Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2017

Keywords

galaxies: clusters: individual: Coma, Abell 2029, galaxies: distances and redshifts, galaxies: fundamental parameters, galaxies: luminosity function, mass function

Abstract

Based on an extensive redshift survey for galaxy clusters Abell 2029 and Coma, we measure the luminosity functions (LFs) and stellar mass functions (SMFs) for the entire cluster member galaxies. Most importantly, we measure the velocity dispersion functions (VDFs) for quiescent members. The MMT/Hectospec redshift survey for galaxies in A2029 identifies 982 spectroscopic members; for 838 members, we derive the central velocity dispersion from the spectroscopy. Coma is the only other cluster surveyed as densely. The LFs, SMFs, and VDFs for A2029 and Coma are essentially identical. The SMFs of the clusters are consistent with simulations. The A2029 and Coma VDFs for quiescent galaxies have a significantly steeper slope than those of field galaxies for velocity dispersion ≲ 100 {km} {{{s}}}-1. The cluster VDFs also exceed the field at velocity dispersion ≳ 250 {km} {{{s}}}-1. The differences between cluster and field VDFs are potentially important tests of simulations and of the formation of structure in the universe.

Publication Title

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Volume

229

Issue

2

First Page

Article ID. 20

Required Publisher's Statement

© 2017. The American Astronomical Society.

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/aa653e

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Galaxies--Clusters; Cosmology; Astronomy; Stars--Luminosity function

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Language

English

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