Using CHANDRA, we investigate the spatial temperature distribution of the intracluster medium (ICM) within 700 kpc of the center of the massive merging cluster MACSJ0717.5+3745 at z=0.55. Combining the X-ray evidence with information about the distribution and velocities of the cluster galaxies near the core provides us with a snapshot of the three-dimensional geometry and dynamics of one of the most complex cluster studied to date. We find MACSJ0717.5+3745 to be an active triple merger with ICM temperatures exceeding 20 keV. Although radial velocity information and X-ray/optical offsets indicate that all three mergers proceed along distinctly different directions, the partial alignment of the merger axes points to a common origin in the large-scale filament south-east of the cluster core. Clear decrements in the ICM temperature observed near two of these subclusters identify the respective X-ray surface brightness peaks as remnants of cool cores; the compactness and low temperature of 5.7 keV of one of these features suggest that the respective merger, a high-velocity collision at 3,000 km/s, is still in its very early stages. Looking beyond the triple merger, we find the large-scale filament to not only provide a spatial as well as temporal arrow for the interpretation of the dynamics of the merger events near the cluster core; we also find tantalizing, if circumstantial, evidence for direct, large-scale heating of the ICM by contiguous infall of low-density gas from the filament.
Modified gravity and massive neutrino cosmologies are two of the most interesting scenarios that have been recently explored to account for possible observational deviations from the concordance $Λ$-cold dark matter ($Λ$CDM) model. In this context, we investigated the large-scale structure of the Universe by exploiting the \dustp simulations that implement, simultaneously, the effects of $f(R)$ gravity and massive neutrinos. To study the possibility of breaking the degeneracy between these two effects, we analysed the redshift-space distortions in the clustering of dark matter haloes at differ…
Stellar velocity dispersion of Luminous Compact Galaxies at intermediate redshift
本文给出了5个发光致密星系（LCG）在z=0.5-0.7范围内的恒星速度色散测量结果。这些星系正在活跃地形成恒星，平均SFR $\sim$为40 M $_{\odot}$ /年。我们发现它们的速度色散范围从$\sim137\ \rm{km/s}$到$260\ \rm{km/s}$，而它们的恒星质量范围从$4\times 10^{9}$到$10^{11}$ M $_{\odot}$。如果这些LCG在恒星形成的大爆发之后被动地演化，它们的质量和速度色散，以及它们演化的颜色和光度与今天早期螺旋星系的特征值最一致。
In order to clarify the tension between estimates of the Hubble Constant ($H_0$) from local ($z \ll 1$) and global ($z \gg 1$) measurements, Lima and Cunha (LC) proposed a new method to measure $H_0$ in intermediate redshifts ($z \approx 1$), which were obtained $H_0 = 74.1 \pm 2.2$ km s$^{-1} $Mpc$^{-1}$ ($1 σ$), in full agreement to local measurements via Supernovae/Cepheid dataset. However, Holanda \textit{et al.} (2014) affirm that a better understanding of the morphology of galaxy clusters in LC framework is needed to a more robust and accurate determination of $H_0$. Moreover, that kind …
We compile available constraints on the carbon monoxide (CO) 1-0 luminosity functions and abundances at redshifts 0-3. This is used to develop a data driven halo model for the evolution of the CO galaxy abundances and clustering across intermediate redshifts. It is found that the recent constraints from the CO Power Spectrum Survey ($z \sim 3$; Keating et al. 2016), when combined with existing observations of local galaxies ($z \sim 0$; Keres et al. 2003), lead to predictions which are consistent with the results of smaller surveys at intermediate redshifts ($z \sim 1-2$). We provide convenien…
A novel analysis of contamination in Lyman-break galaxy samples at $\boldsymbol{z\sim6-8}$: spatial correlation with intermediate-redshift galaxies at $\boldsymbol{z\sim1.3-2}$
We investigate the evolution of the dark matter density profiles of the most massive galaxy clusters in the Universe. Using a `zoom-in' procedure on a large suite of cosmological simulations of total comoving volume of $3\,(h^{-1}\,\rm Gpc)^3$, we study the 25 most massive clusters in four redshift slices from $z\sim 1$ to the present. The minimum mass is $M_{500} > 5.5 \times 10^{14}$ M$_{\odot}$ at $z=1$. Each system has more than two million particles within $r_{500}$. Once scaled to the critical density at each redshift, the dark matter profiles within $r_{500}$ are strikingly similar from…
We identify a sample of 1959 massive clusters of galaxies in the redshift range of 0.7<z<1.0 from the survey data of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). These clusters are recognized as the overdensity regions around the SDSS luminous red galaxies, having a richness greater than 15 or an equivalent mass M_{500} \ge 2.5*10^{14}M_{\odot}. Among them, 1505 clusters are identified for the first time, which significantly enlarge the number of high-redshift clusters of z>0.75. By comparing them with clusters at lower redshifts, we confirm that richer clust…
Several bright and massive galaxy candidates at high redshifts have been recently observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. Such early massive galaxies seem difficult to reconcile with standard $Λ$ Cold Dark Matter model predictions. We discuss under which circumstances such observed massive galaxy candidates can be explained by introducing primordial non-Gaussianity in the initial conditions of the cosmological perturbations.
