Preparing for low surface brightness science with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Characterization of tidal features from mock images
- Martin, G.
- Bazkiaei, A.E.
- Spavone, M.
- Iodice, E.
- Mihos, J.C.
- Montes, M.
- Benavides, J.A.
- Brough, S.
- Carlin, J.L.
- Collins, C.A.
- Duc, P.A.
- Gómez, F.A.
- Galaz, G.
- Hernández-Toledo, H.M.
- Jackson, R.A.
- Kaviraj, S.
- Knapen, J.H.
- Martínez-Lombilla, C.
- Mcgee, S.
- O'ryan, D.
- Prole, D.J.
- Rich, R.M.
- Román, J.
- Shah, E.A.
- Starkenburg, T.K.
- Watkins, A.E.
- Zaritsky, D.
- Pichon, C.
- Armus, L.
- Bianconi, M.
- Buitrago, F.
- Busá, I.
- Davis, F.
- Demarco, R.
- Desmons, A.
- Garciá, P.
- Graham, A.W.
- Holwerda, B.
- Hon, D.S.-H.
- Khalid, A.
- Klehammer, J.
- Klutse, D.Y.
- Lazar, I.
- Nair, P.
- Noakes-Kettel, E.A.
- Rutkowski, M.
- Saha, K.
- Sahu, N.
- Sola, E.
- Vázquez-Mata, J.A.
- Vera-Casanova, A.
- Yoon, I.
DOIAbstract
Tidal features in the outskirts of galaxies yield unique information about their past interactions and are a key prediction of the hierarchical structure formation paradigm. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to deliver deep observations for potentially millions of objects with visible tidal features, but the inference of galaxy interaction histories from such features is not straightforward. Utilizing automated techniques and human visual classification in conjunction with realistic mock images produced using the NewHorizon cosmological simulation, we investigate the nature, frequency, and visibility of tidal features and debris across a range of environments and stellar masses. In our simulated sample, around 80 per cent of the flux ...
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