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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The evolution of cluster member galaxies based on a systematic search of proto-clusters

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K03924
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 16010:Astronomy-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Shimasaku Kazuhiro  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 准教授 (00251405)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords銀河 / 銀河団
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present-day universe, galaxies in clusters are quenched while those in the general field are still forming stars. When and how clusters galaxies are quenched is a key issue to understanding the evolution of galaxies. We apply novel cluster-finding method to wide-field galaxy data to find many proto-clusters and investigate the properties of member galaxies. We find that quenched members are already in place in the universe of 2-4 giga years old and that more massive galaxies are more likely to be quenched.

Free Research Field

銀河天文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的意義を2点挙げる。1. これまでの原始銀河団の研究の多くは曖昧な定義に基づいて探査された原始銀河団を用いていたため、得られた結果の普遍性に問題があった。またそもそも原始銀河団の数も十分ではなかった。それに対して本研究は、定量的かつ客観的な探査法を開発して、それを広天域の銀河データに適用し、約20億歳という若い宇宙までカバーした、均質かつ大規模な原始銀河団サンプルを作成した。2. 星形成をやめた銀河が約20-40億歳という若い時代に既に存在することを明らかにした。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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