VIPERS: Galaxy morphology at z ∼ 1
Abstract
We use spectroscopic VIPERS data to analyze morphological properties of galaxies at z ∼ 1. To determine galaxy morphologies, we estimate their Sérsic index. Then, we correlate it with galaxy rest-frame colors, and other physical properties. We find that the distribution of Sérsic index of our sample is bimodal, and well correlated with the color-bimodality of the galaxy distribution. So-called green valley (i.e. intermediate colour) galaxies often have intermediate values of Sérsic index which may support the hypothesis that at least a part of this population are galaxies in the transition phase.
- Publication:
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XXXVI Polish Astronomical Society Meeting
- Pub Date:
- December 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014pas..conf..121K