Galaxy stellar and total mass estimation using machine learning
J Chu, H Tang, D Xu, S Lu… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Conventional galaxy mass estimation methods suffer from model assumptions and
degeneracies. Machine learning (ML), which reduces the reliance on such assumptions, can …
degeneracies. Machine learning (ML), which reduces the reliance on such assumptions, can …
Barred galaxies in the IllustrisTNG Simulation
D Zhao, M Du, LC Ho, VP Debattista… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Almost two-thirds of disk galaxies in the local universe host bars, which serve as important
drivers of secular evolutionary processes. While cosmological simulations are powerful tools …
drivers of secular evolutionary processes. While cosmological simulations are powerful tools …
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: a statistical approach to an optimal classification of stellar kinematics in galaxy surveys
J Van De Sande, SP Vaughan, L Cortese… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Large galaxy samples from multiobject integral field spectroscopic (IFS) surveys now allow
for a statistical analysis of the z∼ 0 galaxy population using resolved kinematic …
for a statistical analysis of the z∼ 0 galaxy population using resolved kinematic …
Quantifying the stellar ages of dynamically separated bulges and disks of CALIFA spiral galaxies
We employ a recently developed population-orbit superposition technique to simultaneously
fit the stellar kinematic and age maps of 82 CALIFA spiral galaxies and obtain the ages of …
fit the stellar kinematic and age maps of 82 CALIFA spiral galaxies and obtain the ages of …
Kinematic decomposition of IllustrisTNG disk galaxies: morphology and relation with morphological structures
M Du, LC Ho, VP Debattista, A Pillepich… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We recently developed an automated method, auto-GMM, to decompose simulated
galaxies. It extracts kinematic structures in an accurate, efficient, and unsupervised way. We …
galaxies. It extracts kinematic structures in an accurate, efficient, and unsupervised way. We …
Mass of the dynamically hot inner stellar halo predicts the ancient accreted stellar mass
L Zhu, A Pillepich, G van de Ven, R Leaman… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Galactic dynamical structures are fossil records of the assembly histories of galaxies. By
analyzing the cosmological hydrodynamical simulation TNG50, we find that a dynamical …
analyzing the cosmological hydrodynamical simulation TNG50, we find that a dynamical …
The two phases of core formation–orbital evolution in the centres of ellipticals with supermassive black hole binaries
M Frigo, T Naab, A Rantala… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The flat stellar density cores of massive elliptical galaxies form rapidly due to sinking
supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in gas-poor galaxy mergers. After the SMBHs form a …
supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in gas-poor galaxy mergers. After the SMBHs form a …
Dynamical modelling of the twisted galaxy PGC 046832
M den Brok, D Krajnović, E Emsellem… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We analyse VLT/MUSE observations of PGC 046832, the brightest cluster galaxy of Abell
3556. The velocity structure of this galaxy is startling and shows two reversals in sign along …
3556. The velocity structure of this galaxy is startling and shows two reversals in sign along …
Correlations between black holes and host galaxies in the Illustris and IllustrisTNG Simulations
We study black hole–host galaxy correlations, and the relation between the
overmassiveness (the distance from the average M BH–σ relation) of supermassive black …
overmassiveness (the distance from the average M BH–σ relation) of supermassive black …
From large-scale environment to CGM angular momentum to star forming activities–II. Quenched galaxies
The gas needed to sustain star formation in galaxies is supplied by the circumgalactic
medium (CGM), which in turn is affected by accretion from large scales. In a series of two …
medium (CGM), which in turn is affected by accretion from large scales. In a series of two …