Early Results from GLASS-JWST. XVII. Building the First Galaxies-Chapter 1. Star Formation Histories for 5 < z < 7 Galaxies
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The JWST observations of high-redshift galaxies are used to measure their star formation histories-the buildup of stellar mass in the earliest galaxies. Here we use a novel analysis program, SEDz*, to compare near-IR spectral energy distributions for galaxies with redshifts 5 < z < 7 to combinations of stellar population templates evolved from z = 12. We exploit NIRCam imaging in seven wide bands covering 1-5 mu m taken in the context of the GLASS-JWST-ERS program and use SEDz* to solve for well-constrained star formation histories for 24 exemplary galaxies. In this first look, we find a variety of histories, from long, continuous star formation over 5 < z < 12 to short but intense starbursts, sometimes repeating, and, most commonly, contiguous mass buildup lasting similar to 0.5 Myr, possibly the seeds of today's typical M* galaxies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 27 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Volume | 947 |
Issue number | 2 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISSN | 2041-8205 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2023 |
- STELLAR POPULATIONS, REIONIZATION, SPECTROSCOPY, EVOLUTION, CLUSTERS, III., MASS, AGE
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