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The galaxies with photometric redshifts observed in a close angular proximity might be either projection coincidences, strongly lensed images of the same galaxy, or separate galaxies that are in a stage of merging. We search for the groups…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-02-14 Evgenii A. Chaikin , Nadezda V. Tyulneva , Alexander A. Kaurov

We present the largest, most homogeneous catalogue of merging galaxies in the nearby universe obtained through the Galaxy Zoo project - an interface on the world-wide web enabling large-scale morphological classification of galaxies through…

Mergers are believed to play a pivotal role in galaxy evolution, and measuring the galaxy merger fraction is a longstanding goal of both observational and theoretical studies. In this work, we extend the consideration of the merger fraction…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-07 Jonathan Mack , Shy Genel

We present a simple set of kinematic criteria that can distinguish between galaxies dominated by ordered rotational motion and those involved in major merger events. Our criteria are based on the dynamics of the warm ionized gas (as traced…

In recent years multi-wavelength observations have shown the presence of substructures related to merging events in a high fraction of galaxy clusters. Clusters can be roughly grouped into two categories -- relaxed and non-relaxed -- and a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-11 Viral Parekh , Kurt van der Heyden , Chiara Ferrari , Garry Angus , Benne Holwerda

Identifying merging galaxies is an important - but difficult - step in galaxy evolution studies. We present random forest classifications of galaxy mergers from simulated JWST images based on various standard morphological parameters. We…

We present a comprehensive study of the morphological properties of 42 gamma-ray burst (GRB) host galaxies imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope in the optical band. The purpose of this study is to understand the relation of GRBs to their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 C. Wainwright , E. Berger , B. E. Penprase

[abridged] We analyze a sample of 9 massive clusters at 0.4<z<0.6 observed with MegaCam in 4 photometric bands (g,r,i,z) from the core to a radius of 5 Mpc (~4000 galaxies). Galaxy cluster candidates are selected using photometric redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. Huertas-Company , G. Foex , G. Soucail , R. Pello

Using mass-selected galaxy samples from deep multiwavelength data we investigate the incidence of close galaxy pairs between z=0.4-2. Many such close pairs will eventually merge, and the pair fraction is therefore related to the merger…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-08-29 Rik J. Williams , Ryan F. Quadri , Marijn Franx

We introduce the `Illustris zoom simulation project', which allows the study of selected galaxies forming in the $\Lambda$CDM cosmology with a 40 times better mass resolution than in the parent large-scale hydrodynamical Illustris…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-01 Martin Sparre , Volker Springel

Identifying galaxy groups from redshift surveys of galaxies plays an important role in connecting galaxies with the underlying dark matter distribution. Current and future high-$z$ spectroscopic surveys, usually incomplete in redshift…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-14 Kai Wang , H. J. Mo , Cheng Li , Jiacheng Meng , Yangyao Chen

We use a highly complete subset of the GAMA-II redshift sample to fully describe the stellar mass dependence of close-pairs and mergers between 10^8 Msun and 10^12 Msun. Using the analytic form of this fit we investigate the total stellar…

We present the quantitative rest-frame B morphological evolution and galaxy merger fractions at 0.2 < z < 1.2 as observed by the All-wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS). We use the Gini coefficent and M_20 to…

We analyse subarcsecond resolution interferometric CO line data for twelve sub-millimetre-luminous (S850um > 5mJy) galaxies with redshifts between 1 and 3, presenting new data for four of them. Morphologically and kinematically most of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-03 H. Engel , L. J. Tacconi , R. I. Davies , R. Neri , I. Smail , S. C. Chapman , R. Genzel , P. Cox , T. R. Greve , R. J. Ivison , A. Blain , F. Bertoldi , A. Omont

Interpreting the scaling relations measured by recent large kinematic surveys of $z < 1$ galaxies has remained hampered by large observational scatter. We show that the observed ISM and morpho-dynamical properties along the average $z \sim…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-07-17 Mathieu Puech , Hector Flores , Myriam Rodrigues , Francois Hammer , Yanbin Yang

We present a morphology study of intermediate-redshift (0.2<z<1.2) luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) and general field galaxies in the GOODS fields using a revised asymmetry measurement method optimized for deep fields. By taking careful…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Yong Shi , George Rieke , Jennifer Lotz , Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez

The rest-frame far-ultraviolet (FUV) morphologies of 8 nearby interacting and starburst galaxies (Arp 269, M 82, Mrk 8, NGC 520, NGC 1068, NGC 3079, NGC 3310, NGC 7673) are compared with 54 galaxies at z ~ 1.5 and 46 galaxies at z ~ 4…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-18 Sara M. Petty , Duilia F. de Mello , John S. Gallagher , Jonathan P. Gardner , Jennifer M. Lotz , C. Matt Mountain , Linda J. Smith

The study of morphology in galaxies offers a convenient and quantitative method to measure the shapes and characteristics of galaxy light distribution that reflect the evolutionary history. For AGN-host dwarf galaxies, however, there is a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-09 Jie Tian , Yinghe Zhao , Xiejin Li , Jinming Bai

We investigate the spatially-resolved morphology of galaxies in the early Universe. We consider a typical redshift z = 6 Lyman Break galaxy, "Althaea" from the SERRA hydrodynamical simulations. We create mock rest-frame ultraviolet,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-18 A. Zanella , A. Pallottini , A. Ferrara , S. Gallerani , S. Carniani , M. Kohandel , C. Behrens

We aim to generate a catalogue of merging galaxies within the 5.4 sq. deg. North Ecliptic Pole over the redshift range $0.0 < z < 0.3$. To do this, imaging data from the Hyper Suprime-Cam are used along with morphological parameters derived…

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