Exploring the IllustrisTNG simulations: the fraction of barions in groups and clusters of galaxies

• Grant number: 24/23758-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2025
• End date: February 28, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Extragalactic Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Laerte Sodré Junior
• Grantee: Arthur Alves de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 19/26492-3 - Science with the Brazilian robotic telescope, AP.ESP

Abstract

The objective of the project is to introduce the student to IllustrisTNG simulations via a specific application: the determination of the fraction of baryons in groups and clusters of galaxies and the study of its dependence on the physical parameters of the structure. This investigation can later be applied to observational data.