Search Results - "Pacifici, Camilla"
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Structural and Star-forming Relations since z ∼ 3: Connecting Compact Star-forming and Quiescent Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2017)“…We study the evolution of the scaling relations that compare the effective density ( ) and core density ( kpc) to the stellar masses of star-forming galaxies…”
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Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback in SDSS-IV MaNGA: AGNs Have Suppressed Central Star Formation Rates
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2023)“…Abstract Despite the importance of feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in models of galaxy evolution, observational constraints on the influence of AGN…”
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Empirical determination of the shape of dust attenuation curves in star-forming galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2011)“…We present a systematic study of the shape of the dust attenuation curve in star-forming galaxies from the far-ultraviolet (far-UV) to the near-infrared (NIR;…”
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The origin of dust in galaxies across cosmic time
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2020)“…ABSTRACT We study the dust evolution in galaxies by implementing a detailed dust prescription in the SAGE semi-analytical model (SAM) for galaxy formation. The…”
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Delay Time Distributions of Type Ia Supernovae from Galaxy and Cosmic Star Formation Histories
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-02-2020)“…We present analytical reconstructions of SN Ia delay time distributions (DTDs) by way of two independent methods: by a Markov Chain Monte Carlo best-fit…”
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z ∼ 2: An Epoch of Disk Assembly
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2017)“…We explore the evolution of the internal gas kinematics of star-forming galaxies from the peak of cosmic star formation at z ∼ 2 to today. Measurements of…”
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Relative merits of different types of rest-frame optical observations to constrain galaxy physical parameters
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-04-2012)“…We present a new approach to constrain galaxy physical parameters from the combined interpretation of stellar and nebular emission in wide ranges of…”
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TIMING THE EVOLUTION OF QUIESCENT AND STAR-FORMING LOCAL GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2016)“…ABSTRACT Constraining the star formation histories (SFHs) of individual galaxies is crucial for understanding the mechanisms that regulate their evolution…”
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Distinguishing Mergers and Disks in High-redshift Observations of Galaxy Kinematics
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-03-2019)“…The majority of massive star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 2 have velocity gradients suggestive of rotation, in addition to large amounts of disordered motions. In…”
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Large-scale Structures in the CANDELS Fields: The Role of the Environment in Star Formation Activity
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-02-2020)“…We present a robust method, weighted von Mises kernel density estimation, along with boundary correction to reconstruct the underlying number density field of…”
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Quenching of star formation from a lack of inflowing gas to galaxies
Published in Nature (London) (23-09-2021)“…Star formation in half of massive galaxies was quenched by the time the Universe was 3 billion years old 1 . Very low amounts of molecular gas seem to be…”
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The Colors and Sizes of Recently Quenched Galaxies: A Result of Compact Starburst before Quenching
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-01-2020)“…We analyze the colors and sizes of 32 quiescent (UVJ-selected) galaxies with strong Balmer absorption (EW(Hδ) ≥ 4 ) at z ∼ 0.8 drawn from DR2 of the LEGA-C…”
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The SFR-M Correlation Extends to Low Mass at High Redshift
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-10-2018)“…To achieve a fuller understanding of galaxy evolution, SED fitting can be used to recover quantities beyond stellar masses (M*) and star formation rates…”
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Star Formation Stochasticity Measured from the Distribution of Burst Indicators
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2019)“…One of the key questions in understanding galaxy formation and evolution is how starbursts affect the assembly of stellar populations in galaxies over time. We…”
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Discovering Subsolar Metallicity Brown Dwarf Candidates in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2024)“…Abstract We present the discovery of the first rich population of brown dwarf candidates (cBD) at subsolar metallicity, observed by JWST outside the Milky Way…”
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THE EVOLUTION OF STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF QUIESCENT GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2016)“…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…”
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Molecular Gas Contents and Scaling Relations for Massive, Passive Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts from the LEGA-C Survey
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-06-2018)“…A decade of study has established that the molecular gas properties of star-forming galaxies follow coherent scaling relations out to z ∼ 3, suggesting…”
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The Intrinsic Characteristics of Galaxies on the SFR-M∗ Plane at 1.2 < z < 4: I. The Correlation between Stellar Age, Central Density, and Position Relative to the Main Sequence
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2018)“…We use the deep CANDELS observations in the GOODS North and South fields to revisit the correlations between stellar mass (M*), star formation rate (SFR) and…”
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Exploring the relation between dust mass and galaxy properties using Dusty SAGE
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-05-2021)“…ABSTRACT We explore the relation between dust and several fundamental properties of simulated galaxies using the Dusty SAGE semi-analytic model. In addition to…”
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The nature of massive transition galaxies in CANDELS, GAMA and cosmological simulations
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2017)“…Abstract We explore observational and theoretical constraints on how galaxies might transition between the ‘star-forming main sequence’ (SFMS) and varying…”
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