Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-05-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 Pages, 2 Postscript figures. Submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/318431
We combine semi-analytical methods with a ultra-high resolution simulation of a galaxy cluster (of mass 2.3 10^14h-1Msolar, and 4 10^6 particles within its virial radius) formed in a standard CDM universe to study the spatial distribution and orbital properties of the present-day descendents of Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs). At the present time only five (out of 12) of halos containing LBGs survive as separate entities inside the cluster virial radius. Their circular velocities are in the range 200 - 550 km/sec. Seven halos merged together to form the central object at the very center of the cluster. Using semi-analytical modeling of galaxy evolution we show that descendents of halos containing LBGs now host giant elliptical galaxies. Galaxy orbits are radial, with a pericenter to apocenter ratio of about 1:5. The orbital eccentricities of LBGs descendents are statistically indistinguishable from those of the average galaxy population inside the cluster, suggesting that the orbits of these galaxies are not significantly affected by dynamical friction decay after the formation of the cluster's main body. In this cluster, possibly due to its early formation time, the descendents of LBGs are contained within the central 60% of the cluster virial radius and have an orbital velocity dispersion lower than the global galaxy population, originating a mild luminosity segregation for the brightest cluster members. Mass estimates based only on LBGs descendents (especially including the central cD) reflect this bias in space and velocity and underestimate the total mass of this well virialized cluster by up to a factor of two compared to estimates using at least 20 cluster members.
Ghigna Sebastiano
Governato Fabio
Lake George
Moore Ben
Quinn Terry
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