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The star formation history in the last 10 billion years from CIB cross-correlations
- Abstract:
- The Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) traces the emission of star-forming galaxies throughout all cosmic epochs. Breaking down the contribution from galaxies at different redshifts to the observed CIB maps would allow us to probe the history of star formation. In this paper, we cross-correlate maps of the CIB with galaxy samples covering the range 푧 . 2 to measure the bias-weighted star-formation rate (SFR) density h푏휌SFRi as a function of time in a model independent way. This quantity is complementary to direct measurements of the SFR density 휌SFR, giving a higher weight to more massive haloes, and thus provides additional information to constrain the physical properties of star formation. Using cross-correlations of the CIB with galaxies from the DESI Legacy Survey and the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, we obtain high signal-to-noise ratio measurements of h푏휌SFRi, which we then use to place constraints on halo-based models of the star-formation history. We fit halo-based SFR models to our data and compare the recovered 휌SFR with direct measurements of this quantity. We find a qualitatively good agreement between both independent datasets, although the details depend on the specific halo model assumed. This constitutes a useful robustness test for the physical interpretation of the CIB, and reinforces the role of CIB maps as valuable astrophysical probes of the large-scale structure. We report our measurements of h푏휌SFRi as well as a thorough account of their statistical uncertainties, which can be used to constrain star-formation models in combination with other data.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/mnras/stad213
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Journal:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society More from this journal
- Volume:
- 520
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 1895–1912
- Publication date:
- 2023-01-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-01-09
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1365-2966
- ISSN:
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0035-8711
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1322056
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pubs:1322056
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2023-01-13
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- Copyright holder:
- Jego et al
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Rights statement:
- © 2023 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad213
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