Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1994-01-12
Astrophys.J. 424 (1994) L5
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJL in press, 10 pages in plain TeX, 3 figures available from guzzo@astmim.mi.astro.it, SISSA 110/93/A
Scientific paper
10.1086/187261
We show how, based on considerations on the observed form of the galaxy 2-point spatial correlation function xi(r), a very simplified -- yet surprisingly effective -- model for the linear density fluctuations power spectrum can be constructed. We first relate the observed large-scale shape of xi(r) to a power-law form for the power spectrum, P(k)\propto k^{-2.2}. For a plausible value of the bias parameter b = 1/sigma_8 ~ 1.8, one has (delta_rho / rho)_{rms} ~ 1 r ~ 3.5/h Mpc, suggesting that the change of slope observed in xi(r) around this scale marks the transition between the linear and nonlinear gravitational regimes. Under this working hypothesis, we use a simple analytical form to fit the large-scale correlations constraints together with the COBE CMB anisotropy measurement, thus constructing a simple phenomenological model for the linear power spectrum. Despite its simplicity, the model fits remarkably well directly estimated power spectra from different optical galaxy samples, and when evolved through an N-body simulation it provides a good match to the observed galaxy correlations. One of the most interesting features of the model is the small-scale one-dimensional velocity dispersion produced: sigma_{1d} = 450 Km s^{-1} at 0.5/h Mpc and sigma_{1d} = 350 Km s^{-1} for separations larger than ~ 2/h Mpc.
Branchini Enzo
Guzzo Luigi
Valdarnini Riccardo
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