The stellar halos of ETGs in the IllustrisTNG simulations: II. Accretion, merger history, and dark halo connection

Stellar halos in early-type galaxies (ETGs) are shaped by their accretion and merger histories. We use a sample of 1114 ETGs in the TNG100 simulation of the IllustrisTNG suite with stellar masses 10<sup>10.3<sup/> ≤ <i>M<i/><sub>*<sub/>/<i>M<i/><sub...

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Main Authors: Pulsoni, Claudia (Author) , Gerhard, O. (Author) , Arnaboldi, M. (Author) , Pillepich, Annalisa (Author) , Rodriguez-Gomez, V. (Author) , Nelson, Dylan (Author) , Hernquist, L. (Author) , Springel, Volker (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 16 March 2021
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2021, Volume: 647, Pages: 1-27
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202039166
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Author Notes:C. Pulsoni, O. Gerhard, M. Arnaboldi, A. Pillepich, V. Rodriguez-Gomez, D. Nelson, L. Hernquist, and V. Springel

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