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VST-SMASH: VST Survey of Mass Assembly and Structural Hierarchy I. Survey presentation and deep photometry of IC 5332: tracing the mass assembly in the challenging faintest-end regime

R. Ragusa , C. Tortora , L. Hunt , M. Spavone , M. Baes , Abdurro uf , M. Gatto , F. Annibali
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Deep imaging of IC 5332 shows redder color gradients in the outskirts indicating accreted stellar populations.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The VST-SMASH survey provides deep wide-field optical imaging of nearby late-type galaxies to explore their low surface brightness features. Analysis of IC 5332 in g, r, and i bands reveals surface brightness and color profiles down to faint levels. Internal negative color gradients align with dissipative collapse and supernova feedback, while outer regions show a shift to redder colors. This pattern supports ongoing stellar mass assembly via accretion of stars from other systems.

Core claim

While the internal (1Reff) negative colour gradients can be explained by dissipative collapses and SN outflows, the color profiles at larger radii reveal a significant gradient toward redder colors, consistent with the presence of accreted populations in the outskirts. We also find bluer r - i, which could be explained by strong Ha emission. These findings support a scenario of ongoing stellar mass assembly through accretion.

What carries the argument

Detailed surface photometry with multicomponent Sersic decompositions to extract radial surface brightness, color, and stellar mass density profiles while identifying faint stellar streams.

If this is right

  • Stellar mass surface density profiles can be constructed to trace the buildup of mass in galactic outskirts.
  • Faint stellar streams can be identified and characterized by their colors relative to adjacent galactic regions.
  • The dataset demonstrates the capability to uncover LSB features and structural components in nearby galaxies.
  • The survey design allows extension to a volume-limited sample of late-type galaxies overlapping with Euclid observations.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Confirmation would imply that accretion contributes measurably to the outer stellar mass even in relatively low-mass late-type systems.
  • The method could be applied to the full survey sample to estimate the average accreted mass fraction across the population.
  • Follow-up narrow-band imaging or spectroscopy could clarify whether the bluer r-i colors trace emission from star-forming regions triggered by the accretion events.

Load-bearing premise

The redder colors observed at large radii are caused by accreted stellar populations rather than radial age or metallicity gradients, dust effects, or calibration uncertainties in the low-surface-brightness regime.

