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Newman, Andrew B.; Belli, Sirio; Ellis, Richard S., E-mail: anewman@obs.carnegiescience.edu2015
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[en] We report the discovery of RG1M0150, a massive, recently quenched galaxy at z = 2.636 that is multiply imaged by the cluster MACSJ0150.3-1005. We derive a stellar mass of and a half-light radius of Taking advantage of the lensing magnification, we are able to spatially resolve a remarkably massive yet compact quiescent galaxy at in ground-based near-infrared spectroscopic observations using Magellan/FIRE and Keck/MOSFIRE. We find no gradient in the strength of the Balmer absorption lines over which are consistent with an age of 760 Myr. Gas emission in [N ii] broadly traces the spatial distribution of the stars and is coupled with weak Hα emission (log [N ii]/), indicating that OB stars are not the primary ionizing source. The velocity dispersion within the effective radius is km s We detect rotation in the stellar absorption lines for the first time beyond Using a two-integral Jeans model that accounts for observational effects, we measure a dynamical mass of and This is a high degree of rotation considering the modest observed ellipticity of 0.12 ± 0.08, but it is consistent with predictions from dissipational merger simulations that produce compact remnants. The mass of RG1M0150 implies that it is likely to become a slowly rotating elliptical. If it is typical, this suggests that the progenitors of massive ellipticals retain significant net angular momentum after quenching which later declines, perhaps through accretion of satellites.
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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/813/1/L7; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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Astrophysical Journal Letters; ISSN 2041-8205;
; v. 813(1); [7 p.]

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