The Fraction of Quiescent Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this work is to collect a complete, mass--selected sample of galaxies with very low specific star formation rate, for a comparison with the prediction of recent theoretical models. Method: We use the 24/K flux ratio, complemented by the SED fitting to the full 0.35-8.0 mum spectral distribution, to select quiescent galaxies from z~0.4 to z~4 in the GOODS--MUSIC sample. Our observational selection can be translated into thresholds on the specific star formation rate SFR/M_*, that can be used to compare with the theoretical predictions. Results: We find that, in the framework of the well known global decline of the quiescent fraction with redshift, a non-negligible fraction ~15-20% of massive galaxies with very low specific star formation rate exists up to z~4, including a tail of "Red&Dead" galaxies with SFR/M_*<10^{-11}/yr. Recent theoretical models vary to a large extent in the prediction of the fraction of galaxies with very low specific star formation rates, and are unable to provide a global match to our data.

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