Journal article
INTERPRETING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SIZE–LUMINOSITY RELATION FOR DISK GALAXIES FROM REDSHIFT 1 TO THE PRESENT
Abstract
A sample of very high resolution cosmological disk galaxy simulations is used to investigate the evolution of galaxy disk sizes back to redshift 1 within the ΛCDM cosmology. Artificial images in the rest-frame B band are generated, allowing for a measurement of disk scale lengths using surface brightness profiles as observations would, and avoiding any assumption that light must follow mass as previous models have assumed. We demonstrate that …
Authors
Brooks AM; Solomon AR; Governato F; McCleary J; MacArthur LA; Brook CBA; Jonsson P; Quinn TR; Wadsley J
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 728, No. 1,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
February 10, 2011
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/728/1/51
ISSN
0004-637X