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E-INSPIRE - II. Finding relics from wide-sky multi-band surveys: A proof-of-concept machine learning regression algorithm
Charles Rosen, Chiara Spiniello, John Mills +7
In this second paper of the E-INSPIRE series, we train a machine-learning-based regression on nearby () ultra-compact massive galaxies (UCMGs) with spectroscopical…
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): on the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster. V. Integrated stellar population properties
Goran Doll, Chiara Buttitta, Enrichetta Iodice +19
Context: This paper presents new results from the ESO Large Programme Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS). The sample consists of low-surface brightness (LSB) and ultra-dif…
Puzzling radial gradients of K-band absorption features in the giant elliptical galaxy M87
F. La Barbera, A. Vazdekis, A. Pasquali +8
We present new K-band spectroscopy for the giant elliptical galaxy M87 in the Virgo cluster, taken with the LUCI spectrograph at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). The new data a…
INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Populations In RElics. IX. KiDS J0842+0059: the first fully confirmed relic beyond the local Universe
C. Tortora, G. Tozzi, G. Agapito +20
Relics are massive, compact and quiescent galaxies that assembled the majority of their stars in the early Universe and lived untouched until today, completely missing any subseque…
INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics VIII. Emission lines and UV colours in ultra-compact massive galaxies
Chiara Spiniello, Mario Radovich, Anna Ferré-Mateu +13
We report the discovery of emission lines in the optical spectra of ultra-compact massive galaxies (UCMGs) from INSPIRE, including relics, which are the oldest galaxies in the Univ…
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). The Strong Lensing Discovery Engine E -- Ensemble classification of strong gravitational lenses: lessons for Data Release 1
Euclid Collaboration, P. Holloway, A. Verma +343
The Euclid Wide Survey (EWS) is expected to identify of order galaxy-galaxy strong lenses across deg. The Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1) of deg Eu…
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1): The Strong Lensing Discovery Engine A -- System overview and lens catalogue
Euclid Collaboration, M. Walmsley, P. Holloway +372
We present a catalogue of 497 galaxy-galaxy strong lenses in the Euclid Quick Release 1 data (63 deg). In the initial 0.45\% of Euclid's surveys, we double the total number of…
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). The Strong Lensing Discovery Engine C: Finding lenses with machine learning
Euclid Collaboration, N. E. P. Lines, T. E. Collett +350
Strong gravitational lensing has the potential to provide a powerful probe of astrophysics and cosmology, but fewer than 1000 strong lenses have been confirmed so far. With a 0.16'…
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). Exploring galaxy morphology across cosmic time through Sersic fits
Euclid Collaboration, L. Quilley, I. Damjanov +333
We present the results of the single-component Sérsic profile fitting for the magnitude-limited sample of \IE galaxies within the 63.1 deg area of the Euclid Quick Data Re…
Optical+NIR analysis of a Newly Confirmed Einstein ring at z1 from the Kilo-Degree Survey: Dark matter fraction, total and dark matter density slope and IMF
Rui Li, Nicola R. Napolitano, Giuseppe D Ago +16
We report the spectroscopic confirmation of a bright blue Einstein ring in the Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS) footprint: the Einstein ``blue eye''. Spectroscopic data from X-Shooter at…
TDCOSMO XIX. Measuring stellar velocity dispersion with sub-percent accuracy for cosmography
Shawn Knabel, Pritom Mozumdar, Anowar J. Shajib +4
The stellar velocity dispersion () of massive elliptical galaxies is a key ingredient in breaking the mass-sheet degeneracy and obtaining precise and accurate cosmography from g…
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster III. Untangling UDG 32 from the stripped filaments of NGC 3314A with multi-wavelength data
J. Hartke, E. Iodice, M. Gullieuszik +18
