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SDSS DR7星系群的光度函数:质量、环境和星系类型的依赖关系

Luminosity function of galaxies in groups in the SDSS DR7: the dependence on mass, environment and galaxy type

Ariel Zandivarez, Hector J. Martinez

摘要:

我们执行的SDSS DR7中的星系群的光度分析。我们分析的光度函数(LF)作为不同的光度带,星系种群,星系内的群体位置,和周围的大尺度密度的群体质量的函数。我们发现,M * 变亮,α变得陡峭的质量在所有SDSS光度带的函数,与以前的结果一致。从不同的星系种群的分析,我们观察到,不同的方法来分裂星系种群的基础上,浓度指数或颜色星等图,产生相当不同的行为的光度趋势,主要是α。这些差异和上述质量的趋势进行解释时,同时根据其浓度和颜色分类的星系的LF分析。我们发现,只有红色的球体有一个LF强烈依赖于集团质量。晚型星系,无论是蓝星系还是红星系,其光度函数都不依赖于星系群的质量。在LF的球体和不同类型的不同数量的贡献的内在变化解释了所有观察到的趋势与集团质量。另一方面,将星系成员划分在星系群的内部和外部区域并不会导致谢克特参数趋势的显著差异,除了在高星系群维里质量范围(M> 1x10^13 M_sun/h)的特征绝对星等,这是大质量星系群中光度分离的一个标志。最后,我们还分析了大尺度周围环境对低频的可能影响。我们发现,星系居住在低密度区域的群体的Schechter参数作为一个函数的群体质量的变化更明显,而星系在高密度区域的群体中表现出几乎恒定的行为。

英文摘要:

We perform an analysis of the luminosities of galaxies in groups in the SDSS DR7. We analyse the luminosity function (LF) as a function of group mass for different photometric bands, galaxy populations, galaxy positions within the groups, and the group surrounding large scale density. We find that M* brightens and alpha becomes steeper as a function of mass in all SDSS photometric bands, in agreement with previous results. From the analysis of different galaxy populations, we observe that different methods to split galaxy populations, based on the concentration index or the colour-magnitude diagram, produce quite different behaviours in the luminosity trends, mainly for alpha. These discrepancies and the trends with mass mentioned above are explained when analysing the LF of galaxies classified simultaneously according to their concentrations and colours. We find that only the red spheroids have a LF that strongly depends on group mass. Late type galaxies, whether blue or red, have luminosity functions that do not depend on group mass. The intrinsic change in the LF of spheroids and the varying number contributions of the different types explain all the observed trends with group mass. On the other hand, dividing the galaxy members in the inner and outer regions of the groups do not introduce a significant difference in the Schechter parameter trends, except for the characteristic absolute magnitude in the high group virial mass range (M>1x10^13 M_sun/h) which is an indication of luminosity segregation in massive groups. Finally, we also analyse the possible influence of the large scale surrounding environment on the LF. We find that galaxies inhabiting groups at low density regions experience more pronounced variations on the Schechter parameters as a function of groups mass, while galaxies in groups at high density regions show an almost constant behaviour.

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