Observational Evidence for an Age Dependence of Halo Bias

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2005-09-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509626v2

Astrophys.J.638:L55-L58,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. Figures 3 and 4 replaced. The bias dependence on the central gala

Scientific paper

10.1086/501069

We study the dependence of the cross-correlation between galaxies and galaxy groups on group properties. Confirming previous results, we find that the correlation strength is stronger for more massive groups, in good agreement with the expected mass dependence of halo bias. We also find, however, that for groups of the same mass, the correlation strength depends on the star formation rate (SFR) of the central galaxy: at fixed mass, the bias of galaxy groups decreases as the SFR of the central galaxy increases. We discuss these findings in light of the recent findings by Gao et al (2005) that halo bias depends on halo formation time, in that halos that assemble earlier are more strongly biased. We also discuss the implication for galaxy formation, and address a possible link to galaxy conformity, the observed correlation between the properties of satellite galaxies and those of their central galaxy.

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