Simulations of cluster ultra-diffuse galaxies in MOND

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Autori principali: Nagesh, Srikanth T., Freundlich, Jonathan, Famaey, Benoit, Bílek, Michal, Candlish, Graeme, Ibata, Rodrigo, Müller, Oliver
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author Nagesh, Srikanth T.
Freundlich, Jonathan
Famaey, Benoit
Bílek, Michal
Candlish, Graeme
Ibata, Rodrigo
Müller, Oliver
author_facet Nagesh, Srikanth T.
Freundlich, Jonathan
Famaey, Benoit
Bílek, Michal
Candlish, Graeme
Ibata, Rodrigo
Müller, Oliver
contents Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster have velocity dispersion profiles that are in full agreement with the predictions of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) in isolation. However, the external field effect (EFE) from the cluster seriously deteriorates this agreement. It has been suggested that this could be related to the fact that UDGs are out-of-equilibrium objects whose stars have been heated by the cluster tides or that they recently fell onto the cluster on radial orbits, such that their velocity dispersion may not reflect the EFE at their instantaneous distance from the cluster center. Here, we simulate UDGs within the Coma cluster in MOND, using the Phantom of Ramses (\textsc{por}) code, and show that if UDGs are initially at equilibrium within the cluster, tides are not sufficient to increase their velocity dispersions to values as high as the observed ones. On the other hand, if they are on a first radial infall onto the cluster, they can keep high velocity dispersions without being destroyed until their first pericentric passage. We conclude that, without alterations such as a screening of the EFE in galaxy clusters or much higher baryonic masses than currently estimated, in the MOND context UDGs must be out-of-equilibrium objects on their first infall onto the cluster.
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spellingShingle Simulations of cluster ultra-diffuse galaxies in MOND
Nagesh, Srikanth T.
Freundlich, Jonathan
Famaey, Benoit
Bílek, Michal
Candlish, Graeme
Ibata, Rodrigo
Müller, Oliver
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster have velocity dispersion profiles that are in full agreement with the predictions of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) in isolation. However, the external field effect (EFE) from the cluster seriously deteriorates this agreement. It has been suggested that this could be related to the fact that UDGs are out-of-equilibrium objects whose stars have been heated by the cluster tides or that they recently fell onto the cluster on radial orbits, such that their velocity dispersion may not reflect the EFE at their instantaneous distance from the cluster center. Here, we simulate UDGs within the Coma cluster in MOND, using the Phantom of Ramses (\textsc{por}) code, and show that if UDGs are initially at equilibrium within the cluster, tides are not sufficient to increase their velocity dispersions to values as high as the observed ones. On the other hand, if they are on a first radial infall onto the cluster, they can keep high velocity dispersions without being destroyed until their first pericentric passage. We conclude that, without alterations such as a screening of the EFE in galaxy clusters or much higher baryonic masses than currently estimated, in the MOND context UDGs must be out-of-equilibrium objects on their first infall onto the cluster.
title Simulations of cluster ultra-diffuse galaxies in MOND
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.03413