Passive spiral galaxies deeply captured by Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam
Journal
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
3
Pages
612-624
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper presents a thousand passive spiral galaxy samples at z = 0.01-0.3 based on a combined analysis of the Third Public Data Release of the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP PDR3) and the GALEX-SDSS-WISE Legacy Catalog (GSWLC-2). Among 54871 gri galaxy cutouts taken from the HSC-SSP PDR3 over 1072 deg2, we conducted a search with deep-learning morphological classification for candidates of passive spirals below the star-forming main sequence derived by ultraviolet to mid-infrared spectral energy distribution fitting in the GSWLC-2. We then classified the candidates into 1100 passive spirals and 1141 secondary samples based on visual inspections. Most of the latter cases are considered to be passive ringed S0 or pseudo-ringed galaxies. The remaining secondary samples have ambiguous morphologies, including two peculiar objects with diamond-shaped stellar wings. The selected passive spirals have a similar distribution to the general quiescent galaxies on the EWHδ-Dn4000 diagram and concentration indices. Moreover, we detected an enhanced passive fraction of spiral galaxies in X-ray clusters. Passive spirals in galaxy clusters are preferentially located in the midterm or late infall phase on the phase-space diagram, supporting the ram pressure scenario, which has been widely advocated in previous studies. The source catalog and gri-composite images are available on the HSC-SSP PDR3 website (https://hsc.mtk.nao.ac.jp/ssp/data-release/). Future updates, including integration with a citizen science project dedicated to the HSC data, will achieve more effective and comprehensive classifications. © 2022 The Author(s).
Subjects
galaxies: evolution; galaxies: formation; galaxies: general; galaxies: spiral
Other Subjects
Cams; Deep learning; Phase space methods; Stars; Combined analysis; Data release; Galaxies general; Galaxies: spirals; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy formations; Midinfrared; Morphological classifications; Public data; Spiral galaxies; Galaxies
Type
journal article