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A minor merger origin for stellar inner discs and rings in spiral galaxies
M. C. Eliche-Moral, A. C. González-García, M. Balcells +4
Recent observations show that inner discs and rings (IDs and IRs, henceforth) are not preferably found in barred galaxies, a fact that points to the relevance of formation mechanis…
On the buildup of massive early-type galaxies at z<~1. I- Reconciling their hierarchical assembly with mass-downsizing
M. C. Eliche-Moral, M. Prieto, J. Gallego +6
Several studies have tried to ascertain whether or not the increase in abundance of the early-type galaxies (E-S0a's) with time is mainly due to major mergers, reaching opposite co…
Spectro-photometric close pairs in GOODS-S: major and minor companions of intermediate-mass galaxies
C. López-Sanjuan, M. Balcells, P. G. Pérez-González +3
(Abriged) Our goal here is to provide merger frequencies that encompass both major and minor mergers, derived from close pair statistics. We use B-band luminosity- and mass-limited…
A minor-merger origin for inner disks and rings in early-type galaxies
M. C. Eliche-Moral, A. C. Gonzalez-Garcia, M. Balcells +3
Nuclear disks and rings are frequent galaxy substructures, for a wide range of morphological types (from S0 to Sc). We have investigated the possible minor-merger origin of inner d…
The Galaxy Major Merger Fraction to z ~ 1
C. López-Sanjuan, M. Balcells, P. G. Pérez-González +4
Aims: We study the major merger fraction in a SPITZER/IRAC-selected catalogue in the GOODS-S field up to z ~ 1 for luminosity- and mass-limited samples. Methods: We select disc-dis…