Fossil group origins. XI. The dependence of galaxy orbits on the magnitude gap

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العنوان: Fossil group origins. XI. The dependence of galaxy orbits on the magnitude gap
المؤلفون: Zarattini, Stefano, Biviano, Andrea, Aguerri, J. Alfonso L., Girardi, Marisa, D'Onghia, Elena
المصدر: A&A 655, A103 (2021)
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Astrophysics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
الوصف: We aim to study how the orbits of galaxies in clusters depend on the prominence of the corresponding central galaxies. We divided our data set of $\sim$ 100 clusters and groups into four samples based on their magnitude gap between the two brightest members, $\Delta m_{12}$. We then stacked all the systems in each sample, in order to create four stacked clusters, and derive the mass and velocity anisotropy profiles for the four groups of clusters using the MAMPOSSt procedure. Once the mass profile is known, we also obtain the (non parametric) velocity anisotropy profile via the inversion of the Jeans equation. In systems with the largest $\Delta m_{12}$, galaxy orbits are prevalently radial, except near the centre, where orbits are isotropic (or tangential when also the central galaxies are considered in the analysis). In the other three samples with smaller $\Delta m_{12}$, galaxy orbits are isotropic or only mildly radial. Our study supports the results of numerical simulations that identify radial orbits of galaxies as the cause of an increasing $\Delta m_{12}$ in groups.
Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, and 6 tables. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038722
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10850
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2107.10850
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv
الوصف
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202038722