Evolution in the orbital structure of quiescent galaxies from MAGPI, LEGA-C, and SAMI surveys: direct evidence for merger-driven growth over the last 7 Gyr

Author:

D’Eugenio Francesco123ORCID,van der Wel Arjen3ORCID,Piotrowska Joanna M12ORCID,Bezanson Rachel4ORCID,Taylor Edward N5ORCID,van de Sande Jesse67ORCID,Baker William M12ORCID,Bell Eric F8ORCID,Bellstedt Sabine9ORCID,Bland-Hawthorn Joss67ORCID,Bluck Asa F L10ORCID,Brough Sarah11ORCID,Bryant Julia J6712ORCID,Colless Matthew713ORCID,Cortese Luca79ORCID,Croom Scott M67ORCID,Derkenne Caro714ORCID,van Dokkum Pieter15ORCID,Fisher Deanne57ORCID,Foster Caroline711ORCID,Gallazzi Anna16ORCID,de Graaff Anna1718ORCID,Groves Brent9ORCID,van Houdt Josha18ORCID,del P. Lagos Claudia79ORCID,Looser Tobias J12,Maiolino Roberto1219ORCID,Maseda Michael20ORCID,Mendel J Trevor713ORCID,Nersesian Angelos3ORCID,Pacifici Camilla21ORCID,Poci Adriano1422ORCID,Remus Rhea-Silvia23,Sweet Sarah M24ORCID,Thater Sabine25ORCID,Tran Kim-Vy11726ORCID,Übler Hannah12ORCID,Valenzuela Lucas M23ORCID,Wisnioski Emily713ORCID,Zibetti Stefano16ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge , Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA , UK

2. Cavendish Laboratory - Astrophysics Group, University of Cambridge , 19 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE , UK

3. Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent , Krijgslaan 281 S9, B-9000 Gent , Belgium

4. Department of Physics and Astronomy and PITT PACC, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA 15260 , USA

5. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn, VIC 3122 , Australia

6. Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, The University of Sydney , NSW, 2006 , Australia

7. ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) , Australia

8. Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI 48109 , USA

9. International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), University of Western Australia , Crawley, WA 6009 , Australia

10. Department of Physics, Florida International University , 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL , USA

11. School of Physics, University of New South Wales , NSW 2052 , Australia

12. Australian Astronomical Optics, Astralis-USydney, School of Physics, University of Sydney , NSW 2006 , Australia

13. Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2611 , Australia

14. Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University , Sydney, NSW 2109 , Australia

15. Astronomy Department, Yale University , New Haven, CT 06511 , USA

16. INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri , Largo Enrico Fermi 5, I-50125 Firenze , Italy

17. Leiden Observatory, Leiden University , PO Box 9513, NL-2300 RA, Leiden , the Netherlands

18. Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg , Germany

19. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London , Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT , UK

20. Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin , 475 N. Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706 , USA

21. Space Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 , USA

22. Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, University of Durham , Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE , UK

23. Universitäts-Sternwarte, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München , Scheinerstr 1, D-81679 München , Germany

24. School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD 4072 , Australia

25. Department of Astrophysics, University of Vienna , Türkenschanzstraße 17, A-1180 Vienna , Austria

26. George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX 77843-4242 , USA

Abstract

ABSTRACT We present the first study of spatially integrated higher-order stellar kinematics over cosmic time. We use deep rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quiescent galaxies at redshifts z = 0.05, 0.3, and 0.8 from the SAMI, MAGPI, and LEGA-C surveys to measure the excess kurtosis h4 of the stellar velocity distribution, the latter parametrized as a Gauss-Hermite series. Conservatively using a redshift-independent cut in stellar mass ($M_\star = 10^{11}\, \mathrm{M_\odot }$) and matching the stellar-mass distributions of our samples, we find 7σ evidence of h4 increasing with cosmic time, from a median value of 0.019 ± 0.002 at z = 0.8 to 0.059 ± 0.004 at z = 0.06. Alternatively, we use a physically motivated sample selection based on the mass distribution of the progenitors of local quiescent galaxies as inferred from numerical simulations; in this case, we find 10σ evidence. This evolution suggests that, over the last 7 Gyr, there has been a gradual decrease in the rotation-to-dispersion ratio and an increase in the radial anisotropy of the stellar velocity distribution, qualitatively consistent with accretion of gas-poor satellites. These findings demonstrate that massive galaxies continue to accrete mass and increase their dispersion support after becoming quiescent.

Funder

ERC

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Australian Research Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics

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