Abstract
I will present measurements of the star formation histories of ~40 z~1
galaxies with strong Balmer absorption lines indicating recent and rapid
quenching of star formation, alongside well defined control samples of
star-forming and quiescent galaxies. High quality VLT spectra and
multiwavelength photometry, combined with a comparison between both
state-of-the-art Bayesian parameterised and unparameterised SFH model
fitting, provide tight constraints on physical properties such as the
age and strength of the starburst, and fraction of old stars. A
significant fraction are consistent with being close to single-epoch
burst events with peak star formation rates consistent with sub-mm
galaxies. This data provides a perfect example of the science that will
be possible in the upcoming MOONS GTO reference survey at
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Zenodo community app-iasfmi-201920-01-24