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Environmental Effects on the Star Formation Activity in Galaxies at z=1.2 in the COSMOS Field

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arxiv 0905.3982 v2 pith:G5CNFES7 submitted 2009-05-25 astro-ph.CO

Environmental Effects on the Star Formation Activity in Galaxies at z=1.2 in the COSMOS Field

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We investigate the relation between the star-formation activity in galaxies and environment at z=1.2 in the COSMOS field, using the fraction of [OII] emitters and the local galaxy density. The fraction of [OII] emitters appears to be almost constant over the surface density of galaxies between 0.2 and 10 Mpc^-2. This trend is different from that seen in the local universe where the star-formation activity is weaker in higher density regions. To understand this difference between z~1 and z~0, we study the fraction of non-isolated galaxies as a function of local galaxy density. We find that the fraction of non-isolated galaxies increases with increasing density. Our results suggest that the star formation in galaxies at z~1 is triggered by galaxy interaction and/or mergers.

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