Early type galaxies have been the predominant morphological class for massive galaxies since only z~1

Present-day massive galaxies are composed mostly of early-type objects. It is unknown whether this was also the case at higher redshifts. In a hierarchical assembling scenario the morphological content of the massive population is expected to change with time from disk-like objects in the early Univ...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Buitrago, F, Trujillo, I, Conselice, C, Haeussler, B
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2011