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		| Paper: | 
		Major Mergers: Near and Far | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		446, Galaxy Evolution: Infrared to Millimeter Wavelength Perspective | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		69 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Xu, C. K. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		This presentation consists of two parts:
 (1) Results of a study on mass dependent merger rate evolution using close
   (5 < sep < 20 h–1 kpc) major-merger pairs (stellar mass
   ratio ≤ 2.5) of z = 0.2 – 1.0 in the COSMOS field.
 (2) A study on specific star-formation rate (sSFR) enhancement
   of local close major-merger pairs based on our Spitzer
   observations. | 
	 
	
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