Professor Alis Deason alis.j.deason@durham.ac.uk
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Mismatch and misalignment: dark haloes and satellites of disc galaxies
Deason, A.J.; McCarthy, I.G.; Font, A.S.; Evans, N.W.; Frenk, C.S.; Belokurov, V.; Libeskind, N.I.; Crain, R.A.; Theuns, T.
Authors
I.G. McCarthy
A.S. Font
N.W. Evans
Professor Carlos Frenk c.s.frenk@durham.ac.uk
Professor
V. Belokurov
N.I. Libeskind
R.A. Crain
Professor Tom Theuns tom.theuns@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
We study the phase-space distribution of satellite galaxies associated with late-type galaxies in the GIMIC suite of simulations. GIMIC consists of resimulations of five cosmologically representative regions from the Millennium Simulation, which have higher resolution and incorporate baryonic physics. Whilst the disc of the galaxy is well aligned with the inner regions (r∼ 0.1r200) of the dark matter halo, both in shape and angular momentum, there can be substantial misalignments at larger radii (r∼r200). Misalignments of >45° are seen in ∼30 per cent of our sample. We find that the satellite population aligns with the shape (and angular momentum) of the outer dark matter halo. However, the alignment with the galaxy is weak owing to the mismatch between the disc and dark matter halo. Roughly 20 per cent of the satellite systems with 10 bright galaxies within r200 exhibit a polar spatial alignment with respect to the galaxy – an orientation reminiscent of the classical satellites of the Milky Way. We find that a small fraction (∼10 per cent) of satellite systems show evidence for rotational support which we attribute to group infall. There is a bias towards satellites on prograde orbits relative to the spin of the dark matter halo (and to a lesser extent with the angular momentum of the disc). This preference towards co-rotation is stronger in the inner regions of the halo where the most massive satellites accreted at relatively early times are located. We attribute the anisotropic spatial distribution and angular momentum bias of the satellites at z= 0 to their directional accretion along the major axes of the dark matter halo. The satellite galaxies have been accreted relatively recently compared to the dark matter mass and have experienced less phase-mixing and relaxation – the memory of their accretion history can remain intact to z= 0. Understanding the phase-space distribution of the z= 0 satellite population is key for studies that estimate the host halo mass from the line-of-sight velocities and projected positions of satellite galaxies. We quantify the effects of such systematics in estimates of the host halo mass from the satellite population.
Citation
Deason, A., McCarthy, I., Font, A., Evans, N., Frenk, C., Belokurov, V., …Theuns, T. (2011). Mismatch and misalignment: dark haloes and satellites of disc galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 415(3), 2607-2625. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18884.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 8, 2011 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 2, 2011 |
Publication Date | Aug 11, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Jan 20, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 25, 2019 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 415 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 2607-2625 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18884.x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1521790 |
Publisher URL | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011MNRAS.415.2607D |
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