Three-Dimensional Spectroscopy and Star Formation Histories of Field E+A Galaxies
Abstract
We present the initial results of an integral field spectroscopic survey of E+A galaxies in the field, which combined with radio continuum measurements and multi-wavelength photometry and imaging provides significant insight into the dynamical and star formation histories of these transitioning post-starburst systems. We focus on the E+A galaxy known as G515 (z = 0.088), a massive merger remnant that began its star formation quenching process ~ 1.0 Gyr ago. Its relatively young stellar population contrasts with its light profile and kinematics, which are more consistent with a slowly-rotating, early-type galaxy.
- Publication:
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Galaxies in 3D across the Universe
- Pub Date:
- February 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921314010515
- Bibcode:
- 2015IAUS..309..361L
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: starburst and post-starburst;
- galaxies: evolution;
- galaxies: formation