Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS

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Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS. / Marchesini, Danilo; Brammer, Gabriel; Morishita, Takahiro; Bergamini, Pietro; Wang, Xin; Bradac, Marusa; Roberts-Borsani, Guido; Strait, Victoria; Treu, Tommaso; Fontana, Adriano; Jones, Tucker; Santini, Paola; Vulcani, Benedetta; Acebron, Ana; Calabro, Antonello; Castellano, Marco; Glazebrook, Karl; Grillo, Claudio; Mercurio, Amata; Nanayakkara, Themiya; Rosati, Piero; Tubthong, Chanita; Vanzella, Eros.

In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 942, No. 2, 25, 10.01.2023.

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Harvard

Marchesini, D, Brammer, G, Morishita, T, Bergamini, P, Wang, X, Bradac, M, Roberts-Borsani, G, Strait, V, Treu, T, Fontana, A, Jones, T, Santini, P, Vulcani, B, Acebron, A, Calabro, A, Castellano, M, Glazebrook, K, Grillo, C, Mercurio, A, Nanayakkara, T, Rosati, P, Tubthong, C & Vanzella, E 2023, 'Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 942, no. 2, 25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac

APA

Marchesini, D., Brammer, G., Morishita, T., Bergamini, P., Wang, X., Bradac, M., Roberts-Borsani, G., Strait, V., Treu, T., Fontana, A., Jones, T., Santini, P., Vulcani, B., Acebron, A., Calabro, A., Castellano, M., Glazebrook, K., Grillo, C., Mercurio, A., ... Vanzella, E. (2023). Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 942(2), [25]. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac

Vancouver

Marchesini D, Brammer G, Morishita T, Bergamini P, Wang X, Bradac M et al. Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS. Astrophysical Journal Letters. 2023 Jan 10;942(2). 25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac

Author

Marchesini, Danilo ; Brammer, Gabriel ; Morishita, Takahiro ; Bergamini, Pietro ; Wang, Xin ; Bradac, Marusa ; Roberts-Borsani, Guido ; Strait, Victoria ; Treu, Tommaso ; Fontana, Adriano ; Jones, Tucker ; Santini, Paola ; Vulcani, Benedetta ; Acebron, Ana ; Calabro, Antonello ; Castellano, Marco ; Glazebrook, Karl ; Grillo, Claudio ; Mercurio, Amata ; Nanayakkara, Themiya ; Rosati, Piero ; Tubthong, Chanita ; Vanzella, Eros. / Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS. In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 2023 ; Vol. 942, No. 2.

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title = "Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS",
abstract = "How passive galaxies form, and the physical mechanisms which prevent star formation over long timescales, are some of the most outstanding questions in understanding galaxy evolution. The properties of quiescent galaxies over cosmic time provide crucial information to identify the quenching mechanisms. Passive galaxies have been confirmed and studied out to z similar to 4, but all of these studies have been limited to massive systems (mostly with log(M-star/M-2) > 10.8). Using JWST-NIRISS grism slitless spectroscopic data from the GLASS-JWST Early Release Science program, we present spectroscopic confirmation of two quiescent galaxies at z(spec) = 2.650(-0.006)(+0.004) and -z(spec) = 2.433(-0.016)(+0.032) (3 sigma errors) with -stellar masses of ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.59(-0.05)(+0.11) and ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.07(-0.03)(+0.06) -(corrected for magnification factors of mu = 2.0 and mu = 2.1, respectively). The latter represents the first spectroscopic confirmation of the existence of low-mass quiescent galaxies at cosmic noon, showcasing the power of JWST to identify and characterize this enigmatic population.",
keywords = "VELOCITY DISPERSIONS, PASSIVE GALAXIES, STAR-FORMATION, STELLAR, REDSHIFT, ABELL-2744",
author = "Danilo Marchesini and Gabriel Brammer and Takahiro Morishita and Pietro Bergamini and Xin Wang and Marusa Bradac and Guido Roberts-Borsani and Victoria Strait and Tommaso Treu and Adriano Fontana and Tucker Jones and Paola Santini and Benedetta Vulcani and Ana Acebron and Antonello Calabro and Marco Castellano and Karl Glazebrook and Claudio Grillo and Amata Mercurio and Themiya Nanayakkara and Piero Rosati and Chanita Tubthong and Eros Vanzella",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "10",
doi = "10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac",
language = "English",
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T1 - Early Results from GLASS-JWST. IX. First Spectroscopic Confirmation of Low-mass Quiescent Galaxies at z > 2 with NIRISS

