JWST/NIRCam imaging and Keck/MOSDEF spectroscopy identify COSMOS-74706 as an unlensed barred spiral galaxy at z_spec=3.159, with the bar confirmed via residuals, ellipse fitting, and Fourier modes.
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A galaxy at z=3.16 has a bar with older stars making up 30% of its mass but only 8% of its recent star formation, supporting inside-out galaxy formation and possible early bar quenching.
Barred galaxies transition from actively star-forming at z~1-2 to quiescent at z~0, with the fraction of quiescent galaxies hosting bars increasing steeply over cosmic time.
CO observations of the COSMOS-Gr30 group at z~0.7 show average molecular gas contents reduced by 0.5 dex relative to field galaxies, with gas fractions 20-40% of main-sequence values, plus an upper limit on cold gas in the extended ionized structure.
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Discovery of a Barred-Spiral Galaxy at $z_{spec}$ = 3.16 I: Bar Identification and Properties
JWST/NIRCam imaging and Keck/MOSDEF spectroscopy identify COSMOS-74706 as an unlensed barred spiral galaxy at z_spec=3.159, with the bar confirmed via residuals, ellipse fitting, and Fourier modes.
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Discovery of a Barred-Spiral Galaxy at $z_{spec}$ = 3.16 II. The Star Formation History
A galaxy at z=3.16 has a bar with older stars making up 30% of its mass but only 8% of its recent star formation, supporting inside-out galaxy formation and possible early bar quenching.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Bars, Star Formation Activity, and Host Galaxy Properties from $\mathbf{z \sim 0}$ to $\mathbf{z \sim 2}$
Barred galaxies transition from actively star-forming at z~1-2 to quiescent at z~0, with the fraction of quiescent galaxies hosting bars increasing steeply over cosmic time.
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Probing the molecular gas content of galaxies in an over-dense group at z~0.7: a test case for environmental quenching
CO observations of the COSMOS-Gr30 group at z~0.7 show average molecular gas contents reduced by 0.5 dex relative to field galaxies, with gas fractions 20-40% of main-sequence values, plus an upper limit on cold gas in the extended ionized structure.