3 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
Tracing the relic nature of compact galaxies through their globular cluster systems
Micheli T. Moura, Ana L. Chies-Santos, Cristina Furlanetto +6
We investigate the synthetic model of globular cluster (GC) systems of 17 compact massive galaxies (CMGs) from the Illustris TNG100 simulation to explore their connection with mass…
astro-ph.GA2025
ILLUSTRating red nugget assembly through observations and simulations
Micheli T. Moura, Anna Ferré-Mateu, Ana L. Chies-Santos +2
The properties of massive and compact early-type galaxies provide important constraints on early galaxy formation. Among these, massive relic galaxies, characterized by old stellar…
astro-ph.GA2025
Distinguishing the formation paths of massive compact ETGs through their internal dynamical structures
Ling Zhu, Ana L. Chies-Santos, Micheli Trindade Moura +1
Massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) are thought to form in two phases: an initial phase of rapid star formation and a later phase of mergers. A small fraction of these galaxies, cal…