The dominant role of mergers in the size evolution of massive early-type galaxies since z ~ 1

In this paper we measure the merger fraction and rate, both minor and major, of massive early-type galaxies (M_star >= 10^11 M_Sun) in the COSMOS field, and study their role in mass and size evolution. We use the 30-band photometric catalogue in COSMOS, complemented with the spectroscopy of t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	López-Sanjuan, C, Fèvre, O, Ilbert, O, Tasca, L, Bridge, C, Cucciati, O, Kampczyk, P, Pozzetti, L, Xu, C, Carollo, C, Contini, T, Kneib, J, Lilly, S, Mainieri, V, Renzini, A, Sanders, D, Scodeggio, M, Scoville, N, Taniguchi, Y, Zamorani, G, Aussel, H, Bardelli, S, Bolzonella, M, Bongiorno, A, Capak, P
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2012

The dominant role of mergers in the size evolution of massive early-type galaxies since z ~ 1

Similar Items