The evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function and star formation rates in the COLIBRE simulations from redshift 17 to 0
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| author | Chaikin, Evgenii Schaye, Joop Schaller, Matthieu Ploeckinger, Sylvia Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro Frenk, Carlos S. Huško, Filip McGibbon, Robert Richings, Alexander J. Trayford, James W. |
| author_facet | Chaikin, Evgenii Schaye, Joop Schaller, Matthieu Ploeckinger, Sylvia Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro Frenk, Carlos S. Huško, Filip McGibbon, Robert Richings, Alexander J. Trayford, James W. |
| contents | We investigate the evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function (GSMF) and star formation rates (SFRs) across cosmic time in the COLIBRE simulations of galaxy formation. COLIBRE includes a multiphase interstellar medium, radiative cooling rates coupled to a model for the evolution of dust grains, and employs prescriptions for stellar and AGN feedback calibrated to reproduce the $z=0$ observed GSMF and stellar mass - size relation. We present the evolution of the GSMF from simulations at three resolutions: $m_{\rm gas}\approx m_{\rm dm}\sim 10^7$, $10^6$, and $10^5~\mathrm{M_\odot}$, in cosmological volumes of up to $400^3$, $200^3$, and $100^3$ cMpc$^3$, respectively. We demonstrate that COLIBRE is consistent with the observed GSMF over the full redshift range for which there are observations to compare with ($0<z<12$), with maximum systematic deviations of $\approx 0.3$ dex reached at $2<z<4$. We also examine the evolution of the star-forming main sequence, cosmic SFR density, stellar mass density, and galaxy quenched fraction, making predictions for both the fiducial COLIBRE model with thermally-driven AGN feedback and its variant with hybrid (thermal + kinetic jet) AGN feedback, and finding good agreement with observations. Notably, we show that COLIBRE matches the number density of massive quiescent galaxies at high redshifts reported by JWST, while predicting a stellar-to-halo mass relation that evolves little with redshift. We conclude that neither a redshift-dependent star formation efficiency, nor a variable stellar initial mass function, nor a deviation from $Λ\mathrm{CDM}$ is necessary to reproduce the high-redshift JWST stellar masses and SFRs. |
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| spellingShingle | The evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function and star formation rates in the COLIBRE simulations from redshift 17 to 0 Chaikin, Evgenii Schaye, Joop Schaller, Matthieu Ploeckinger, Sylvia Benítez-Llambay, Alejandro Frenk, Carlos S. Huško, Filip McGibbon, Robert Richings, Alexander J. Trayford, James W. Astrophysics of Galaxies We investigate the evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function (GSMF) and star formation rates (SFRs) across cosmic time in the COLIBRE simulations of galaxy formation. COLIBRE includes a multiphase interstellar medium, radiative cooling rates coupled to a model for the evolution of dust grains, and employs prescriptions for stellar and AGN feedback calibrated to reproduce the $z=0$ observed GSMF and stellar mass - size relation. We present the evolution of the GSMF from simulations at three resolutions: $m_{\rm gas}\approx m_{\rm dm}\sim 10^7$, $10^6$, and $10^5~\mathrm{M_\odot}$, in cosmological volumes of up to $400^3$, $200^3$, and $100^3$ cMpc$^3$, respectively. We demonstrate that COLIBRE is consistent with the observed GSMF over the full redshift range for which there are observations to compare with ($0<z<12$), with maximum systematic deviations of $\approx 0.3$ dex reached at $2<z<4$. We also examine the evolution of the star-forming main sequence, cosmic SFR density, stellar mass density, and galaxy quenched fraction, making predictions for both the fiducial COLIBRE model with thermally-driven AGN feedback and its variant with hybrid (thermal + kinetic jet) AGN feedback, and finding good agreement with observations. Notably, we show that COLIBRE matches the number density of massive quiescent galaxies at high redshifts reported by JWST, while predicting a stellar-to-halo mass relation that evolves little with redshift. We conclude that neither a redshift-dependent star formation efficiency, nor a variable stellar initial mass function, nor a deviation from $Λ\mathrm{CDM}$ is necessary to reproduce the high-redshift JWST stellar masses and SFRs. |
| title | The evolution of the galaxy stellar mass function and star formation rates in the COLIBRE simulations from redshift 17 to 0 |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07960 |