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Are quiescent galaxies truly devoid of star formation? The mid-, far-infrared and radio properties of quiescent galaxies at z = 0.1 - 3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2016

Allison W. S. Man
Allison W. S. Man*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany email: allison.man@eso.org
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Quiescent galaxy candidates are typically identified by their low unobscured star formation rates from deep field photometric surveys. However, their selection technique relies on the assumption of a universal dust attenuation curve. It is important to verify the selection through independent SFR indicators at longer wavelengths. Current mid-, far-infrared and radio surveys are limited to detecting only galaxies with very strong star formation or AGN activity. Here, I present the first comprehensive stacking results across mid-, far-infrared and radio wavelengths using Spitzer, Herschel and VLA data in the COSMOS field (Man et al. 2014). We find that the rest-frame NUV-r and r-J color criteria, combined with low 24 μm emission, provides a robust selection of truly quiescent galaxies out to z = 3. Additionally, we find evidence of radio emission in excess of the expected total star formation in quiescent galaxies at z ~ 0-1.5, indicative of a ubiquitous presence of low-luminosity radio AGN among them.

Keywords

galaxies: evolutiongalaxies: fundamental parameters (classification, colors, luminosities, masses, radii, etc.)galaxies: high-redshiftgalaxies: photometryinfrared: galaxiesradio continuum: galaxies
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , Symposium S319: Galaxies at High Redshift and Their Evolution Over Cosmic Time , August 2015 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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