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Stellar Velocity Dispersion: Linking Quiescent Galaxies to Their Dark Matter Halos

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dc.contributor.authorZahid, H. Jabran-
dc.contributor.authorSohn, Jubee-
dc.contributor.authorGeller, Margaret J.-
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T02:27:13Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-03T02:27:13Z-
dc.date.created2024-05-03-
dc.date.created2024-05-03-
dc.date.issued2018-06-
dc.identifier.citationASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol.859 No.2-
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/200753-
dc.description.abstractWe analyze the Illustris-1 hydrodynamical cosmological simulation to explore the stellar velocity dispersion of quiescent galaxies as an observational probe of dark matter halo velocity dispersion and mass. Stellar velocity dispersion is proportional to dark matter halo velocity dispersion for both central and satellite galaxies. The dark matter halos of central galaxies are in virial equilibrium and thus the stellar velocity dispersion is also proportional to dark matter halo mass. This proportionality holds even when a line-of-sight aperture dispersion is calculated in analogy to observations. In contrast, at a given stellar velocity dispersion, the dark matter halo mass of satellite galaxies is smaller than virial equilibrium expectations. This deviation from virial equilibrium probably results from tidal stripping of the outer dark matter halo. Stellar velocity dispersion appears insensitive to tidal effects and thus reflects the correlation between stellar velocity dispersion and dark matter halo mass prior to infall. There is a tight relation (less than or similar to 0.2 dex scatter) between line-of-sight aperture stellar velocity dispersion and dark matter halo mass suggesting that the dark matter halo mass may be estimated from the measured stellar velocity dispersion for both central and satellite galaxies. We evaluate the impact of treating all objects as central galaxies if the relation we derive is applied to a statistical ensemble. A large fraction (greater than or similar to 2/3) of massive quiescent galaxies are central galaxies and systematic uncertainty in the inferred dark matter halo mass is less than or similar to 0.1 dex thus simplifying application of the simulation results to currently available observations.-
dc.language영어-
dc.publisherIOP Publishing Ltd-
dc.titleStellar Velocity Dispersion: Linking Quiescent Galaxies to Their Dark Matter Halos-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.3847/1538-4357/aabe31-
dc.citation.journaltitleASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL-
dc.identifier.wosid000433446900008-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85048337631-
dc.citation.number2-
dc.citation.volume859-
dc.description.isOpenAccessY-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSohn, Jubee-
dc.type.docTypeArticle-
dc.description.journalClass1-
dc.subject.keywordPlusPHYSICAL-PROPERTIES-
dc.subject.keywordPlusMASS CORRELATIONS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusCLUSTERS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusLUMINOSITY-
dc.subject.keywordPlusEVOLUTION-
dc.subject.keywordPlusUNCERTAINTIES-
dc.subject.keywordPlusSIMULATIONS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusCONSTRAINTS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusKINEMATICS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusMODEL-
dc.subject.keywordAuthordark matter-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorgalaxies: evolution-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorgalaxies: formation-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorgalaxies: kinematics and dynamics-
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