UDG 32 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) candidate in the Hydra I cluster that was discovered in the extended network of stellar filaments of the jellyfish galaxy NGC 3314A. This ga…
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster II. Stellar kinematics and dynamical masses
Chiara Buttitta, Enrichetta Iodice, Goran Doll +18
Context: This paper focuses on a class of galaxies characterised by an extremely low surface brightness: the ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs). We used new integral-field spectroscopic…
E-INSPIRE -- I. Bridging the gap with the local Universe: Stellar population of a statistical sample of ultra-compact massive galaxies at
John Mills, Chiara Spiniello, Alexey Sergeyev +10
This paper presents the first effort to Extend the Investigation of Stellar Populations In RElics (E-INSPIRE). We present a catalogue of 430 spectroscopically-confirmed ultra-compa…
TP-AGB stars and stellar population properties of a post-starburst galaxy at through optical and NIR spectroscopy with JWST
Davide Bevacqua, Paolo Saracco, Francesco La Barbera +11
We present a detailed optical and NIR spectral analysis of J-138717, a post-starburst galaxy at observed with JWST/NIRSpec, for which we derive a stellar mass of $3.5…
INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics -- VII. The local environment of ultra-compact massive galaxies
Diana Scognamiglio, Chiara Spiniello, Mario Radovich +15
Relic galaxies, the oldest ultra-compact massive galaxies (UCMGs), contain almost exclusively "pristine" stars formed during an intense star formation (SF) burst at high redshift.…
A new perspective on the stellar Mass-Metallicity Relation of quiescent galaxies from the LEGA-C survey
D. Bevacqua, P. Saracco, A. Boecker +7
We investigate the stellar Mass-Metallicity Relation (MZR) using a sample of 637 quiescent galaxies with 10.4 <= log(M*/M ) < 11.7 selected from the LEGA-C survey at 0.6 <= z <= 1.…
Retrieval of the physical parameters of galaxies from WEAVE-StePS-like data using machine learning
J. Angthopo, B. R. Granett, F. La Barbera +46
The WHT Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) is a new, massively multiplexing spectrograph. This new instrument will be exploited to obtain high S/N spectra of 25000 galax…
INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics VI -- The low-mass end slope of the stellar Initial Mass Function and chemical composition
Michalina Maksymowicz-Maciata, Chiara Spiniello, Ignacio Martín-Navarro +9
The INSPIRE project has built the largest sample of ultra-compact massive galaxies (UCMGs) at 0.1<z<0.4 and obtained their star formation histories (SFHs). Due to their preserved v…
Ages, metallicity, and alpha-enhancement of the globular cluster populations in NGC 3311
Natalie Grasser, Magda Arnaboldi, Carlos Eduardo Barbosa +3
Aims. We aim to investigate the stellar population properties, ages, and metal content of the globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 3311, the central galaxy of the Hydra I cluster, to bet…
Planetary nebulae as tracers of stellar population properties: unlocking their potential with integral-field spectroscopy
Ana Ennis, Johanna Hartke, Magda Arnaboldi +3
Planetary nebulae (PNe) are essential tracers of the kinematics of the diffuse halo and intracluster light where stellar spectroscopy is unfeasible, due to their strong emission li…
Multi-band analysis of strong gravitationally lensed post-blue nugget candidates from the Kilo-Degree Survey
Rui Li, Nicola R. Napolitano, Linghua Xie +7
During the early stages of galaxy evolution, a significant fraction of galaxies undergo a transitional phase between the ``blue nugget" systems, which arise from the compaction of…
Searching for strong gravitational lenses
Cameron Lemon, Frédéric Courbin, Anupreeta More +9
Strong gravitational lenses provide unique laboratories for cosmological and astrophysical investigations, but they must first be discovered - a task that can be met with significa…
INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics V. A catalogue of ultra-compact massive galaxies outside the local Universe and their degree of relicness
C. Spiniello, G. D'Ago, L. Coccato +18
This paper presents the third data release of the INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics (INSPIRE) project, comprising 52 ultra-compact massive galaxies (UCMGs) observed with t…