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THE AVERAGE STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF GALAXIES IN DARK MATTER HALOS FROM z = 0-8

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Behroozi, Peter S., Wechsler, Risa H., Conroy, Charlie·2013·The Astrophysical Journal
DOI 10.1088/0004-637x/770/1/57
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We present a robust method to constrain average galaxy star formation rates (SFRs), star formation histories (SFHs), and the intracluster light (ICL) as a function of halo mass. Our results are consistent with observed galaxy stellar mass functions, specific star formation rates (SSFRs), and cosmic star formation rates (CSFRs) from z = 0 to z = 8. We consider the effects of a wide range of uncertainties on our results, including those affecting stellar masses, SFRs, and the halo mass function at the heart of our analysis. As they are relevant to our method, we also present new calibrations of the dark matter halo mass function, halo mass accretion histories, and halo–subhalo merger rates out to z = 8. We also provide new compilations of CSFRs and SSFRs; more recent measurements are now consistent with the buildup of the cosmic stellar mass density at all redshifts. Implications of our work include: halos near 10 12 M ☉ are the most efficient at forming stars at all redshifts, the baryon conversion efficiency of massive halos drops markedly after z ∼ 2.5 (consistent with theories of cold-mode accretion), the ICL for massive galaxies is expected to be significant out to at least z ∼ 1–1.5, and dwarf galaxies at low redshifts have higher stellar mass to halo mass ratios than previous expectations and form later than in most theoretical models. Finally, we provide new fitting formulae for SFHs that are more accurate than the standard declining tau model. Our approach places a wide variety of observations relating to the SFH of galaxies into a self-consistent framework based on the modern understanding of structure formation in ΛCDM. Constraints on the stellar mass–halo mass relationship and SFRs are available for download online.

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  • Moster et al. (2013) predict stellar mass growth by a factor of 5 over the same interval, and Behroozi et al. (2013) predict a factor of 4.

    “This is consistent with the abundance matching models of Moster et al. (2013), who predict a stellar mass growth by a factor of 5 over the same time interval, and of Behroozi et al. (2013), who predict a factor of 4.”

    From Kraken reveals itself – the merger history of the Milky Way reconstructed with the E-MOSAICS simulations (2020) · cites this paper as Behroozi et al. (2013)

    Section 5.5 (page unavailable) describes the paper’s modeled stellar-mass histories, so it supports attributing a stellar-mass-growth prediction to Behroozi et al. Our copy does not state a factor-of-four increase over the unspecified interval in the citing sentence; searches for that factor and for growth between z = 1 and z = 0 did not establish the numerical claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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  • Using the Behroozi et al. (2013) abundance matching relation, the MW stellar mass is 0.8σ and 1.4σ above the median trend for the contracted and pure NFW halo models, respectively.

    “We obtain a similar result if instead we consider the Behroozi et al. (2013) abundance matching relation, with the MW stellar mass being 0 . 8 and 1 . 4 σ above the median trend for the contracted and pure NFW halo models, respectively.”

    From The milky way total mass profile as inferred from Gaia DR2 (2020) · cites this paper as Behroozi et al. (2013)

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  1. Behroozi, P. S., Loeb, A., & Wechsler, R. H. 2012, arXiv:1208.0334 · arXiv
  2. Aschenbach, V. Burwitz, G. Hasinger, & B. Leibundgut (Berlin: Springer), 310
  3. Gonzalez, V., Bouwens, R., llingworth, G., et al. 2012, arXiv:1208.4362 · arXiv
  4. Riebe, K., Partl, A. M., Enke, H., et al. 2011, AN, in press (arXiv:1109.0003) · arXiv

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Authors
Behroozi, P. S., Wechsler, R. H., & Conroy, C.
Affiliations
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Published
2013-05-24
Volume
770
Issue
1
Pages
57
ISSN
  • 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-4357
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/770/1/57
OpenAlex
W2074259895
Cited by
2,167
References
175
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FWCI
101.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • The Astrophysical Journal (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (acceptedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
  • University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (PHY11- 25915, DE-AC02-76SF00515, 25915)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (76SF00515, DE–AC02–76SF00515, AC02‐76SF00515, DE-AC02-)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (PHY11-25915, NAS 526555)
  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation
  • Space Telescope Science Institute (NAS5- 26555, 26555)
  • Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara (PHY-11-25915)
  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (DEAC02−76SF00515, AC02‐76SF00515)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Keywords
star formation history, dark matter halos, intracluster light, halo mass function, cosmic star formation rate, specific star formation rate, stellar mass function, stellar mass-halo mass relation, baryon conversion efficiency, cold-mode accretion, dwarf galaxies, high-redshift galaxies

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