The stellar metallicities of massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 \textless z \textless 1.3 from KMOS+VANDELS. Carnall, A. C., McLure, R. J., Dunlop, J. S., Hamadouche, M., Cullen, F., McLeod, D. J., Begley, R., Amorin, R., Bolzonella, M., Castellano, M., Cimatti, A., Fontanot, F., Gargiulo, A., Garilli, B., Mannucci, F., Pentericci, L., Talia, M., Zamorani, G., Calabro, A., Cresci, G., & Hathi, N. P. Technical Report August, 2021. Publication Title: arXiv e-prints ADS Bibcode: 2021arXiv210813430C Type: article
The stellar metallicities of massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 \textless z \textless 1.3 from KMOS+VANDELS [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
We present a rest-frame UV-optical stacked spectrum representative of quiescent galaxies at \$1.0 {\textless} z {\textless} 1.3\$ with log\$(M_*/{\textbackslash}rm\{M_{\textbackslash}odot\}) {\textgreater} 10.8\$. The stack is constructed using VANDELS survey data, combined with new KMOS observations. We apply two independent full-spectral-fitting approaches, obtaining consistent stellar ages and metallicities. We measure a total metallicity, [Z/H] = \$-0.13{\textbackslash}pm0.08\$, and an iron abundance, [Fe/H] = \$-0.18{\textbackslash}pm0.08\$, representing falls of \${\textbackslash}sim0.3\$ dex and \${\textbackslash}sim0.15\$ dex respectively compared with the local Universe. We also measure the alpha enhancement via the magnesium abundance, obtaining [Mg/Fe] = 0.23\${\textbackslash}pm\$0.12, consistent with similar-mass galaxies in the local Universe, indicating no evolution in the average alpha enhancement of log\$(M_*/{\textbackslash}rm\{M_{\textbackslash}odot\}) {\textbackslash}sim 11\$ quiescent galaxies over the last 8 Gyr. This suggests the very high alpha enhancements recently reported for several very bright \$z{\textbackslash}sim1-2\$ quiescent galaxies are due to their extreme masses, in accordance with the well-known downsizing trend, rather than being typical of the \$zrsim1\$ population. The metallicity evolution we observe with redshift (falling [Z/H], [Fe/H], but constant [Mg/Fe]) is consistent with recent studies. We recover a mean stellar age of \$2.5{\textasciicircum}\{+0.6\}_\{-0.4\}\$ Gyr, corresponding to a formation redshift, \$z_{\textbackslash}rm\{form\} = 2.4{\textasciicircum}\{+0.6\}_\{-0.3\}\$. Recent studies have obtained varying average formation redshifts for \$zrsim1\$ massive quiescent galaxies, and, as these studies report consistent metallicities, we identify different star-formation-history models as the most likely cause. Larger spectroscopic samples from upcoming ground-based instruments will provide precise constraints on ages and metallicities at \$zrsim1\$. Combining these with precise \$z{\textgreater}2\$ quiescent-galaxy stellar-mass functions from JWST will provide an independent test of formation redshifts from spectral fitting.
@techreport{2021arXiv210813430C,
	title = {The stellar metallicities of massive quiescent galaxies at 1.0 {\textless} z {\textless} 1.3 from {KMOS}+{VANDELS}},
	url = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021arXiv210813430C},
	abstract = {We present a rest-frame UV-optical stacked spectrum representative of quiescent galaxies at \$1.0 {\textless} z {\textless} 1.3\$ with log\$(M\_*/{\textbackslash}rm\{M\_{\textbackslash}odot\}) {\textgreater} 10.8\$. The stack is constructed using VANDELS survey data, combined with new KMOS observations. We apply two independent full-spectral-fitting approaches, obtaining consistent stellar ages and metallicities. We measure a total metallicity, [Z/H] = \$-0.13{\textbackslash}pm0.08\$, and an iron abundance, [Fe/H] = \$-0.18{\textbackslash}pm0.08\$, representing falls of \${\textbackslash}sim0.3\$ dex and \${\textbackslash}sim0.15\$ dex respectively compared with the local Universe. We also measure the alpha enhancement via the magnesium abundance, obtaining [Mg/Fe] = 0.23\${\textbackslash}pm\$0.12, consistent with similar-mass galaxies in the local Universe, indicating no evolution in the average alpha enhancement of log\$(M\_*/{\textbackslash}rm\{M\_{\textbackslash}odot\}) {\textbackslash}sim 11\$ quiescent galaxies over the last 8 Gyr. This suggests the very high alpha enhancements recently reported for several very bright \$z{\textbackslash}sim1-2\$ quiescent galaxies are due to their extreme masses, in accordance with the well-known downsizing trend, rather than being typical of the \$zrsim1\$ population. The metallicity evolution we observe with redshift (falling [Z/H], [Fe/H], but constant [Mg/Fe]) is consistent with recent studies. We recover a mean stellar age of \$2.5{\textasciicircum}\{+0.6\}\_\{-0.4\}\$ Gyr, corresponding to a formation redshift, \$z\_{\textbackslash}rm\{form\} = 2.4{\textasciicircum}\{+0.6\}\_\{-0.3\}\$. Recent studies have obtained varying average formation redshifts for \$zrsim1\$ massive quiescent galaxies, and, as these studies report consistent metallicities, we identify different star-formation-history models as the most likely cause. Larger spectroscopic samples from upcoming ground-based instruments will provide precise constraints on ages and metallicities at \$zrsim1\$. Combining these with precise \$z{\textgreater}2\$ quiescent-galaxy stellar-mass functions from JWST will provide an independent test of formation redshifts from spectral fitting.},
	urldate = {2021-09-07},
	author = {Carnall, A. C. and McLure, R. J. and Dunlop, J. S. and Hamadouche, M. and Cullen, F. and McLeod, D. J. and Begley, R. and Amorin, R. and Bolzonella, M. and Castellano, M. and Cimatti, A. and Fontanot, F. and Gargiulo, A. and Garilli, B. and Mannucci, F. and Pentericci, L. and Talia, M. and Zamorani, G. and Calabro, A. and Cresci, G. and Hathi, N. P.},
	month = aug,
	year = {2021},
	note = {Publication Title: arXiv e-prints
ADS Bibcode: 2021arXiv210813430C
Type: article},
	keywords = {Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies},
}

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