Abstract / Description of output
We present estimated redshifts and derived properties of a sample of
1663 galaxies with Ks=
2.5, the bright end of the Ks-band LF shows no sign of
decline, and is progressively well reproduced by the ERGs with
increasing redshift. We also explore the evolution of massive systems
present in our sample: up to 20-25 per cent of the population of local
galaxies with assembled stellar mass M > 1 × 1011
Msolar has been formed before redshift z~ 4, and contains
~45-70 per cent of the stellar mass density of the Universe at that
redshift. Within our sample, the comoving number density of these
massive systems is then essentially constant down to redshift z~ 1.5, by
which point most of them have apparently evolved into
(I-Ks)-selected ERGs. The remaining massive systems observed
in the local Universe are assembled later, at redshifts z
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 607-622 |
| Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Volume | 361 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2005 |