The growth of massive galaxies due to merging since z˜1 is size independent

Díaz-García, L. A.; Mármol-Queraltó, E.; Trujillo, I.; Cenarro, A. J.; López-Sanjuan, C.; Pérez-González, P. G.; Barro, G.
Bibliographical reference

Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VII, Proceedings of the X Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA), held in Valencia, July 9 - 13, 2012, Eds.: J.C. Guirado, L.M. Lara, V. Quilis, and J. Gorgas., pp.437-437

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2013
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Using a large compilation of massive (stellar mass M≥10^{11} M_&sun;) earlytype galaxies (ETGs), we have probed, up to z˜1, whether the presence of satellites within a projected distance of 100 kpc of these objects depends on the size of the host massive galaxies. We do not find any evidence for satellites with a mass ratio down to 1:10 neither down to 1:100 to be preferentially located around compact or extended massive ellipticals. This suggests that, at least since z˜1, the merger activity in these objects is rather homogeneous across the whole population.