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Efficient NIRCam Selection of Quiescent Galaxies at 3 < z < 6 in CEERS

dc.contributor.authorArianna S. Long
dc.contributor.authorJacqueline Antwi-Danso
dc.contributor.authorErini L. Lambrides
dc.contributor.authorChristopher C. Lovell
dc.contributor.authorAlexander de la Vega
dc.contributor.authorFrancesco Valentino
dc.contributor.authorJorge A. Zavala
dc.contributor.authorCaitlin M. Casey
dc.contributor.authorStephen M. Wilkins
dc.contributor.authorL. Y. Aaron Yung
dc.contributor.authorPablo Arrabal Haro
dc.contributor.authorMicaela B. Bagley
dc.contributor.authorLaura Bisigello
dc.contributor.authorKatherine Chworowsky
dc.contributor.authorM. C. Cooper
dc.contributor.authorOlivia R. Cooper
dc.contributor.authorAsantha R. Cooray
dc.contributor.authorDarren Croton
dc.contributor.authorMark Dickinson
dc.contributor.authorSteven L. Finkelstein
dc.contributor.authorMaximilien Franco
dc.contributor.authorKatriona M. L. Gould
dc.contributor.authorMichaela Hirschmann
dc.contributor.authorTaylor A. Hutchison
dc.contributor.authorJeyhan S. Kartaltepe
dc.contributor.authorDale D. Kocevski
dc.contributor.authorAnton M. Koekemoer
dc.contributor.authorRay A. Lucas
dc.contributor.authorJed McKinney
dc.contributor.authorRachel Nere
dc.contributor.authorCasey Papovich
dc.contributor.authorPablo G. Pérez-González
dc.contributor.authorNor Pirzkal
dc.contributor.authorPaola Santini
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherGeorge P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA
dc.contributor.otherNASA-Goddard Space Flight Center , Code 662, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
dc.contributor.otherInstitute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth , Burnaby Road, Portsmouth PO1 3FX, UK; Centre for Astrophysics Research, School of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of California , 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
dc.contributor.otherCosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; European Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, D-85748 Garching bei Munchen, Germany
dc.contributor.otherNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan , 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherAstronomy Centre, University of Sussex , Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK; Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy, University of Malta , Msida MSD 2080, Malta
dc.contributor.otherAstrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
dc.contributor.otherNSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory , 950 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G.Galilei”, Universitá di Padova , Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy; INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova , Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, University of California , Irvine, 4129 Reines Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, University of California , Irvine, 4129 Reines Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
dc.contributor.otherCentre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) , Australia
dc.contributor.otherNSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory , 950 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherCosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) , Denmark; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen , Jagtvej 128, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
dc.contributor.otherInstitute of Physics, Laboratory of Galaxy Evolution, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Observatoire de Sauverny, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland
dc.contributor.otherAstrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
dc.contributor.otherLaboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology , 84 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Colby College , Waterville, ME 04901, USA
dc.contributor.otherSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
dc.contributor.otherSpace Telescope Science Institute , 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
dc.contributor.otherDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX, USA ; arianna.sage.long@gmail.com
dc.contributor.otherThe School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, GA, USA
dc.contributor.otherGeorge P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University , College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA
dc.contributor.otherCentro de Astrobiología (CAB) , CSIC-INTA, Ctra. de Ajalvir km 4, Torrejón de Ardoz, E-28850 Madrid, Spain
dc.contributor.otherESA/AURA Space Telescope Science Institute , USA
dc.contributor.otherINAF—Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma , via di Frascati 33, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T06:05:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-08T09:20:00Z
dc.date.available2025-10-08T09:20:00Z
dc.date.issued01-01-2024
dc.identifier.urihttp://digilib.fisipol.ugm.ac.id/repo/handle/15717717/39968
dc.description.abstractSubstantial populations of massive quiescent galaxies at z ≥ 3 challenge our understanding of rapid galaxy growth and quenching over short timescales. In order to piece together this evolutionary puzzle, more statistical samples of these objects are required. Established techniques for identifying massive quiescent galaxies are increasingly inefficient and unconstrained at z > 3. As a result, studies report that as much as 70% of quiescent galaxies at z > 3 may be missed from existing surveys. In this work, we propose a new empirical color selection technique designed to select massive quiescent galaxies at 3 ≲ z ≲ 6 using JWST NIRCam imaging data. We use empirically constrained galaxy spectral energy distribution (SED) templates to define a region in the F277W − F444W versus F150W − F277W color plane that captures quiescent galaxies at z > 3. We apply these color selection criteria to the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey and use SED fitting on sources in the region to identify 44 candidate z ≳ 3 quiescent galaxies. Over half of these sources are newly discovered and, on average, exhibit specific star formation rates of poststarburst galaxies. Most of these sources would not be discovered using canonical UVJ diagrams. We derive volume density estimates of n ∼ 1–4 × 10 ^−5 Mpc ^−3 at 3 < z < 5, finding excellent agreement with existing reports on similar populations in the CEERS field. Thanks to NIRCam’s wavelength coverage and sensitivity, this technique provides an efficient tool to search for large samples of these rare galaxies.
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
dc.subject.lccAstrophysics
dc.titleEfficient NIRCam Selection of Quiescent Galaxies at 3 < z < 6 in CEERS
dc.typeArticle
dc.description.keywordsQuenched galaxies
dc.description.keywordsHigh-redshift galaxies
dc.description.keywordsTwo-color diagrams
dc.description.doi10.3847/1538-4357/ad4cea
dc.title.journalThe Astrophysical Journal
dc.identifier.e-issn1538-4357
dc.identifier.oaioai:doaj.org/journal:9d6fd8ca00f54dc2be65252f97169c52
dc.journal.infoVolume 970, Issue 1


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