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2dF- SDSS LRG和QSO巡天:z = 0.6以来亮红星系团的演化

The 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey: evolution of the clustering of luminous red galaxies since z = 0.6

David A. Wake, Ravi K. Sheth, Robert C. Nichol, Carlton M. Baugh, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Russell Cannon, Matthew Colless, Warrick J. Couch, Scott M. Croom, Robert… 展开作者

David A. Wake, Ravi K. Sheth, Robert C. Nichol, Carlton M. Baugh, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Russell Cannon, Matthew Colless, Warrick J. Couch, Scott M. Croom, Roberto De Propris, Michael J. Drinkwater, Alastair C. Edge, Jon Loveday, Tsz Yan Lam, Kevin A. Pimbblet, Isaac G. Roseboom, Nicholas P. Ross, Donald P. Schneider, Tom Shanks, Robert G. Sharp

摘要:

我们提出了一个小到中等规模的集群样本的发光红星系(LRGs)的斯隆数字巡天和2dF-SDSS LRG和类星体(2SLAQ)调查仔细匹配,有相同的休息帧的颜色和光度的分析。我们研究了超过10,000个LRG的组合样本在红移空间和实空间中的空间两点自关联函数,这些LRG代表了宇宙中质量最大的星系,其恒星质量大于10 ^11 h^-1 M_sun,空间密度为10^-4 h^-3 Mpc^-3。我们发现,关联函数的振幅r_0随红移没有显著的变化,但在红移大于0.19 < z < 0.55和标度为0.32 < r < 32 h^-1 Mpc时,斜率略有下降。我们比较我们的测量与预测的演化暗物质集群和使用晕模型来解释我们的结果。我们发现,我们的聚类测量结果与被动模型不一致(>99.9%的显著性),在被动模型中,LRG之间不合并;从z = 0.55到z = 0.19,合并率为7.5 +/- 2.3%(即平均Gyr^-1为2.4%)的模型与我们的观察结果更吻合。我们的集群和数密度测量是一致的假设,合并的LRGs最初的中央星系在不同的晕,合并后的这些晕,合并,创造一个单一的Brilliant星系团星系。此外,我们表明,小规模的集群信号约束晕合并的历史中的分散。当结合测量的光度函数,我们的研究结果表明,这种散射是亚泊松。虽然这是分层模型的一般预测,但以前没有进行过测试。

英文摘要:

We present an analysis of the small-to-intermediate scale clustering of samples of Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) survey carefully matched to have the same rest-frame colours and luminosity. We study the spatial two-point auto-correlation function in both redshift-space and real-space of a combined sample of over 10,000 LRGs, which represent the most massive galaxies in the universe with stellar masses > 10^11 h^-1 M_sun and space densities 10^-4 h^-3 Mpc^-3. We find no significant evolution in the amplitude r_0 of the correlation function with redshift, but do see a slight decrease in the slope with increasing redshift over 0.19 < z < 0.55 and scales of 0.32 < r < 32 h^-1 Mpc. We compare our measurements with the predicted evolution of dark matter clustering and use the halo model to interpret our results. We find that our clustering measurements are inconsistent (>99.9% significance) with a passive model whereby the LRGs do not merge with one another; a model with a merger rate of 7.5 +/- 2.3% from z = 0.55 to z = 0.19 (i.e. an average rate of 2.4% Gyr^-1) provides a better fit to our observations. Our clustering and number density measurements are consistent with the hypothesis that the merged LRGs were originally central galaxies in different haloes which, following the merger of these haloes, merged to create a single Brightest Cluster Galaxy. In addition, we show that the small-scale clustering signal constrains the scatter in halo merger histories. When combined with measurements of the luminosity function, our results suggest that this scatter is sub-Poisson. While this is a generic prediction of hierarchical models, it has not been tested before.

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