Infrared luminosities of galaxies in the Local Volume

Details Infrared luminosities of galaxies in the Local Volume Infrared luminosities of galaxies in the Local Volume

2004-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412369v1

Astron.Lett. 31 (2005) 299-307

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, 7 figures. Astronomy Letters, submitted

Scientific paper

10.1134/1.1922528

Near-infrared properties of 451 galaxies with distances D \leq 10 Mpc are considered basing on the all-sky two micron survey (2MASS). A luminosity function of the galaxies in the K-band is derived within [-25,-11] mag. The local (D < 8 Mpc) luminosity density is estimated to be 6.8*10^8 L_sun/Mpc^3 that exceeds (1.5+-0.1) times the global cosmic density in the K-band. Virial mass-to-K-luminosity ratios are determined for nearby groups and clusters. In the luminosity range of (5*10^{10} - 2*10^{13})L_sun, the groups and clusters follow the relation \lg(M/L_K) propto (0.27+-0.03) lg(L_K) with a scatter of \~0.1 comparable to errors of the observables. The mean ratio ~= (20-25) M_sun/L_sun for the galaxy systems turns out to be significantly lower than the global ratio, (80-90)M_sun/L_sun, expected in the standard cosmological model with the matter density of Omega_m =0.27. This discrepancy can be resolved if most of dark matter in the universe is not associated with galaxies and their systems.

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