What would settle it

Spectroscopy of the outskirts that measures stellar ages and metallicities to test whether they match expected accreted material or instead follow the main galaxy's radial trends.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.07083 by Abdurro uf, A. Mercurio, A. Unni, C. Tortora, E. Schinnerer, F. Annibali, L. Hunt, M. Baes, M. Gatto, M. Spavone, N. Bellucco, R. Ragusa.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: From top to bottom, the panels show the SFR, dynamical mass, H I gas mass, and Holmberg radius (in kpc) as functions of stellar mass for the VST–SMASH sample. The target analyzed in this paper, IC 5332, is highlighted with black symbols. SFR- and MHI-M⋆ best-fit relations from Hunt et al. (2019) and Hunt et al. (2020) are also shown. 2.1. Galaxy sample To comprehensively characterize mass assembly processe… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Left. Color composite (using g, r and i bands) VST images of IC 5332. The image size is 28.3’ × 18.6’. Right. Enlarged region of the VST FoV (∼61 × 64 arcmin, i.e. ∼ 140 × 145 kpc) in the deep g-band image centred on IC 5332. North is up and East is to the left. of five pointings in the g and r bands, and four in the i band, centered on different positions. For each pointing, a standard di￾agonal dither st… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Deep photometry of IC 5332. Azimuthally-averaged surface brightness profiles of IC 5332 in VST g (blue), r (green) and i (red) bands. The g−r (black), r−i (magenta) and g−i (orange) color profiles of IC 5332 are also shown in the bottom region of the panel. halos of galaxies targeted by the VST-SMASH survey. In the case of IC 5332, the image allows us to trace its outskirts out to ∼ 70 kpc. Furthermore, by… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Radial profiles of position angle (left column) and ellipticity, defined as ϵ = 1 − (b/a) (right column) as a function of semimajor axis (in arcsec) for the galaxy IC 5332, in the g (top), r (middle), and i (bottom) bands. Shaded regions indicate the uncertainties. The vertical dashed line marks a transition where stellar streams or asymmetric low surface brightness structures begin to dominate the isophot… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: shows the resulting mass density and integrated mass profiles for all five M/Lr–colour prescriptions. These mod￾els span a range of assumptions regarding stellar population syn￾thesis. The differences among them result in an average offset between the extreme models of ∼ 0.18 dex in log M/L, corre￾sponding to a scatter of approximately 0.09 dex. The cumulative total stellar mass of IC 5332 is in the range … view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Deep VST image in the g band (in false color scale) showing the outskirts of IC 5332 with annotated stellar streams. North is up and East is to the left. Left panel: Stream 1, emerging to the west of the galaxy at a radial distance of ∼ 170 arcsec, is highlighted by the black polygon. Right panel: Stream 2 and Stream 3, located to the southwest and west of the galaxy, respectively. Both images are smoothed… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Understanding the formation and evolution of late type galaxies (LTG) requires deep imaging for tracing the faintest stellar components in their outskirts. Despite their crucial role in the buildup of stellar mass, these low surface brightness (LSB) features remain largely unexplored due to observational limitations. The VST-SMASH is designed to fill this gap, providing deep, wide field optical imaging for a volume limited sample of nearby LTG, overlapping with the Euclid Wide Survey in the South. This paper aims to introduce the VST-SMASH survey and showcase its scientific potential through the analysis of IC 5332, a LTG observed in the g, r, and i bands. The main goal is to demonstrate the depth, quality, and diagnostic power of the dataset in tracing LSB features and structural components in galactic outskirts. We carried out detailed surface photometry of IC 5332 to extract radial surface brightness and color profiles down to LSB regime. We performed multicomponent Sersic decompositions and constructed stellar mass surface density profiles. We identified and characterized faint stellar streams, estimating their colors and comparing them with adjacent galactic regions. While the internal (1Reff) negative colour gradients can be explained by dissipative collapses and SN outflows, the color profiles at larger radii reveal a significant gradient toward redder colors, consistent with the presence of accreted populations in the outskirts. We also find bluer r - i, which could be explained by strong Ha emission. These findings support a scenario of ongoing stellar mass assembly through accretion and highlight the capability of VST-SMASH to uncover faint structures in nearby galaxies.(abridged)

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Referee Report

4 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript introduces the VST-SMASH survey, which provides deep wide-field g, r, i imaging of a volume-limited sample of nearby late-type galaxies overlapping the Euclid Wide Survey. Using IC 5332 as a case study, it extracts radial surface-brightness and color profiles to low-surface-brightness levels, performs multicomponent Sérsic decompositions, constructs stellar-mass surface-density profiles, and identifies faint stellar streams. The central claim is that negative color gradients inside 1 R_eff are consistent with internal dissipative collapse and supernova-driven outflows, whereas the outer gradient toward redder colors indicates accreted stellar populations, thereby supporting ongoing hierarchical mass assembly; a bluer r–i color is tentatively attributed to strong Hα emission.

Significance. If the outer redder gradient can be shown to exceed expectations from internal processes and to survive systematic tests, the work would provide concrete observational evidence for accretion-driven growth at the faint end of the late-type galaxy population and would validate the survey’s ability to reach the LSB regime needed for such studies. The overlap with Euclid and the identification of streams are additional strengths that could enable future multi-wavelength follow-up.

major comments (4)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the assertion that the outer color gradient is 'consistent with the presence of accreted populations' is not supported by any quantitative comparison (e.g., SSP model tracks, inside-out formation predictions, or extrapolation of the inner gradient) demonstrating that the observed change exceeds what continued internal mechanisms would produce.
  2. [Surface photometry and color-profile sections] Surface photometry and color-profile sections: no uncertainty estimates, error bars, or covariance information are reported for the surface-brightness or color profiles at radii ≳ 1 R_eff, making it impossible to assess the statistical significance of the reported redder gradient.
  3. [Color-profile analysis] Color-profile analysis: alternative explanations for the outer redder colors—radial age or metallicity gradients, dust, residual sky-subtraction errors, or PSF color terms—are not quantitatively excluded via model fitting or robustness tests (different background annuli, flat-field variants).
  4. [r–i color discussion] r–i color discussion: the suggestion that bluer r–i colors arise from strong Hα emission is offered without narrow-band imaging or spectroscopic confirmation, leaving the interpretation of the color profiles ambiguous.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states '(abridged)' but the manuscript should clarify whether all quantitative details of the data reduction and profile extraction are provided in the main text or supplementary material.
  2. [Data reduction] Data-reduction procedures (sky subtraction, flat-fielding, and zero-point calibration) specific to the LSB regime should be described in sufficient detail for reproducibility, even if they follow standard pipelines.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive report. We have addressed each major comment below with point-by-point responses. Revisions will be made to improve the quantitative support for our interpretations, add error analysis, and clarify tentative statements, while preserving the manuscript's focus as a survey presentation and case study of IC 5332.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the assertion that the outer color gradient is 'consistent with the presence of accreted populations' is not supported by any quantitative comparison (e.g., SSP model tracks, inside-out formation predictions, or extrapolation of the inner gradient) demonstrating that the observed change exceeds what continued internal mechanisms would produce.

