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Spectroscopic signatures of galaxy evolution in C10024 + 16 at z~0.4

Abstract

We report the first results from a panoramic spectroscopic survey of galaxies in the rich cluster Cl0024+1654 (z ≃ 0.4). Using HST imaging we examine the properties of early-types as a function of cluster radius. At all cluster radii, our sample lies on a selfconsistent Fundamental Plane whose zero point implies evolution since z = 0 corresponding to Δ[log(M/L_V )] = 0.14 ± 0.06, an overall trend consistent with previous work. Using diagnostic [O II] emission and Balmer absorption lines, we locate a population of intrinsically faint galaxies at 1–2.4 Mpc radius undergoing a period of star formation. The luminosity-dependent radial trends are suggestive of the gradual quenching of star formation for infalling galaxies. We discuss physical mechanisms that may be responsible for this environmental evolution.

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© 2004 International Astronomical Union. Published online: 06 October 2004.

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