Implications of a Temperature-dependent Initial Mass Function. III. Mass Growth and Quiescence

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The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is predicted to depend upon the temperature of gas in star-forming molecular clouds. The introduction of an additional parameter, T (IMF), into photometric template fitting suggests most galaxies obey an IMF top heavier than the Galactic IMF. The implications of the revised fit on mass function, quiescence, and turnoff are discussed. At all redshifts, the highest-mass galaxies become quiescent first with the turnoff mass decreasing toward the present. The synchronous turnoff mass across galaxies suggests quiescence is driven by universal mechanisms rather than by stochastic or environmental processes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number22
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume934
Issue number1
Number of pages9
ISSN0004-637X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2022

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  • EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES, SIMILAR-TO 10, STAR-FORMATION HISTORIES, UV LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS, LESS-THAN 6, FORMING GALAXIES, MAIN-SEQUENCE, BILLION YEARS, BLACK-HOLES, EVOLUTION

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