Evolution of galaxy scaling relations in clusters at 0.5 < z < 1.5

Author(s)

José Manuel Pérez Martinez, Bodo Ziegler, Helmut Dannerbauer, Asmus Böhm, Miguel Anibal Verdugo Olivares, Angeles I. Diaz, Carlos Hoyos

Abstract

Aims: We present new gas kinematic observations with the OSIRIS instrument at the GTC for galaxies in the Cl1604 cluster system at z ∼ 0.9. These observations together with a collection of other cluster samples at different epochs analyzed by our group are used to study the evolution of the Tully-Fisher, velocity-size, and specific angular momentum-stellar mass relations in dense environments over cosmic time.
Methods: We used 2D and 3D spectroscopy to analyze the kinematics of our cluster galaxies and extract their maximum rotation velocities (V_max), which were used as the common parameter in all scaling relations under scrutiny. We determined the structural parameters of our objects by fitting surface brightness profiles to the images of our objects, while stellar-mass values were computed by fitting the spectral energy distribution by making use of extensive archival optical to near-IR photometry. Our methods were consistently applied to all our cluster samples. This makes them ideal for an evolutionary comparison.
Results: Up to redshift one, our cluster samples show evolutionary trends compatible with previous observational results in the field and in accordance with semianalytical models and hydrodynamical simulations concerning the Tully-Fisher and velocity-size relations. However, we find a drop of a factor ∼3 in disk sizes and an average B-band luminosity enhancement ⟨ΔM_B⟩∼2 mag by z ∼ 1.5. We discuss the role that different cluster-specific interactions may play in producing this observational result. In addition, we find that our intermediate-to-high redshift cluster galaxies follow parallel sequences with respect to the local specific angular momentum to stellar mass relation, although they display lower specific angular momentum values than field samples at similar redshifts. This may be explained by the stronger interacting nature of dense environments in comparison with the field.

Based on observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), installed at the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, in the island of La Palma. PI: Helmut Dannerbauer. Program's IDs: 122-GTC70/17A and 137-GTC118/18A.

Organisation(s)

Department of Astrophysics

External organisation(s)

Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, University of La Laguna, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Journal

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume

646

No. of pages

22

ISSN

0004-6361

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936456

Publication date

02-2021

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science

Portal url

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/bdb2057e-1a7c-4bdc-91f1-e4ed5eabc221