The presence of massive black holes (BHs) with masses of order $10^9\rm\, M_\odot$, powering bright quasars when the Universe was less than 1 Gyr old, poses strong constraints on their formation mechanism. Several scenarios have been proposed to date to explain massive BH formation, from the low-mass seed BH remnants of the first generation of stars to the massive seed BHs resulting from the rapid collapse of massive gas clouds. However, the plausibility of some of these scenarios to occur within the progenitors of high-z quasars has not yet been thoroughly explored. In this work, we investiga…
Robustness of $H_0$ determination at intermediate redshifts
最新的哈勃常数（$H_0)$）估计从本地方法（z << 1），$H_0=73.8\pm 2.4$ km s $^{-1}$ Mpc $^{-1}$，和一个从高红移$H_0=67.3\pm 1.2$ km s $^{-1}$ Mpc $^{-1}$，是不一致的$2.4 σ$的信心水平.在此背景下，Lima & Cunha（LC）基于所谓的平坦$Λ$ CDM模型，使用四个中等红移的宇宙探测器（$0.1<z<1.8$）推导出了$H_0$的新测定。他们获得了$H_0=74.1\pm 2.2$ km s $^{-1}$ Mpc $^{-1}$，与当地的测量结果完全一致。在这封信中，我们探讨了LC结果的鲁棒性搜索系统误差和它的依赖性从宇宙学模型使用。我们发现，从这个联合分析的$H_0$值是非常弱的依赖于基本的宇宙学模型，但形态推断星系团的距离改变了相当大的结果，是系统误差的主要来源。因此，更好地理解聚类形态对于将该方法转化为$H_0$的强大交叉检查至关重要。
Quiescent Compact Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift in the COSMOS Field II. The Fundamental Plane of Massive Galaxies
我们研究了宇宙场中中等红移静止星系的表面亮度、速度色散和基本面$-$大小之间的关系。COSMOS样本由平均速度色散为$σ\sim 250$ km s $^{-1}$的$\sim150$大质量静止星系组成，红移在$0.2<z<0.8$之间。样本中超过一半的星系是紧凑的。COSMOS星系的表面亮度、速度色散和大小之间存在紧密的关系（$\sim0.1$ dex散射）。在速度色散和大小的固定组合下，COSMOS星系比本地宇宙中的星系更亮。这些表面亮度偏移与静止坐标系的$g-z$颜色和$D_n4000$指数相关;蓝色星系和那些具有较小$D_n4000$指数的星系具有较大的偏移。星族合成模型表明，大质量的宇宙星系比本地宇宙中同样大质量的静止星系更年轻，因此更明亮。被动演化单独带来了巨大的紧凑的静止宇宙星系的本地基本平面在$z = 0$。因此，大质量致密静止星系自$z\sim1$以来的尺寸或速度色散演化受到在基本面观测到的小散射的限制。我们的结论是，在$z\lesssim1$的大规模紧凑的静止星系是不是一个特殊的一类对象，而是正常的静止星系人口的质量和大小分布的尾巴。
We study the effect of magnetic braking due to a primordial magnetic field in the context of the formation of massive ($\gtrsim 10^{4} M_\odot$) direct collapse black holes (DCBHs) at high redshifts. Under the assumption of axial symmetry, we analytically compute the effect of magnetic braking on the angular momentum of gas collapsing into the potential well of massive dark matter haloes ($\simeq 10^{7-9} M_\odot$) which are spun up by gravitational tidal torques. We find that a primordial magnetic field of strength $B_0\simeq 0.1$~nG (comoving) can remove the initial angular momentum gained b…
The extreme infrared (IR) luminosity of local luminous and ultra-luminous IR galaxies (U/LIRGs; 11 < log LIR /Lsun < 12 and log LIR /Lsun > 12, respectively) is mainly powered by star-formation processes triggered by mergers or interactions. While U/LIRGs are rare locally, at z > 1, they become more common, they dominate the star-formation rate (SFR) density, and a fraction of them are found to be normal disk galaxies. Therefore, there must be an evolution of the mechanism triggering these intense starbursts with redshift. To investigate this evolution, we present new optical SWIFT integral fi…
Using cosmological, radiation-hydrodynamic simulations targeting a rare $\approx \, 2 \times 10^{12} \, \rm M_\odot$ halo at $z \, = \, 6$, we show that the number counts and internal properties of satellite galaxies within the massive halo are sensitively regulated by a combination of local stellar radiative feedback and strong tidal forces. Radiative feedback operates before the first supernova explosions erupt and results in less tightly-bound galaxies. Satellites are therefore more vulnerable to tidal stripping when they accrete onto the main progenitor and are tidally disrupted on a signi…
We present measurements of the stellar mass fractions ($f_\star$) for a sample of high-redshift ($0.93 \le z \le 1.32$) infrared-selected galaxy clusters from the Massive and Distant Clusters of WISE Survey (MaDCoWS) and compare them to the stellar mass fractions of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect-selected clusters in a similar mass and redshift range from the South Pole Telescope (SPT)-SZ Survey. We do not find a significant difference in mean $f_\star$ between the two selection methods, though we do find an unexpectedly large range in $f_\star$ for the SZ-selected clusters. In addition, we me…
There is a well known degeneracy between the enhancement of the growth of large-scale structure produced by modified gravity models and the suppression due to the free-streaming of massive neutrinos at late times. This makes the matter power-spectrum alone a poor probe to distinguish between modified gravity and the concordance $Λ$CDM model when neutrino masses are not strongly constrained. In this work, we investigate the potential of using redshift-space distortions (RSD) to break this degeneracy when the modification to gravity is scale-dependent in the form of Hu-Sawicki $f(R)$. We find th…
