2021ApJ...920..104P -
Astrophys. J., 920, 104-104 (2021/October-3)
The resolved Sunyaev-Zel'dovich profiles of nearby galaxy groups.
PRATT C.T., QU Z. and BREGMAN J.N.
Abstract (from CDS):
Many of the baryons in galaxy groups are thought to have been driven out to large distances (>=R500) by feedback, but there are few constraining observations of this extended gas. This work presents the resolved Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) profiles for a stacked sample of 10 nearby galaxy groups within the mass range log10(M500[M☉])=13.6–13.9. We measured the SZ profiles using the publicly available y-map from the Planck Collaboration as well as our own y-maps constructed from more recent versions of Planck data. The y-map extracted from the latest data release yielded a significant SZ detection out to 3 R500. In addition, the stacked profile from these data was consistent with simulations that included AGN feedback. Our best-fit model using the latest Planck data suggested a baryon fraction ≃5.6% within R500. This is significantly lower than the cosmic value of ≃16%, supporting the idea that baryons have been driven to large radii by AGN feedback. Lastly, we discovered a significant (∼3σ) "bump" feature near ∼2 R500 that is most likely the signature of internal accretion shocks.
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Journal keyword(s):
Galaxy groups - Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect - Intracluster medium - Active galactic nuclei
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