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Morphological number-count and redshift distributions to I < 26 from the Hubble Deep Field: Implications for the evolution of Ellipticals, Spirals and Irregulars
We combine the photometric redshift data of Fernandez-Soto et al. (1997) with
the morphological data of Odewahn et al. (1996) for all galaxies with I < 26.0
detected in the Hubble Deep Field. From this combined catalog we generate the
morphological galaxy number-counts and corresponding redshift distributions and
compare these to the predictions of high normalization zero- and passive-
evolution models. From this comparison we conclude the following: (1) E/S0s are
seen in numbers and over a redshift range consistent with zero- or minimal
passive- evolution to I = 24. Beyond this limit fewer E/S0s are observed than
predicted implying a net negative evolutionary process --- luminosity dimming,
disassembly or masking by dust --- at I > 24. (2) Spiral galaxies are present
in numbers consistent with zero- evolution predictions to I = 22. Beyond this
magnitude some net- positive evolution is required. Although the number-counts
are consistent with the passive-evolution predictions to I=26.0 the redshift
distributions favor number AND luminosity evolution. (3) There is no obvious
explanation for the late-type/irregular class and this category requires
further subdivision. While a small fraction of the population lies at low
redshift (i.e. true irregulars), the majority lie at redshifts, 1 < z < 3. At z
> 1.5 mergers are frequent and, taken in conjunction with the absence of normal
spirals at z > 2, the logical inference is that they represent the progenitors
of normal spirals forming via hierarchical merging.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters, colour plates available from
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~spd/bib.htm
Decoding the urban grid: or why cities are neither trees nor perfect grids
In a previous paper (Figueiredo and Amorim, 2005), we introduced the continuity
lines, a compressed description that encapsulates topological and geometrical
properties of urban grids. In this paper, we applied this technique to a large
database of maps that included cities of 22 countries. We explore how this
representation encodes into networks universal features of urban grids and, at the
same time, retrieves differences that reflect classes of cities. Then, we propose an
emergent taxonomy for urban grids
zCOSMOS – 10k-bright spectroscopic sample : The bimodality in the galaxy stellar mass function: exploring its evolution with redshift
We present the galaxy stellar mass function (GSMF) to redshift z ≃ 1, based on the analysis of about 8500 galaxies with I < 22.5 (AB mag)
over 1.4 deg^2, which are part of the zCOSMOS-bright 10k spectroscopic sample. We investigate the total GSMF, as well as the contributions of
early- and late-type galaxies (ETGs and LTGs, respectively), defined by different criteria (broad-band spectral energy distribution, morphology,
spectral properties, or star formation activities). We unveil a galaxy bimodality in the global GSMF, whose shape is more accurately represented
by 2 Schechter functions, one linked to the ETG and the other to the LTG populations. For the global population, we confirm a mass-dependent
evolution (“mass-assembly downsizing”), i.e., galaxy number density increases with cosmic time by a factor of two between z = 1 and z = 0 for
intermediate-to-low mass (log(M/M_⊙) ~ 10.5) galaxies but less than 15% for log(M/M_⊙) > 11.We find that the GSMF evolution at intermediate-to-
low values of M(log(M/M_⊙) < 10.6) is mostly explained by the growth in stellar mass driven by smoothly decreasing star formation activities,
despite the redder colours predicted in particular at low redshift. The low residual evolution is consistent, on average, with ~0.16 merger per
galaxy per Gyr (of which fewer than 0.1 are major), with a hint of a decrease with cosmic time but not a clear dependence on the mass. From
the analysis of different galaxy types, we find that ETGs, regardless of the classification method, increase in number density with cosmic time
more rapidly with decreasing M, i.e., follow a top-down building history, with a median “building redshift” increasing with mass (z > 1 for
log(M/M_⊙) > 11), in contrast to hierarchical model predictions. For LTGs, we find that the number density of blue or spiral galaxies with
log(M/M_⊙) > 10 remains almost constant with cosmic time from z ~ 1. Instead, the most extreme population of star-forming galaxies (with
high specific star formation), at intermediate/high-mass, rapidly decreases in number density with cosmic time. Our data can be interpreted as
a combination of different effects. Firstly, we suggest a transformation, driven mainly by SFH, from blue, active, spiral galaxies of intermediate
mass to blue quiescent and subsequently (1−2 Gyr after) red, passive types of low specific star formation. We find an indication that the complete
morphological transformation, probably driven by dynamical processes, into red spheroidal galaxies, occurred on longer timescales or followed
after 1−2 Gyr. A continuous replacement of blue galaxies is expected to be accomplished by low-mass active spirals increasing their stellar
mass. We estimate the growth rate in number and mass density of the red galaxies at different redshifts and masses. The corresponding fraction
of blue galaxies that, at any given time, is transforming into red galaxies per Gyr, due to the quenching of their SFR, is on average ~25% for
log(M/M_⊙) < 11. We conclude that the build-up of galaxies and in particular of ETGs follows the same downsizing trend with mass (i.e. occurs
earlier for high-mass galaxies) as the formation of their stars and follows the converse of the trend predicted by current SAMs. In this scenario, we
expect there to be a negligible evolution of the galaxy baryonic mass function (GBMF) for the global population at all masses and a decrease with
cosmic time in the GBMF for the blue galaxy population at intermediate-high masses
Application of Fractal and Wavelets in Microcalcification Detection
Breast cancer has been recognized as one or the most frequent, malignant tumors in women, clustered microcalcifications in mammogram images has been widely recognized as an early sign of breast cancer. This work is devote to review the application of Fractal and Wavelets in microcalcifications detection
Study of the Structure of the Coma Cluster Based on a Hierarchical Powerful Clustering Method
Six subclusters in the Coma cluster have been selected on the basis of a
hierarchical clustering method that takes the gravitational interaction among
galaxies into account. Of these, three main subclusters around the galaxies NGC
4889, NGC 4874, and NGC 4839 have been singled out. We have used the objective
statistical criterion applied by Vennik and Anosova in studies of close groups
of galaxies to evaluate each member included in a subcluster with a high
probability. Galaxies with a significant deficit of hydrogen HI, including
objects from the Bravo-Alfaro list,have been identified with members of the
subclusters, with the greatest number of them in the subclusters around NGC
4874 and NGC 4839. A quantitative estimate of the hydrogen deficit using the HI
index in the RCG3 catalog reveals a statistically significant excess value for
those galaxies that are members of the subclusters compared to the field
galaxies with a hydrogen deficit in the studied area of Coma cluster. A
substantial number of the spiral galaxies with a hydrogen deficit in the
subclusters turned out to be radio galaxies as well.Comment: This is a revised version of the paper, published in
"Astrophysics",vol.48, no 4, 200
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