Deep GMOS Spectroscopy of Extremely Red Galaxies in GOODS-South: Ellipticals, Mergers and Red Spirals at 1<z<2

Abstract

We have performed a deep spectroscopic survey of extremely red galaxies on the GOODS-South field, using GMOS on Gemini South. We present here spectra and redshifts for 16 ERGs at 0.87<z<2.02, to a limit K=20.2. The ERHs are a mixture of spheroidals, mergers and spirals, with one AGN. For at least 10 of these galaxies we observe [OII] emission lines. We perform an age-dating analysis by fitting the spectra and 9-band photometry of the ERGs with models of passively evolving stellar populations combined with a younger star-forming component. The best-fitting ages for the old stellar components range from 0.6 to 4.5 Gyr, with a mean 2.1 Gyr. Masses range from 3 to 20 times 10^10 solar masses. The star-forming component typically forms a few per cent of the total mass, with dust reddening averaging E(B-V)=0.35. Its timescale tends to be short for mergers (<50 Myr) and longer (200-800 Myr) for spiral ERGs.

arXiv comment19 pages, 9 figures

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