2016ApJ...826..146B


Query : 2016ApJ...826..146B

2016ApJ...826..146B - Astrophys. J., 826, 146-146 (2016/August-1)

The entire virial radius of the fossil cluster RXJ 1159 + 5531. II. Dark matter and baryon fraction.

BUOTE D.A., SU Y., GASTALDELLO F. and BRIGHENTI F.

Abstract (from CDS):

In this second paper on the entire virial region of the relaxed fossil cluster RXJ 1159+5531, we present a hydrostatic analysis of the azimuthally averaged hot intracluster medium (ICM) using the results of Su et al. For a model consisting of ICM, stellar mass from the central galaxy (BCG), and an NFW dark matter (DM) halo, we obtain a good description of the projected radial profiles of ICM emissivity and temperature that yield precise constraints on the total mass profile. The BCG stellar mass component is clearly detected with a K-band stellar mass-to-light ratio, {M}_*/L_{K}=0.61±0.11 {M}_☉/L_☉ , consistent with stellar population synthesis models for a Milky Way initial mass function. We obtain a halo concentration, c_{200}=8.4±1.0 , and virial mass, {M}_{200}=(7.9±0.6)×{10}^{13} {M}_☉ . For its mass, the inferred concentration is larger than most relaxed halos produced in cosmological simulations with Planck parameters, consistent with RXJ 1159+5531 forming earlier than the general halo population. The baryon fraction at r200, {f}_{b,200}=0.134±0.007 , is slightly below the Planck value (0.155) for the universe. However, when we take into account the additional stellar baryons associated with non-central galaxies and the uncertain intracluster light (ICL), {f}_{b,200} increases by ~0.015 , consistent with the cosmic value and therefore no significant baryon loss from the system. The total mass profile is nearly a power law over a large radial range (∼0.2-10 R_ e_), where the corresponding density slope α obeys the α-{R}_{e} scaling relation for massive early-type galaxies. Performing our analysis in the context of MOND still requires a large DM fraction ( 85.0 % ±2.5 % at r=100 kpc) similar to that obtained using the standard Newtonian approach. The detection of a plausible stellar BCG mass component distinct from the NFW DM halo in the total gravitational potential suggests that ∼{10}^{14} {M}_☉ represents the mass scale above which dissipation is unimportant in the formation of the central regions of galaxy clusters.

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Journal keyword(s): dark matter - galaxies: clusters: individual: RXJ 1159+5531 - galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium - X-rays: galaxies: clusters

Simbad objects: 4

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Number of rows : 4
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 ACO 262 ClG 01 52 50.4 +36 08 46           ~ 727 1
2 LEDA 2505536 rG 11 59 52.1720363880 +55 32 05.518652712           ~ 21 1
3 ClG J1159+5531 ClG 11 59 53.02 +55 32 22.8     15.64     ~ 100 1
4 BAX 214.1083+23.2564 GrG 14 16 27.70 +23 15 25.9           ~ 65 0

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