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We explore a large uniformly selected sample of H${\alpha}$ selected star-forming galaxies (SFGs) at z=0.40,0.84,1.47,2.23 to unveil the evolution of the star formation rate (SFR) function and the stellar mass function. We find strong…

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Stellar halos are the only major stellar component of disk galaxies that lack systematic observational characterization, yet they encode critical information about galaxy merger histories. We present the first systematic census of stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-02-25 Bojun Tao , Hong-Xin Zhang , Wenting Wang , Enci Wang , Guangwen Chen , Huiyuan Wang , Lijun Chen , Qian-Hui Chen , Song Huang , Xu Kong , Yu Rong

We present new determinations of the stellar-to-halo mass relation (SHMR) at $z=0-10$ that match the evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function, the SFR$-M_*$ relation,and the cosmic star formation rate. We utilize a compilation of 40…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-28 Aldo Rodriguez-Puebla , Joel R. Primack , Vladimir Avila-Reese , S. M. Faber

Using a sample of 126000 late-type galaxies from the SDSS, we analyzed stellar mass as a function of the dynamical mass. Stellar masses are estimated using eight stellar population synthesis (SPS) models with constant IMF, while dynamical…

We derive an accurate mass estimator for dispersion-supported stellar systems and demonstrate its validity by analyzing resolved line-of-sight velocity data for globular clusters, dwarf galaxies, and elliptical galaxies. Specifically, by…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Joe Wolf , Gregory D. Martinez , James S. Bullock , Manoj Kaplinghat , Marla Geha , Ricardo R. Munoz , Joshua D. Simon , Frank F. Avedo

We develop a new method to constrain the star formation histories, dust attenuation and stellar masses of galaxies. It is based on two stellar absorption line indices, the 4000 Angstrom break strength and the Balmer absorption line index…

We present an empirical method to measure the halo mass function (HMF) of galaxies. We determine the relation between the \hi\ line-width from single-dish observations and the dark matter halo mass ($M_{200}$) inferred from rotation curve…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Pengfei Li , Federico Lelli , Stacy McGaugh , Marcel S. Pawlowski , Martin A. Zwaan , James Schombert

Stellar mass and specific angular momentum are two properties of a galaxy that are directly related to its formation history, and hence morphology. In this work, the tight planar relationship between stellar specific angular momentum (j*),…

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We investigate stellar mass and central dark matter density profiles of photometric luminous red galaxies with stellar masses of $\sim10^{10}-10^{12}M_\odot$ using weak gravitational lensing measurements from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-04 Momoka Fujikawa , Masamune Oguri

To develop galaxy-targeting approaches, the gravitational-wave community built a catalog of stellar mass in the local universe based on the 2MASS spectroscopic and photometric redshift surveys. By cleaning and supplementing this catalog,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 J. Biteau

We present a study on the clustering of a stellar mass selected sample of galaxies with stellar masses M*>10^10Msol at redshifts 0.4<z<2.0, taken from the Palomar Observatory Wide-field Infrared Survey. We examine the clustering properties…

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From a sample of ~50000 early-type galaxies from the SDSS, we measured the traditional Fundamental Plane in four bands. We then replaced luminosity with stellar mass, and measured the "stellar mass" FP. The FP steepens slightly as one moves…

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We determined the HI mass function of galaxies in the Ursa Major association of galaxies using a blind VLA-D array survey, consisting of 54 pointings in a cross pattern, covering the centre as well as the outskirts of the Ursa Major volume.…

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We study relation between stellar mass and halo mass for high-mass halos using a sample of galaxy clusters with accurate measurements of stellar masses from optical and IR data and total masses from X-ray observations. We find that stellar…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-21 Andrey Kravtsov , Alexey Vikhlinin , Alexander Meshscheryakov

We present robust statistical estimates of the accuracy of early-type galaxy stellar masses derived from spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting as functions of various empirical and theoretical assumptions. Using large samples…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 R. Swindle , R. R. Gal , F. La Barbera , R. R. de Carvalho

Doppler surveys have shown that the occurrence rate of Jupiter-mass planets appears to increase as a function of stellar mass. However, this result depends on the ability to accurately measure the masses of evolved stars. Recently, Lloyd…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 John Asher Johnson , Timothy D. Morton , Jason T. Wright

We present a new study of the stellar mass in a sample of ~ 70 submillimeter-selected galaxies (SMGs) with accurate spectroscopic redshifts. We fit combinations of stellar population synthesis models and power laws to the galaxies'…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 L. J. Hainline , A. W. Blain , I. Smail , D. M. Alexander , L. Armus , S. C. Chapman , R. J. Ivison

We present the first measurement of the evolution of the galaxy group stellar mass function (GrSMF) to redshift z>~1 and low masses (M*>10^12 Msun). Our results are based on early data from the Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS (CSI) Survey, utilizing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Rik J. Williams , Daniel D. Kelson , John S. Mulchaey , Alan Dressler , Patrick J. McCarthy , Stephen A. Shectman