Galaxy merger histories and the role of merging in driving star formation at z>1

Kaviraj, S., Devriendt, J., Dubois, Y., Slyz, A., Welker, C., Pichon, C., Peirani, S. and Borgne, D. Le (2015) Galaxy merger histories and the role of merging in driving star formation at z>1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 452 (3). pp. 2845-2850. ISSN 0035-8711

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We use Horizon-AGN, a hydrodynamical cosmological simulation, to explore the role of mergers in the evolution of massive (M > 10^10 MSun) galaxies around the epoch of peak cosmic star formation (1zR(4:1 3 are 'blue' (i.e. have significant associated star formation), the proportion of 'red' mergers increases rapidly at ztodays stellar mass was formed.

Item Type	Article
Identification Number	10.1093/mnras/stv1500
Additional information	This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Keywords	astro-ph.ga
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 13:12
Last Modified	11 Apr 2026 17:50