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MAGAZ3NE: Evidence for Galactic Conformity in $z\gtrsim3$ Protoclusters

MAGAZ3NE: Evidence for Galactic Conformity in $z\gtrsim3$ Protoclusters

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We examine the quiescent fractions of massive galaxies in six $z\gtrsim3$ spectroscopically-confirmed protoclusters in the COSMOS field, one of which is newly confirmed and presented here. We report the spectroscopic confirmation of MAGAZ3NE~J100143+023021 at $z=3.122^{+0.007}_{-0.004}$ by the Massive Ancient Galaxies At $z>3$ NEar-infrared (MAGAZ3NE) survey. MAGAZ3NE~J100143+023021 contains a total of 79 protocluster members (28 spectroscopic and 51 photometric). Three spectroscopically-confirmed members are star-forming ultra-massive galaxies ($\log(M_{\star}/{\rm M}_\odot)>11$; UMGs), the most massive of which has $\log(M_{\star}/{\rm M}_\odot)=11.15^{+0.05}_{-0.06}$. Combining Keck/MOSFIRE spectroscopy and the COSMOS2020 photometric catalog, we use a weighted Gaussian kernel density estimator to map the protocluster and measure its total mass $2.25^{+1.55}_{-0.65}\times10^{14}~{\rm M}_{\odot}$ in the dense ``core'' region. For each of the six COSMOS protoclusters, we compare the quiescent fraction to the status of the central UMG as star-forming or quiescent. We observe that galaxies in these protoclusters appear to obey galactic conformity: elevated quiescent fractions are found in protoclusters with $UVJ$ quiescent UMGs and low quiescent fractions are found in protoclusters containing $UVJ$ star-forming UMGs. This correlation of star-formation/quiescence in UMGs and the massive galaxies nearby in these protoclusters is the first evidence for the existence of galactic conformity at $z>3$. Despite disagreements over mechanisms behind conformity at low redshifts, its presence at these early cosmic times would provide strong constraints on the physics proposed to drive galactic conformity.

Ian McConachie、Gillian Wilson、Priti Staab、Danilo Marchesini、Tracy Webb、Michael McDonald、Allison Noble、M. C. Cooper、Percy Gomez、Lori M. Lubin、Ben Forrest、Roy R. Gal、Z. Cemile Marsan、Adam Muzzin、Brian C. Lemaux、Ekta A. Shah、Wenjun Chang、Stephanie M. Urbano Stawinski、Marianna Annunziatella

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Ian McConachie,Gillian Wilson,Priti Staab,Danilo Marchesini,Tracy Webb,Michael McDonald,Allison Noble,M. C. Cooper,Percy Gomez,Lori M. Lubin,Ben Forrest,Roy R. Gal,Z. Cemile Marsan,Adam Muzzin,Brian C. Lemaux,Ekta A. Shah,Wenjun Chang,Stephanie M. Urbano Stawinski,Marianna Annunziatella.MAGAZ3NE: Evidence for Galactic Conformity in $z\gtrsim3$ Protoclusters[EB/OL].(2024-11-21)[2025-05-25].https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14641.点此复制

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