The zCOSMOS redshift survey: evolution of the light in bulges and discs since z ~ 0.8

L. A. M. Tasca; L. Tresse; O. Le Fevre; O. Ilbert; S. J. Lilly; G. Zamorani; C. Lopez-Sanjuan; L. C. Ho; S. Bardelli; A. Cattaneo; O. Cucciati; D. Farrah; A. Iovino; A. M. Koekemoer; C. T. Liu; R. Massey; A. Renzini; Y. Taniguchi; N. Welikala; E. Zucca; C. M. Carollo; T. Contini; J. -P. Kneib; V. Mainieri; M. Scodeggio; M. Bolzonella; A. Bongiorno; K. Caputi; S. de la Torre; P. Franzetti; B. Garilli; L. Guzzo; P. Kampczyk; C. Knobel; K. Kovac; F. Lamareille; J. -F. Le Borgne; V. Le Brun; C. Maier; M. Mignoli; R. Pello; Y. Peng; E. Perez Montero; R. M. Rich; M. Tanaka; D. Vergani; R. Bordoloi; A. Cappi; A. Cimatti; G. Coppa; H. J. McCracken; M. Moresco; L. Pozzetti; D. Sanders; K. Sheth

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423699

The zCOSMOS redshift survey: evolution of the light in bulges and discs since z ~ 0.8

L. A. M. Tasca^*, L. Tresse, O. Le Fevre, O. Ilbert, S. J. Lilly, G. Zamorani, C. Lopez-Sanjuan, L. C. Ho, S. Bardelli, A. Cattaneo, O. Cucciati, D. Farrah, A. Iovino, A. M. Koekemoer, C. T. Liu, R. Massey, A. Renzini, Y. Taniguchi, N. Welikala, E. ZuccaC. M. Carollo, T. Contini, J. -P. Kneib, V. Mainieri, M. Scodeggio, M. Bolzonella, A. Bongiorno, K. Caputi, S. de la Torre, P. Franzetti, B. Garilli, L. Guzzo, P. Kampczyk, C. Knobel, K. Kovac, F. Lamareille, J. -F. Le Borgne, V. Le Brun, C. Maier, M. Mignoli, R. Pello, Y. Peng, E. Perez Montero, R. M. Rich, M. Tanaka, D. Vergani, R. Bordoloi, A. Cappi, A. Cimatti, G. Coppa, H. J. McCracken, M. Moresco, L. Pozzetti, D. Sanders, K. Sheth

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We studied the chronology of galactic bulge and disc formation by analysing the relative contributions of these components to the B-band rest-frame luminosity density at different epochs. We present the first estimate of the evolution of the fraction of rest-frame B-band light in galactic bulges and discs since redshift z ∼ 0.8. We performed a bulge-to-disc decomposition of HST/ACS images of 3266 galaxies in the zCOSMOS-bright survey with spectroscopic redshifts in the range 0.7 ≤ z ≤ 0.9. We find that the fraction of B-band light in bulges and discs is (26 ± 4)% and (74 ± 4)%, respectively. When compared with rest-frame B-band measurements of galaxies in the local Universe in the same mass range (109 M⊙ ⪉ M ⪉ 1011.5 M_{⊙}), we find that the B-band light in discs decreases by 30% from z ∼ 0.7-0.9 to z ∼ 0, while the light from the bulge increases by 30% over the same period of time. We interpret this evolution as the consequence of star formation and mass assembly processes, as well as morphological transformation, which gradually shift stars formed at half the age of the Universe from star-forming late-type/irregular galaxies to earlier types and ultimately into spheroids. Based on observations obtained at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), Paranal, Chile, as part of the Large Program 175.A-0839 (the zCOSMOS Spectroscopic Redshift Survey).

Original language	English
Article number	L12
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astronomy & astrophysics
Volume	564
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423699
Publication status	Published - Apr-2014

Keywords

galaxies: bulges
galaxies: evolution
galaxies: luminosity function, mass function
galaxies: distances and redshifts
galaxies: fundamental parameters
HUBBLE-SPACE-TELESCOPE
STAR-FORMATION RATE
VLT DEEP SURVEY
LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS
FORMATION HISTORY
GALAXY FORMATION
ADVANCED CAMERA
FORMING GALAXY
SURVEY COSMOS
MASS

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Tasca, L. A. M., Tresse, L., Le Fevre, O., Ilbert, O., Lilly, S. J., Zamorani, G., Lopez-Sanjuan, C., Ho, L. C., Bardelli, S., Cattaneo, A., Cucciati, O., Farrah, D., Iovino, A., Koekemoer, A. M., Liu, C. T., Massey, R., Renzini, A., Taniguchi, Y., Welikala, N., ... Sheth, K. (2014). The zCOSMOS redshift survey: evolution of the light in bulges and discs since z ~ 0.8. Astronomy & astrophysics, 564, [L12]. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423699

Tasca, L. A. M. ; Tresse, L. ; Le Fevre, O. ; Ilbert, O. ; Lilly, S. J. ; Zamorani, G. ; Lopez-Sanjuan, C. ; Ho, L. C. ; Bardelli, S. ; Cattaneo, A. ; Cucciati, O. ; Farrah, D. ; Iovino, A. ; Koekemoer, A. M. ; Liu, C. T. ; Massey, R. ; Renzini, A. ; Taniguchi, Y. ; Welikala, N. ; Zucca, E. ; Carollo, C. M. ; Contini, T. ; Kneib, J. -P. ; Mainieri, V. ; Scodeggio, M. ; Bolzonella, M. ; Bongiorno, A. ; Caputi, K. ; de la Torre, S. ; Franzetti, P. ; Garilli, B. ; Guzzo, L. ; Kampczyk, P. ; Knobel, C. ; Kovac, K. ; Lamareille, F. ; Le Borgne, J. -F. ; Le Brun, V. ; Maier, C. ; Mignoli, M. ; Pello, R. ; Peng, Y. ; Perez Montero, E. ; Rich, R. M. ; Tanaka, M. ; Vergani, D. ; Bordoloi, R. ; Cappi, A. ; Cimatti, A. ; Coppa, G. ; McCracken, H. J. ; Moresco, M. ; Pozzetti, L. ; Sanders, D. ; Sheth, K. / The zCOSMOS redshift survey : evolution of the light in bulges and discs since z ~ 0.8. In: Astronomy & astrophysics. 2014 ; Vol. 564.

