Comparing dynamical and photometric-stellar masses of early-type galaxies at z ~ 1

Details Comparing dynamical and photometric-stellar masses of early-type galaxies at z ~ 1 Comparing dynamical and photometric-stellar masses of early-type galaxies at z ~ 1

2006-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608545v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20065273

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between galaxy stellar masses, based on multiwavelength photometry spectral template fitting and dynamical masses based on published velocity dispersion measurements, for a sample of 48 early-type galaxies at z ~ 1 with HST/ACS morphological information. We determine photometric-stellar masses and perform a quantitative morphological analysis of cluster and field galaxies at redshift 0.6 < z < 1.2, using ground- and space-based multiwavelegth data available on the GOODS-S field and on the field around the X-ray luminous cluster RDCS1252.9-2927 at z = 1.24. We use multi-band photometry over 0.4-8um from HST/ACS, VLT/ISAAC and Spitzer/IRAC to estimate photometric-stellar masses using Composite Stellar Population (CSP) templates computed with PEGASE.2 models. We compare stellar masses with those obtained using CSPs built with Bruzual & Charlot and Maraston models. We then compare photometric-stellar mass and dynamical mass estimates as a function of morphological parameters obtained from HST/ACS imaging. Based on our sample, which spans the mass range log(Mphot)=[10, 11.5], we find that 1) PEGASE.2, BC03, M05 yield consistent photometric-stellar masses for early-type galaxies at z ~ 1 with a small scatter (0.15 dex rms); 2) adopting a Kroupa IMF, photometric-stellar masses match dynamical mass estimates for early-type galaxies with an average offset of 0.27 dex; 3) assuming a costant IMF, increasing dark matter fraction with the increasing galaxy mass can explain the observed trend.

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