集群内光已经在红移超出统一的状态
Hyungjin Joo1, M James Jee2,3
1Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Nature
|January 4, 2023
概括
星系团内光 (ICL) 在高红移 (z1) 的星系团中很丰富,这与理论预测相反. 这项研究显示,在这些早期的宇宙时代, 平均ICL分数为17%.
科学领域:
- 星系团的宇宙演变
- 银河系外的天文学
- 星团内部的恒星群
背景情况:
- 星系集群内光 (ICL) 是星系集群光中的分散星光.
- 理论模型预测ICL分数随着红移的增加而迅速下降 (z > 1).
- 由于样本大小有限,之前在z > 1的观察结果产生了矛盾的结果.
研究的目的:
- 在较高红移 (1 z 2) 的星系团中研究ICL的丰度和特性.
- 测试有关ICL分量的理论预测.
- 探索ICL分数,集群质量和ICL颜色之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自十个星系团的红外成像数据.
- 测量ICL分数 (ICL与集群光总的比率).
- 检查ICL颜色作为集群中心半径的函数.
主要成果:
- 在z 1中,ICL的平均分数大约为17%.
- 在集群质量和ICL分数之间没有发现显著的相关性.
- 在ICL颜色和集群中心半径之间没有显著的相关性.
结论:
- 这些发现与预测ICL分数在高红移时快速下降的理论相矛盾.
- 逐渐的恒星剥离不太可能是ICL形成的主要机制.
- ICL的产生可能与最明亮的星团星系的生长或流浪恒星的积聚有关.
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