The stellar mass assembly of galaxies in the Illustris simulation: growth by mergers and the spatial distribution of accreted stars

The stellar mass assembly of galaxies in the Illustris simulation: growth by mergers and the spatial distribution of accreted stars

We use the Illustris simulation to study the relative contributions of in situ star formation and stellar accretion to the build-up of galaxies over an unprecedentedly wide range of masses (M* = 109-1012 M⊙), galaxy types, environments, and assembly histories. We find that the 'two-phase'...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez-Gomez, Vicente (Author), Pillepich, Annalisa (Author), Sales, Laura V. (Author), Genel, Shy (Author), Zhu, Qirong (Author), Wellons, Sarah (Author), Nelson, Dylan (Author), Springel, Volker (Author), Ma, Chung-Pei (Author), Hernquist, Lars (Author), Vogelsberger, Mark (Contributor), Torrey, Paul A. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, 2017-04-28T19:39:32Z.
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