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Baryonic properties of nearby galaxies across the stellar-to-total dynamical mass relation

arXiv:2402.12439 · doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02209-8

Abstract

In the standard cosmological model, the assembly of galaxies is primarily driven by the growth of their host dark matter halos. At the center of these halos, however, baryonic processes take over, leading to the plethora of observed galaxy properties. The coupling between baryonic and dark matter physics is central to our understanding of galaxies and yet, it remains a challenge for theoretical models and observations. Here, we demonstrate that measured ages, metallicities, stellar angular momentum, morphology and star formation rates, correlate with both stellar and halo mass. Using dynamical modeling, we find that at fixed stellar mass, CALIFA galaxies become younger, more metal-poor and rotationally supported, have higher star formation rates and later-type morphologies as their total mass increases, with independent stellar and total masses measurements. These results indicate that the formation of galaxies and thus their baryonic properties do not vary with stellar mass alone, with halo mass also playing an important role.

arXiv comment14 pages, 5 Figures. Accepted in Nature Astronomy

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