Description
We explore the radial distribution of star formation in galaxies in the SAMI Galaxy Survey as a function of their Local Group environment. Using a sample of galaxies in groups (with halo masses less than ∼eq 10^{14} M_☉) from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly Survey, we find signatures of environmental quenching in high-mass groups (M_{ G} > 10^{12.5} M_{☉}). The mean integrated specific star formation rate (sSFR) of star-forming galaxies in high-mass groups is lower than for galaxies in low-mass groups or those that are ungrouped, with ∆ log ( sSFR/yr^{-1}) = 0.45 ± 0.07. This difference is seen at all galaxy stellar masses. In high-mass groups, star-forming galaxies more massive than M_{*} ∼ 10^{10} M_{☉} have centrally concentrated star formation. These galaxies also lie below the star formation main sequence, which suggests they may be undergoing outside-in quenching. Lower mass galaxies in high-mass groups do not show evidence of concentrated star formation. In groups less massive than M_{ G} = 10^{12.5} M_{☉}, we do not observe these trends. In this regime, we find a modest correlation between centrally concentrated star formation and an enhancement in the total star formation rate, consistent with triggered star formation in these galaxies.
| Date made available | Mar 2019 |
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| Publisher | SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) |
Keywords
- galaxies: evolution
- galaxies: interactions
- galaxies: star formation
- galaxies: structure
- galaxies: groups: general
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Research output
- 1 Article
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The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Observing the environmental quenching of star formation in GAMA groups
Schaefer, A. L., Croom, S. M., Scott, N., Brough, S., Allen, J. T., Bekki, K., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bloom, J. V., Bryant, J. J., Cortese, L., Davies, L. J. M., Federrath, C., Fogarty, L. M. R., Green, A. W., Groves, B., Hopkins, A. M., Konstantopoulos, I. S., López-Sánchez, A. R., Lawrence, J. S. & McElroy, R. E. & 8 others, , 1 Mar 2019, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483, 3, p. 2851-2870 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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