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Quenching of Satellite Galaxies at the Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters | Elad Zinger
; Avishai Dekel
; Andrey V. Kravtsov
; Daisuke Nagai
; | Date: |
9 Oct 2016 | Abstract: | We find, using cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters, that the hot
X-ray emitting intra-cluster medium (ICM) enclosed within the outer accretion
shock extends out to $R_{
m shock}sim(2 - 3) R_{
m vir}$, where $R_{
m
vir}$ is the standard virial radius of the halo. Using a simple analytic model
for satellite galaxies in the cluster, we evaluate the effect of ram-pressure
stripping on the gas in the inner discs and in the haloes at different
distances from the cluster centre. We find that significant removal of
star-forming disc gas occurs only at $r lesssim 0.5 R_{
m vir}$, while gas
removal from the satellite halo is also efficient between $R_{
m vir}$ and
$R_{
m shock}$. This leads to quenching of star formation by starvation over
$2-3,{
m Gyr}$, prior to the satellite entry to the inner cluster halo. This
can explain the presence of quenched galaxies, preferentially discs, at the
outskirts of galaxy clusters, and the delayed quenching of satellites compared
to central galaxies. | Source: | arXiv, 1610.2644 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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