Mass and Light distributions in Clusters of Galaxies - Henry A ...
Mass and Light distributions in Clusters of Galaxies - Henry A ...
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3.9 M/L pr<strong>of</strong>iles<br />
Broadhurst et al. (2008) for A370, A1703 <strong>and</strong> RXJ1347 based on the sample<br />
selection scheme described <strong>in</strong> this paper.<br />
For A1689, we found previously that the M/L ratio peaks at <strong>in</strong>termediate<br />
radius around r ∼ 100 h −1 kpc <strong>and</strong> then falls <strong>of</strong>f to larger radius.<br />
Here we f<strong>in</strong>d a similar behavior for the other clusters, especially evident for<br />
A370, where M/L peaks at about r ∼ 350 h −1 kpc with values <strong>of</strong> M/L R ∼<br />
300 − 400 h(M/L) ⊙ , <strong>and</strong> decl<strong>in</strong>es to values <strong>of</strong> M/L R ∼ 100 h(M/L) ⊙ at the<br />
outskirts. A decl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> M/L is also seen towards the center <strong>of</strong> the cluster,<br />
reach<strong>in</strong>g M/L R ∼ 200 h(M/L) ⊙ below r 200 h −1 kpc. The M/L<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> A1703 also shows a similar trend, where it peaks at a radius <strong>of</strong><br />
r ∼ 200 − 300 h −1 kpc with values <strong>of</strong> M/L r ′ ∼ 300 h(M/L) ⊙ <strong>and</strong> decl<strong>in</strong>es<br />
gradually to values <strong>of</strong> M/L r ′ ∼ 100 h(M/L) ⊙ at large radii. The pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
<strong>of</strong> RXJ1347-11 decl<strong>in</strong>es from values <strong>of</strong> M/L R ∼ 400 − 500 h(M/L) ⊙ at<br />
r ∼ 200 − 300 h −1 kpc to values <strong>of</strong> M/L R ∼ 100 h(M/L) ⊙ at large radius.<br />
The decrease <strong>in</strong> M/L values toward the center <strong>of</strong> the cluster is only really<br />
evident for two clusters, A1689 <strong>and</strong> A370. For these clusters the lum<strong>in</strong>osity<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles are relatively steep, <strong>and</strong> it this is cont<strong>in</strong>uation <strong>of</strong> a steep power-law<br />
towards the center that causes M/L to decl<strong>in</strong>e, as the mass pr<strong>of</strong>iles are not<br />
power-law but have a cont<strong>in</strong>uously decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g gradient towards the cluster centers<br />
(NFW-like), so that the proportion <strong>of</strong> M/L decl<strong>in</strong>es markedly <strong>in</strong>terior<br />
to the characteristic radius for these two clusters.<br />
The decrease <strong>in</strong> M/L toward large radius seen for all four clusters is<br />
possibly expla<strong>in</strong>ed by the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g proportion <strong>of</strong> later type galaxies at larger<br />
radii, a manifestation <strong>of</strong> the morphology-density relation (Dressler 1980).<br />
Similar results have been shown by R<strong>in</strong>es et al. (2000) <strong>and</strong> Katgert et al.<br />
(2004); <strong>in</strong> R<strong>in</strong>es et al. (2000) where the differential M/L pr<strong>of</strong>ile is similar<br />
to ours, with a decreas<strong>in</strong>g M/L with radius, <strong>and</strong> their outermost value <strong>of</strong><br />
M/L R ∼ 100 h(M/L) ⊙ is <strong>in</strong> good agreement with the values we get for all our<br />
four clusters. Katgert et al. (2004) show a decrease at small radius, <strong>and</strong> by<br />
remov<strong>in</strong>g the brightest cluster members this decrease is shown to disappear.<br />
The decl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g behavior is not simply accounted for by the change <strong>of</strong> stellar<br />
population with distance from the cluster center. The galaxy colors show a<br />
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