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Evolution of the Morphology Density Relation P. Capak, B. Mobasher, K. Sheth, R. Ellis, B. Abraham, N. Scoville
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Morphology Density Increase in the fraction of early type galaxies with increased density –Environmental effect Morphology Classifier Density measure Evolution of the relation
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Morphology Classifier Classified 1000 galaxies by eye in F814W and/or F606W bands Cleanest division based on Gini and Asymmetry Must be careful of redshift dependent effects
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Density Estimator Used a version of Dressler’s projected density –Area defined by 10 th nearest neighbor a with Mv<-21 Count out from center until there are statistically 10 objects at the same redshift as the object of interest
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Reproduce the morphology density relation at middle densities at all redshifts Morphology Density Relation
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Redshift Evolution Rate of Elliptical formation is higher in high density regions However Ellipticals still form in the field Cosmic Time (yr)
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Elliptical formation rate
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