AU - Marchesini, Danilo

AU - Brammer, Gabriel

AU - Morishita, Takahiro

AU - Bergamini, Pietro

AU - Wang, Xin

AU - Bradac, Marusa

AU - Roberts-Borsani, Guido

AU - Strait, Victoria

AU - Treu, Tommaso

AU - Fontana, Adriano

AU - Jones, Tucker

AU - Santini, Paola

AU - Vulcani, Benedetta

AU - Acebron, Ana

AU - Calabro, Antonello

AU - Castellano, Marco

AU - Glazebrook, Karl

AU - Grillo, Claudio

AU - Mercurio, Amata

AU - Nanayakkara, Themiya

AU - Rosati, Piero

AU - Tubthong, Chanita

AU - Vanzella, Eros

PY - 2023/1/10

Y1 - 2023/1/10

N2 - How passive galaxies form, and the physical mechanisms which prevent star formation over long timescales, are some of the most outstanding questions in understanding galaxy evolution. The properties of quiescent galaxies over cosmic time provide crucial information to identify the quenching mechanisms. Passive galaxies have been confirmed and studied out to z similar to 4, but all of these studies have been limited to massive systems (mostly with log(M-star/M-2) > 10.8). Using JWST-NIRISS grism slitless spectroscopic data from the GLASS-JWST Early Release Science program, we present spectroscopic confirmation of two quiescent galaxies at z(spec) = 2.650(-0.006)(+0.004) and -z(spec) = 2.433(-0.016)(+0.032) (3 sigma errors) with -stellar masses of ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.59(-0.05)(+0.11) and ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.07(-0.03)(+0.06) -(corrected for magnification factors of mu = 2.0 and mu = 2.1, respectively). The latter represents the first spectroscopic confirmation of the existence of low-mass quiescent galaxies at cosmic noon, showcasing the power of JWST to identify and characterize this enigmatic population.

AB - How passive galaxies form, and the physical mechanisms which prevent star formation over long timescales, are some of the most outstanding questions in understanding galaxy evolution. The properties of quiescent galaxies over cosmic time provide crucial information to identify the quenching mechanisms. Passive galaxies have been confirmed and studied out to z similar to 4, but all of these studies have been limited to massive systems (mostly with log(M-star/M-2) > 10.8). Using JWST-NIRISS grism slitless spectroscopic data from the GLASS-JWST Early Release Science program, we present spectroscopic confirmation of two quiescent galaxies at z(spec) = 2.650(-0.006)(+0.004) and -z(spec) = 2.433(-0.016)(+0.032) (3 sigma errors) with -stellar masses of ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.59(-0.05)(+0.11) and ( log M-star/M-?) = 10.07(-0.03)(+0.06) -(corrected for magnification factors of mu = 2.0 and mu = 2.1, respectively). The latter represents the first spectroscopic confirmation of the existence of low-mass quiescent galaxies at cosmic noon, showcasing the power of JWST to identify and characterize this enigmatic population.

KW - VELOCITY DISPERSIONS

KW - PASSIVE GALAXIES

KW - STAR-FORMATION

KW - STELLAR

KW - REDSHIFT

KW - ABELL-2744

U2 - 10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac

DO - 10.3847/2041-8213/acaaac

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VL - 942

JO - The Astrophysical Journal Letters

JF - The Astrophysical Journal Letters

SN - 2041-8205

IS - 2

M1 - 25

ER -

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