The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 37 Issue 1
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- Pages.37.1-37.1
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- 2012
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
A WISE/GALEX View of Red Sequence Galaxies
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Ko, Jong-Wan
(Yonsei University Observatory)
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- Hwang, Ho-Seong (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) ;
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Sohn, Young-Jong
(Dept. of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
- Published : 2012.04.03
Abstract
We present mid-IR (MIR) and near-UV (NUV) properties of red sequence galaxies defined by optical color-magnitude relation. We use the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) preliminary released data matched with the SDSS DR7/GALEX GR6. The red sequence galaxies with little emission lines show a wide spread of MIR (3.4um-12um) colors, implying a variety of MIR excess emission. We focus on the properties of the red sequence galaxies with MIR excess, comparing the properties of post-starburst galaxies to trace how galaxies migrate to the red sequence.
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