7 ,22 ]
Bardelli, S. [3 ]
Cappi, A. [3 ]
Ciliegi, P. [3 ]
Foucaud, S. [20 ]
Franzetti, P. [2 ]
Gavignaud, I. [12 ]
Guzzo, L. [9 ]
Ilbert, O. [19 ]
Iovino, A. [9 ]
McCracken, H. J. [10 ,11 ]
Marano, B. [6 ]
Marinoni, C. [17 ]
Mazure, A. [7 ]
Meneux, B. [21 ,23 ]
Merighi, R. [3 ]
Pello, R. [1 ]
Pollo, A. [16 ]
Radovich, M. [5 ]
Vergani, D. [2 ]
Zucca, E. [3 ]
Romano, A. [5 ]
Grado, A. [5 ]
Limatola, L. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toulouse, Lab Astrophys Toulouse Tarbes, CNRS, F-31400 Toulouse, France
[2] INAF, IASF, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[3] Osservatorio Astron Bologna, INAF, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[4] INAF, IRA, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[5] Osserv Astron Capodimonte, INAF, I-80131 Naples, Italy
[6] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Astron, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[7] Univ Aix Marseille 1, CNRS, UMR 6110, Lab Astrophys Marseille, F-13376 Marseille 12, France
[8] Max Planck Inst Astrophys, D-85741 Garching, Germany
[9] Osserv Astron Brera, INAF, I-20021 Milan, Italy
[10] Inst Astrophys, UMR 7095, F-75014 Paris, France
[11] LERMA, Observ Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
[12] Astrophys Inst Potsdam, D-14482 Potsdam, Germany
[13] Osserv Astron Roma, INAF, I-00040 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
[14] Integral Sci Data Ctr, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[15] Observ Geneva, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
[16] A Soltan Inst Nucl Studies, PL-00681 Warsaw, Poland
[17] Univ Aix Marseille 1, Ctr Phys Theor, CNRS, UMR 6207, F-13288 Marseille, France
[18] Univ Porto, Ctr Astrofis, P-4150762 Oporto, Portugal
[19] Univ Hawaii, Inst Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[20] Univ Nottingham, Sch Phys & Astron, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[21] Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[22] Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corp, Kamuela, HI 96743 USA
[23] Univ Sternwarte Munchen, D-81679 Munich, Germany
关键词
galaxies: evolution; galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: abundances; galaxies: starburst; STAR-FORMING GALAXIES; DIGITAL SKY SURVEY; INTERMEDIATE REDSHIFTS Z-SIMILAR-TO-0.2-1.0; EMISSION-LINE GALAXIES; H-II REGIONS; IMAGING SURVEY; STELLAR MASS; OXYGEN ABUNDANCES; LOCAL UNIVERSE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC PROPERTIES;
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10.1051/0004-6361:200810397
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
Aims. We want to derive the mass-metallicity relation of star-forming galaxies up to z similar to 0.9, using data from the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey. The mass-metallicity relation is commonly understood as the relation between the stellar mass and the gas-phase oxygen abundance. Methods. Automatic measurement of emission-line fluxes and equivalent widths have been performed on the full spectroscopic sample of the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey. This sample is divided into two sub-samples depending on the apparent magnitude selection: wide (I(AB) < 22.5) and deep (I(AB) < 24). These two samples span two different ranges of stellar masses. Emission-line galaxies have been separated into star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei using emission line ratios. For the star-forming galaxies the emission line ratios have also been used to estimate gas-phase oxygen abundance, using empirical calibrations renormalized in order to give consistent results at low and high redshifts. The stellar masses have been estimated by fitting the whole spectral energy distributions with a set of stellar population synthesis models. Results. We assume at first order that the shape of the mass-metallicity relation remains constant with redshift. Then we find a stronger metallicity evolution in the wide sample as compared to the deep sample. We thus conclude that the mass-metallicity relation is flatter at higher redshift. At z similar to 0.77, galaxies at 10(9.4) solar masses have -0.18 dex lower metallicities than galaxies of similar masses in the local universe, while galaxies at 10(10.2) solar masses have -0.28 dex lower metallicities. By comparing the mass-metallicity and luminosity-metallicity relations, we also find an evolution in mass-to-light ratio: galaxies at higher redshifts being more active. The observed flattening of the mass-metallicity relation at high redshift is analyzed as evidence in favor of the open-closed model.
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