    Authors: We agree that the current wording would benefit from additional context. The observed reversal from negative (inner) to positive (outer) color gradients, together with the redder colors of the identified streams relative to the disk, forms the basis for our statement. However, we will revise the abstract to use more cautious language ('suggestive of accreted populations') and add a short paragraph in the discussion section comparing the outer gradient to simple expectations from inside-out growth models and basic SSP tracks for old, metal-rich populations. This will be presented as qualitative support rather than a definitive demonstration. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Surface photometry and color-profile sections] Surface photometry and color-profile sections: no uncertainty estimates, error bars, or covariance information are reported for the surface-brightness or color profiles at radii ≳ 1 R_eff, making it impossible to assess the statistical significance of the reported redder gradient.

    Authors: This is a valid criticism. The revised manuscript will include formal uncertainty estimates on both surface-brightness and color profiles at all radii, derived from the quadrature sum of sky-subtraction variance (measured in multiple background annuli), Poisson noise, and zero-point calibration uncertainties. We will also add a brief discussion of covariance in the outer bins and indicate the radius at which the redder gradient becomes statistically significant. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Color-profile analysis] Color-profile analysis: alternative explanations for the outer redder colors—radial age or metallicity gradients, dust, residual sky-subtraction errors, or PSF color terms—are not quantitatively excluded via model fitting or robustness tests (different background annuli, flat-field variants).

    Authors: We acknowledge that a more systematic exclusion of alternatives is desirable. In the revision we will expand the methods section to describe robustness tests already performed (multiple background annuli and flat-field variants) and add new checks against PSF color terms using stellar profiles and against dust using available IRAS/Planck maps. A quantitative comparison to radial age/metallicity gradients will be included via simple linear extrapolation of the inner gradient. Full multi-component population synthesis fitting lies beyond the scope of this survey paper but will be noted as future work. revision: partial

  4. Referee: [r–i color discussion] r–i color discussion: the suggestion that bluer r–i colors arise from strong Hα emission is offered without narrow-band imaging or spectroscopic confirmation, leaving the interpretation of the color profiles ambiguous.

    Authors: We agree the interpretation is tentative. The revised text will explicitly state that the bluer r–i colors are 'potentially consistent with' strong Hα emission given the filter transmission curves, while clearly noting the absence of narrow-band or spectroscopic data. We will rephrase the claim as one possible explanation among others and remove any implication of confirmation. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: observational photometry and qualitative interpretation of color gradients

full rationale

The paper performs direct surface photometry on deep VST imaging of IC 5332, extracts radial surface-brightness and color profiles, fits multicomponent Sérsic models, and constructs stellar-mass surface-density profiles. The central interpretive claim—that outer redder colors are consistent with accreted populations while inner negative gradients are attributable to dissipative collapse/SN feedback—is presented as a qualitative comparison to standard galaxy-formation expectations rather than a quantitative derivation or prediction. No equation, fitted parameter, or self-citation is shown to reduce the reported gradients or accretion scenario to the input data by construction. The bluer r–i color is noted as possibly due to Hα but left unconfirmed. This is standard observational analysis without load-bearing self-referential steps.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on standard assumptions of astronomical surface photometry and profile fitting; no new free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are introduced beyond routine data analysis.

free parameters (1)
  • Sersic component parameters
    Multicomponent Sersic decompositions require fitting multiple parameters (effective radius, index, intensity) to the observed light profiles.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Standard sky subtraction, PSF modeling, and photometric calibration are accurate at low surface brightness levels
    Required to extract reliable radial profiles and colors in the LSB regime.

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