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Abell 85的深光谱光度函数:没有证据表明暗端斜率急剧上升

Deep spectroscopic luminosity function of Abell 85: no evidence for a steep upturn of the faint-end slope

I. Agulli, J. A. L. Aguerri, R. Sánchez-Janssen, R. Barrena, A. Diaferio, A. L. Serra, J. Méndez-Abreu

摘要:

利用VLT/VIMOS光谱,对$\sim 2000$星系($_r \leq 21$为m等,$\langle μ_{e,r} \rangle \leq 24$为$^{-2}$弧秒)的近星系团Abell 85(A85)维里半径范围内的光谱LF进行了新的深度测量.由此产生的LF从438个集群成员是最好的模拟由双Schechter函数由于存在一个统计上显着的上扬在暗端。然而,这种上升的幅度($α_{f} = -1.58^{+0.19}_{-0.15}$)比Popesso et al. 2006,$α_{f} \sim$-2的SDSS复合光度星团LF的幅度小得多。在不确定性范围内,A85中LF的弱端斜率与场的弱端斜率一致。在低光度时,红色星系的数量占主导地位,是导致上升的主要原因。事实上,光谱LF的斜率在外地和在一个大规模的集群A85是相似的,表明集群环境并没有发挥主要作用,在确定丰度的低质量星系。

英文摘要:

We present a new deep determination of the spectroscopic LF within the virial radius of the nearby and massive Abell\,85 (A85) cluster down to the dwarf regime (M* + 6) using VLT/VIMOS spectra for $\sim 2000$ galaxies with m$_r \leq 21$ mag and $\langle μ_{e,r} \rangle \leq 24$ mag arcsec$^{-2}$. The resulting LF from 438 cluster members is best modelled by a double Schechter function due to the presence of a statistically significant upturn at the faint-end. The amplitude of this upturn ($α_{f} = -1.58^{+0.19}_{-0.15}$), however, is much smaller than that of the SDSS composite photometric cluster LF by Popesso et al. 2006, $α_{f} \sim$ -2. The faint-end slope of the LF in A85 is consistent, within the uncertainties, with that of the field. The red galaxy population dominates the LF at low luminosities, and is the main responsible for the upturn. The fact that the slopes of the spectroscopic LFs in the field and in a cluster as massive as A85 are similar suggests that the cluster environment does not play a major role in determining the abundance of low-mass galaxies.

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