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SDSS星系团的晕边界

The Halo Boundary of Galaxy Clusters in the SDSS

Eric Baxter, Chihway Chang, Bhuvnesh Jain, Susmita Adhikari, Neal Dalal, Andrey Kravtsov, Surhud More, Eduardo Rozo, Eli Rykoff, Ravi K. Sheth

摘要:

暗物质晕周围的物质可以分为“下落”物质和至少穿过一个近心的“坍缩”物质。分析模型和模拟预测与这两个制度之间的过渡晕密度分布的快速下降。利用SDSS的数据,我们探索了这样一个功能的星系团的密度分布的证据,并调查这个功能和可能的相空间边界之间的连接。我们首先估计陡峭的星系团周围的外星系密度分布:轮廓显示突然陡峭,提供证据截断的晕轮廓。接下来,我们使用两组基于颜色选择的星系来测量星系团周围的星系密度分布。我们发现了星系颜色突变的证据,这与密度分布变陡的位置相吻合。由于星系很可能在恒星形成过程中被淬灭,并在星系团内部变成红色,因此星系颜色分布的这种变化可以解释为从下降状态到坍缩状态的过渡。我们还测量这种过渡使用的模型比较的方法,最近已被用于研究的“回溅”现象,但发现这种方法是不是一个强大的方式来量化检测回溅功能的意义。最后,我们使用一个独立的集群目录进行测量,以测试潜在的系统误差与集群选择。我们确定了未来工作的几个途径:提高对小尺度星系轮廓的理解,透镜测量,识别代理晕吸积率,和其他测试。随着DES,KiDS和HSC调查的即将到来的数据,我们可以期待晕边界研究的显着改进。

英文摘要:

Mass around dark matter halos can be divided into "infalling" material and "collapsed" material that has passed through at least one pericenter. Analytical models and simulations predict a rapid drop in the halo density profile associated with the transition between these two regimes. Using data from SDSS, we explore the evidence for such a feature in the density profiles of galaxy clusters and investigate the connection between this feature and a possible phase space boundary. We first estimate the steepening of the outer galaxy density profile around clusters: the profiles show an abrupt steepening, providing evidence for truncation of the halo profile. Next, we measure the galaxy density profile around clusters using two sets of galaxies selected based on color. We find evidence of an abrupt change in the galaxy colors that coincides with the location of the steepening of the density profile. Since galaxies are likely to be quenched of star formation and turn red inside of clusters, this change in the galaxy color distribution can be interpreted as the transition from an infalling regime to a collapsed regime. We also measure this transition using a model comparison approach which has been used recently in studies of the "splashback" phenomenon, but find that this approach is not a robust way to quantify the significance of detecting a splashback-like feature. Finally, we perform measurements using an independent cluster catalog to test for potential systematic errors associated with cluster selection. We identify several avenues for future work: improved understanding of the small-scale galaxy profile, lensing measurements, identification of proxies for the halo accretion rate, and other tests. With upcoming data from the DES, KiDS and HSC surveys, we can expect significant improvements in the study of halo boundaries.

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