Observations of dark and luminous matter: the radial distribution of satellite galaxies around massive red galaxies

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2012-01-24

arxiv.org/abs/1201.5114v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

ApJ Letters accepted version

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We study the projected radial distribution of satellite galaxies around more than 28,000 Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) at 0.2825 kpc whereas baryons account for more than 50% of the mass at smaller radii. We calculate the total dark-to-baryonic mass ratio and show that it is consistent with measurements from weak lensing for environments dominated by massive early type galaxies. Finally, we divide the satellite galaxies in our sample into three luminosity bins and show that the satellite light profiles of all brightness levels are consistent with each other outside of roughly 25 kpc. At smaller radii we find evidence for a mild mass segregation with an increasing fraction of bright satellites close to the central LRG.

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