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用新的眼光观察合并树

Observing Merger Trees in a New Light

Rhys J. J. Poulton, Aaron S. G. Robotham, Chris Power, Pascal J. Elahi

摘要:

合并树收获的宇宙学$N$体模拟编码的组装历史的暗物质晕在宇宙时间,是一个基本组成部分的半解析模型(SAM)的星系形成。以公正和系统的方式比较用于构建合并树的工具(即光环查找器和树构建算法)的能力对于评估合并树的质量至关重要。在本文中,我们提出了dendogram,一种新的方法来可视化合并树,它提供了一个全面的表征晕的组装历史-跟踪subhalo轨道,晕合并事件,和一般的演化晕属性。我们显示的有用性dendogram作为诊断工具的合并树比较晕组装历史从一个单一的$N$ -机构模拟分析与三个不同的晕-finders- \textsc{VELOCIraptor},\textsc{AHF}和\textsc{Rockstar} -和他们相关的树建设者。基于我们的分析结果dendograms,我们强调他们如何被用来激励改进\textsc{VELOCIraptor}。dendogram软件可在线公开获得,网址为:https://github.com/rhyspoulton/MergerTree-Dendograms。

英文摘要:

Merger trees harvested from cosmological $N$-body simulations encode the assembly histories of dark matter halos over cosmic time, and are a fundamental component of semi-analytical models (SAMs) of galaxy formation. The ability to compare the tools used to construct merger trees, namely halo finders and tree building algorithms, in an unbiased and systematic manner is critical to assess the quality of merger trees. In this paper, we present the dendogram, a novel method to visualise merger trees, which provides a comprehensive characterisation of a halo's assembly history - tracking subhalo orbits, halo merger events, and the general evolution of halo properties. We show the usefulness of the dendogram as a diagnostic tool of merger trees by comparing halo assembly histories from a single $N$-Body simulation analysed with three different halo-finders -\textsc{VELOCIraptor}, \textsc{AHF} and \textsc{Rockstar} - and their associated tree-builders. Based on our analysis of the resulting dendograms, we highlight how they have been used to motivate improvements to \textsc{VELOCIraptor}. The dendogram software is publicly available online, at: https://github.com/rhyspoulton/MergerTree-Dendograms .

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