Fully cosmological virtual galaxies from MASCLET
Abstract
We present the study of the most massive galaxies (M^{*}>10^{11} {M}_{⊙}) found in a cosmological simulation performed with MASCLET (Mesh Adaptative Scheme for CosmologicaL structurE evoluTion) and analyzed with HALMA (HALo finder for MAsclet). We focus on the structure of these virtual galaxies, analysizing their radial gradients, morphology, kinematics and chemical characteristics. By classifying galaxies depending on their merging history, morphology or kinematics we have found that the most relevant differences in the profiles appear when they are separated according to their merging history. We suggest that some of those differences could be explained due to the spatial segregation of the stellar populations formed in-situ and ex-situ.
- Publication:
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Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VII
- Pub Date:
- May 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013hsa7.conf..300N