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T1 - The zCOSMOS redshift survey

T2 - evolution of the light in bulges and discs since z ~ 0.8

AU - Tasca, L. A. M.

AU - Tresse, L.

AU - Le Fevre, O.

AU - Ilbert, O.

AU - Lilly, S. J.

AU - Zamorani, G.

AU - Lopez-Sanjuan, C.

AU - Ho, L. C.

AU - Bardelli, S.

AU - Cattaneo, A.

AU - Cucciati, O.

AU - Farrah, D.

AU - Iovino, A.

AU - Koekemoer, A. M.

AU - Liu, C. T.

AU - Massey, R.

AU - Renzini, A.

AU - Taniguchi, Y.

AU - Welikala, N.

AU - Zucca, E.

AU - Carollo, C. M.

AU - Contini, T.

AU - Kneib, J. -P.

AU - Mainieri, V.

AU - Scodeggio, M.

AU - Bolzonella, M.

AU - Bongiorno, A.

AU - Caputi, K.

AU - de la Torre, S.

AU - Franzetti, P.

AU - Garilli, B.

AU - Guzzo, L.

AU - Kampczyk, P.

AU - Knobel, C.

AU - Kovac, K.

AU - Lamareille, F.

AU - Le Borgne, J. -F.

AU - Le Brun, V.

AU - Maier, C.

AU - Mignoli, M.

AU - Pello, R.

AU - Peng, Y.

AU - Perez Montero, E.

AU - Rich, R. M.

AU - Tanaka, M.

AU - Vergani, D.

AU - Bordoloi, R.

AU - Cappi, A.

AU - Cimatti, A.

AU - Coppa, G.

AU - McCracken, H. J.

AU - Moresco, M.

AU - Pozzetti, L.

AU - Sanders, D.

AU - Sheth, K.

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N2 - We studied the chronology of galactic bulge and disc formation by analysing the relative contributions of these components to the B-band rest-frame luminosity density at different epochs. We present the first estimate of the evolution of the fraction of rest-frame B-band light in galactic bulges and discs since redshift z ∼ 0.8. We performed a bulge-to-disc decomposition of HST/ACS images of 3266 galaxies in the zCOSMOS-bright survey with spectroscopic redshifts in the range 0.7 ≤ z ≤ 0.9. We find that the fraction of B-band light in bulges and discs is (26 ± 4)% and (74 ± 4)%, respectively. When compared with rest-frame B-band measurements of galaxies in the local Universe in the same mass range (109 M⊙ ⪉ M ⪉ 1011.5 M_{⊙}), we find that the B-band light in discs decreases by 30% from z ∼ 0.7-0.9 to z ∼ 0, while the light from the bulge increases by 30% over the same period of time. We interpret this evolution as the consequence of star formation and mass assembly processes, as well as morphological transformation, which gradually shift stars formed at half the age of the Universe from star-forming late-type/irregular galaxies to earlier types and ultimately into spheroids. Based on observations obtained at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), Paranal, Chile, as part of the Large Program 175.A-0839 (the zCOSMOS Spectroscopic Redshift Survey).

AB - We studied the chronology of galactic bulge and disc formation by analysing the relative contributions of these components to the B-band rest-frame luminosity density at different epochs. We present the first estimate of the evolution of the fraction of rest-frame B-band light in galactic bulges and discs since redshift z ∼ 0.8. We performed a bulge-to-disc decomposition of HST/ACS images of 3266 galaxies in the zCOSMOS-bright survey with spectroscopic redshifts in the range 0.7 ≤ z ≤ 0.9. We find that the fraction of B-band light in bulges and discs is (26 ± 4)% and (74 ± 4)%, respectively. When compared with rest-frame B-band measurements of galaxies in the local Universe in the same mass range (109 M⊙ ⪉ M ⪉ 1011.5 M_{⊙}), we find that the B-band light in discs decreases by 30% from z ∼ 0.7-0.9 to z ∼ 0, while the light from the bulge increases by 30% over the same period of time. We interpret this evolution as the consequence of star formation and mass assembly processes, as well as morphological transformation, which gradually shift stars formed at half the age of the Universe from star-forming late-type/irregular galaxies to earlier types and ultimately into spheroids. Based on observations obtained at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), Paranal, Chile, as part of the Large Program 175.A-0839 (the zCOSMOS Spectroscopic Redshift Survey).

KW - galaxies: bulges

KW - galaxies: evolution

KW - galaxies: luminosity function, mass function

KW - galaxies: distances and redshifts

KW - galaxies: fundamental parameters

KW - HUBBLE-SPACE-TELESCOPE

KW - STAR-FORMATION RATE

KW - VLT DEEP SURVEY

KW - LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS

KW - FORMATION HISTORY

KW - GALAXY FORMATION

KW - ADVANCED CAMERA

KW - FORMING GALAXY

KW - SURVEY COSMOS

KW - MASS

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DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201423699

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JO - Astronomy & astrophysics

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