@article{22265,
  abstract     = {The well-known bimodality between star-forming discs and quiescent spheroids requires the existence of two main processes: galaxy quenching, causing the strong reduction of star formation, and morphological transformation, causing the transition from disc-dominated structures to bulge-dominated ones. In this paper, we aim to understand the link between these two processes and their relation with the stellar mass of galaxies and their local environment. Taking advantage of the first data released by the Euclid Collaboration, covering more than 60 deg2 with space-based imaging and photometry, we analyse a mass-complete sample of nearly one million galaxies in the range 0.25 < z < 1 with M* > 109.5 M⊙, using a combination of photometric and spectroscopic redshifts. We divide the sample into four sub-populations of galaxies, based on their star-formation activity (star-forming and quiescent) and morphology (disc-dominated and bulge-dominated). We then analyse the physical properties of these populations and their relative abundances in the stellar mass versus local density plane. Together with confirming the passivity-density relation and the morphology-density relation, we find that quiescent discy galaxies are more abundant in the low-mass regime of high-density environment where log10(1 + δ) > 1.3. At the same time, star-forming bulge-dominated galaxies are more common in field regions with log10(1 + δ) < 0.8, preferentially at high masses. Building on these results and interpreting them through comparison with simulations, we propose a scenario where the evolution of galaxies in the field significantly differs from that in higher-density environments. The morphological transformation in the majority of field galaxies takes place before the onset of quenching and is mainly driven by secular processes taking place within the main sequence, leading to the formation of star-forming bulge-dominated galaxies as intermediate-stage galaxies. Conversely, quenching of star formation precedes morphological transformation for most galaxies in higher-density environments. This causes the formation of quiescent disc-dominated galaxies before their transition into bulge-dominated ones.},
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I. and Tereno, I. and Tessore, N. and Toft, S. and Toledo-Moreo, R. and Torradeflot, F. and Tutusaus, I. and Valenziano, L. and Valiviita, J. and Vassallo, T. and Verdoes Kleijn, G. and Veropalumbo, A. and Wang, Y. and Weller, J. and Zacchei, A. and Zamorani, G. and Zinchenko, I. A. and Zucca, E. and Allevato, V. and Ballardini, M. and Bozzo, E. and Burigana, C. and Cabanac, R. and Calabrese, M. and Cappi, A. and Di Ferdinando, D. and Escartin Vigo, J. A. and Hartley, W. G. and Huertas-Company, M. and Martín-Fleitas, J. and Matthew, S. and Mauri, N. and Metcalf, R. B. and Pezzotta, A. and Pöntinen, M. and Risso, I. and Scottez, V. and Sereno, M. and Tenti, M. and Viel, M. and Wiesmann, M. and Akrami, Y. and Andika, I. T. and Anselmi, S. and Archidiacono, M. and Atrio-Barandela, F. and Bertacca, D. and Bethermin, M. and Bisigello, L. and Blanchard, A. and Blot, L. and Böhringer, H. and Bonici, M. and Borgani, S. and Brown, M. L. and Bruton, S. and Calabro, A. and Camacho Quevedo, B. and Caro, F. and Carvalho, C. S. and Castro, T. and Cogato, F. and Conseil, S. and Contini, T. and Cooray, A. R. and Cucciati, O. and Desprez, G. and Díaz-Sánchez, A. and Di Domizio, S. and Diego, J. M. and Dimauro, P. and Duc, P. A. and Elkhashab, M. Y. and Fang, Y. and Finoguenov, A. and Fontana, A. and Fontanot, F. and Franco, A. and Ganga, K. and García-Bellido, J. and Gasparetto, T. and Gautard, V. and Gavazzi, R. and Gaztanaga, E. and Giacomini, F. and Gianotti, F. and Gonzalez, A. H. and Gozaliasl, G. and Guidi, M. and Gutierrez, C. M. and Hall, A. and Hemmati, S. and Hildebrandt, H. and Hjorth, J. and Kajava, J. J.E. and Kang, Y. and Kansal, V. and Karagiannis, D. and Kiiveri, K. and Kim, J. and Kirkpatrick, C. C. and Kruk, S. and Legrand, L. and Lembo, M. and Lepori, F. and Leroy, G. and Lesci, G. F. and Lesgourgues, J. and Leuzzi, L. and Liaudat, T. I. and Loureiro, A. and Macias-Perez, J. and Magnier, E. A. and Mannucci, F. and Maoli, R. and Martins, C. J.A.P. and Maurin, L. and Miluzio, M. and Monaco, P. and Moretti, C. and Morgante, G. and Naidoo, K. and Navarro-Alsina, A. and Nesseris, S. and Paoletti, D. and Passalacqua, F. and Paterson, K. and Patrizii, L. and Pisani, A. and Potter, D. and Radovich, M. and Rodighiero, G. and Sacquegna, S. and Sahlén, M. and Sanders, D. B. and Sarpa, E. and Scarlata, C. and Schneider, A. and Schultheis, M. and Sciotti, D. and Sellentin, E. and Smith, L. C. and Stanford, S. A. and Tanidis, K. and Testera, G. and Teyssier, R. and Tosi, S. and Troja, A. and Tucci, M. and Valieri, C. and Venhola, A. and Vergani, D. and Verza, G. and Vielzeuf, P. and Walton, N. A.},
  issn         = {1432-0746},
  journal      = {Astronomy and Astrophysics},
  keywords     = {galaxies: evolution, galaxies: interactions, galaxies: statistics},
  publisher    = {EDP Sciences},
  title        = {{Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1): XII. Quenching precedes bulge formation in dense environments but follows it in the field}},
  doi          = {10.1051/0004-6361/202557633},
  volume       = {711},
  year         = {2026},
}