Assessing Mass Loss and Stellar-to-Halo Mass Ratio of Satellite Galaxies: A Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing Approach Utilizing DECaLS DR8 Data

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Main Authors: Wang, Chunxiang, Li, Ran, Shan, Huanyuan, Xu, Weiwei, Yao, Ji, Jing, Yingjie, Gao, Liang, Li, Nan, Xie, Yushan, Zhu, Kai, Yang, Hang, Chen, Qingze
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author Wang, Chunxiang
Li, Ran
Shan, Huanyuan
Xu, Weiwei
Yao, Ji
Jing, Yingjie
Gao, Liang
Li, Nan
Xie, Yushan
Zhu, Kai
Yang, Hang
Chen, Qingze
author_facet Wang, Chunxiang
Li, Ran
Shan, Huanyuan
Xu, Weiwei
Yao, Ji
Jing, Yingjie
Gao, Liang
Li, Nan
Xie, Yushan
Zhu, Kai
Yang, Hang
Chen, Qingze
contents The galaxy-galaxy lensing technique allows us to measure the subhalo mass of satellite galaxies, studying their mass loss and evolution within galaxy clusters and providing direct observational validation for theories of galaxy formation. In this study, we use the weak gravitational lensing observations from DECaLS DR8, in combination with the redMaPPer galaxy cluster catalog from Sloan Digital Sky Survey data (SDSS) DR8 to accurately measure the dark matter halo mass of satellite galaxies. We confirm a significant increase in the stellar-to-halo mass ratio of satellite galaxies with their halo-centric radius, indicating clear evidence of mass loss due to tidal stripping. Additionally, we find that this mass loss is strongly dependent on the mass of the satellite galaxies, with satellite galaxies above $10^{11}~{\rm M_{\odot}/h}$ experiencing more pronounced mass loss compared to lower mass satellites, reaching 86\% at projected halo-centric radius $0.5R_{\rm 200c}$. The average mass loss rate, when not considering halo-centric radius, displays a U-shaped variation with stellar mass, with galaxies of approximately $4\times10^{10}~{\rm M_{\odot}/h}$ exhibiting the least mass loss, around 60\%. We compare our results with state-of-the-art hydrodynamical numerical simulations and find that the satellite galaxy stellar-to-halo mass ratio in the outskirts of galaxy clusters is higher compared to the predictions of the Illustris-TNG project about factor 5. Furthermore, the Illustris-TNG project's numerical simulations did not predict the observed dependence of satellite galaxy mass loss rate on satellite galaxy mass.
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spellingShingle Assessing Mass Loss and Stellar-to-Halo Mass Ratio of Satellite Galaxies: A Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing Approach Utilizing DECaLS DR8 Data
Wang, Chunxiang
Li, Ran
Shan, Huanyuan
Xu, Weiwei
Yao, Ji
Jing, Yingjie
Gao, Liang
Li, Nan
Xie, Yushan
Zhu, Kai
Yang, Hang
Chen, Qingze
Astrophysics of Galaxies
The galaxy-galaxy lensing technique allows us to measure the subhalo mass of satellite galaxies, studying their mass loss and evolution within galaxy clusters and providing direct observational validation for theories of galaxy formation. In this study, we use the weak gravitational lensing observations from DECaLS DR8, in combination with the redMaPPer galaxy cluster catalog from Sloan Digital Sky Survey data (SDSS) DR8 to accurately measure the dark matter halo mass of satellite galaxies. We confirm a significant increase in the stellar-to-halo mass ratio of satellite galaxies with their halo-centric radius, indicating clear evidence of mass loss due to tidal stripping. Additionally, we find that this mass loss is strongly dependent on the mass of the satellite galaxies, with satellite galaxies above $10^{11}~{\rm M_{\odot}/h}$ experiencing more pronounced mass loss compared to lower mass satellites, reaching 86\% at projected halo-centric radius $0.5R_{\rm 200c}$. The average mass loss rate, when not considering halo-centric radius, displays a U-shaped variation with stellar mass, with galaxies of approximately $4\times10^{10}~{\rm M_{\odot}/h}$ exhibiting the least mass loss, around 60\%. We compare our results with state-of-the-art hydrodynamical numerical simulations and find that the satellite galaxy stellar-to-halo mass ratio in the outskirts of galaxy clusters is higher compared to the predictions of the Illustris-TNG project about factor 5. Furthermore, the Illustris-TNG project's numerical simulations did not predict the observed dependence of satellite galaxy mass loss rate on satellite galaxy mass.
title Assessing Mass Loss and Stellar-to-Halo Mass Ratio of Satellite Galaxies: A Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing Approach Utilizing DECaLS DR8 Data
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.13694