Dynamical segregation of galaxies in groups and clusters

Details Dynamical segregation of galaxies in groups and clusters Dynamical segregation of galaxies in groups and clusters

2004-04-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0404505v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 352 (2004) 501

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07936.x

We have performed a systematic analysis of the dynamics of different galaxy populations in galaxy groups from the 2dFGRS. For this purpose we have combined all the groups into a single system, where velocities v and radius r are expressed adimensionally. We have used several methods to compare the distributions of relative velocities of galaxies with respect to the group centre for samples selected according to their spectral type (as defined by Madgwick et al., 2002), bj band luminosity and B-R colour index. We have found strong segregation effects: spectral type I objects show a statistically narrower velocity distribution than that of galaxies with a substantial star formation activity (type II-IV). Similarly, the same behavior is observed for galaxies with colour index B-R>1 compared to galaxies with B-R<1. Bright (Mb<-19) and faint (Mb>-19) galaxies show the same segregation. It is not important once the sample is restricted to a given spectral type. These effects are particularly important in the central region (Rp

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