Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-04-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
16 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
We analyze kinematic data of 41 nearby (z<0.1) relaxed galaxy clusters in terms of the projected phase-space density using a phenomenological, fully anisotropic model of the distribution function. We apply the Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach to place constraints on total mass distribution approximated by the universal NFW profile and the profile of the anisotropy of galaxy orbits. We find the normalization of the mean mass-concentration relation is c=6.9_{-0.7}^{+0.6} at the virial mass M_v=5x10^{14}M_sun. Assuming a one-to-one correspondence between sigma_8 and the normalization of the mass-concentration relation in the framework of the concordance model we estimate the normalization of the linear power spectrum to be sigma_8=0.91_{-0.08}^{+0.07}. Our constraints on the parameters of the mass profile are compared with estimates from other methods. We show that galaxy orbits are isotropic at the cluster centres (with the mean ratio of the radial-to-tangential velocity dispersions sigma_r/sigma_theta=0.97+/-0.04) and radially anisotropic at the virial sphere (with the mean ratio sigma_r/sigma_theta=1.75^{+0.23}_{-0.19}). Although the value of the central anisotropy appears to be universal, the anisotropy at the virial radius differs between clusters within the range 1<(sigma_r/sigma_theta)<2. Utilizing the Bautz-Morgan morphological classification and information on the prominence of a cool core we select two subsamples of galaxy clusters corresponding to less and more advanced evolutionary states. It is demonstrated that less evolved clusters have shallower mass profiles and their galaxy orbits are more radially biased at the virial sphere. This property is consistent with the expected evolution of the mass profiles as well as with the observed orbital segregation of late and early type galaxies.
Lokas Ewa L.
Wojtak Radoslaw
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