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Are compact groups hostile towards faint galaxies?

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Author(s):
Zandivarez, Ariel [1, 2] ; Diaz-Gimenez, Eugenia [2, 1] ; de Oliveira, Claudia Mendes [3] ; Gubolin, Henrique [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Nacl Cordoba, Astron Observ, RA-5000 Cordoba - Argentina
[2] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, IATE, RA-5000 Cordoba - Argentina
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, IAG, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics; v. 572, DEC 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Aims. The goal of this work is to understand whether the extreme environment of compact groups (CGs) can affect the distribution and of faint galaxies around them. Methods. We performed an analysis of the faint galaxy population in the vicinity of compact and normal groups. We built a light-cone mock galaxy catalogue constructed from the Millennium Run Simulation II plus a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. We identified a sample of CGs in the mock catalogue as well as a control sample of normal galaxy groups and computed the projected number density profiles of faint galaxies around the first and the second ranked galaxies. We also compared the profiles obtained from the semi-analytical galaxies in CGs with those obtained from observational data. In addition, we investigated whether the ranking or the luminosity of a galaxy is the most important parameter in the determination of the centre around which the clustering of faint galaxies occurs. Results. There is no particular influence of the extreme compact group (CG) environment on the number of faint galaxies in such groups compared to control groups. When selecting normal groups with separations between the first and second ranked galaxies similar to what is observed in CGs, the faint galaxy projected number density profiles in CGs and normal groups are similar in shape and height. We observed a similar behaviour of the population of faint galaxies in observations and simulations in the regions closer to the first and second ranked galaxies. Finally, we find that the projected density of faint galaxies is higher around luminous galaxies, regardless of the ranking in the CG. Conclusions. The semi-analytical approach shows that CGs and their surroundings do not represent a hostile enough environment to make faint galaxies behave differently than in normal groups. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 06/56213-9 - New physics from space: formation and evolution of structures in the universe
Grantee:Claudia Lucia Mendes de Oliveira
Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants