The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey: X-ray scaling relations of galaxy groups and clusters in the western Galactic hemisphere

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Auteurs principaux: Ramos-Ceja, M. E., Fiorino, L., Bulbul, E., Ghirardini, V., Clerc, N., Liu, A., Sanders, J. S., Bahar, Y. E., Dietl, J., Kluge, M., Pacaud, F., Artis, E., Balzer, F., Comparat, J., Ding, Z., Malavasi, N., Merloni, A., Mistele, T., Nandra, K., Seppi, R., Zelmer, S., Zhang, X.
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author Ramos-Ceja, M. E.
Fiorino, L.
Bulbul, E.
Ghirardini, V.
Clerc, N.
Liu, A.
Sanders, J. S.
Bahar, Y. E.
Dietl, J.
Kluge, M.
Pacaud, F.
Artis, E.
Balzer, F.
Comparat, J.
Ding, Z.
Malavasi, N.
Merloni, A.
Mistele, T.
Nandra, K.
Seppi, R.
Zelmer, S.
Zhang, X.
author_facet Ramos-Ceja, M. E.
Fiorino, L.
Bulbul, E.
Ghirardini, V.
Clerc, N.
Liu, A.
Sanders, J. S.
Bahar, Y. E.
Dietl, J.
Kluge, M.
Pacaud, F.
Artis, E.
Balzer, F.
Comparat, J.
Ding, Z.
Malavasi, N.
Merloni, A.
Mistele, T.
Nandra, K.
Seppi, R.
Zelmer, S.
Zhang, X.
contents The soft X-ray telescope on board the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission, eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array), has produced the largest sample to date of galaxy groups and clusters detected via their intracluster/intragroup medium (ICM/IGrM) emission. Scaling relations between the intrinsic properties of these systems provide valuable insight into their formation and evolution. In this work, we investigate the scaling relations between key physical properties, such as soft band X-ray luminosity, temperature, gas mass, and the low-scatter mass proxy $Y_{\rm X}$, for the galaxy groups and clusters detected in the first eROSITA All-Sky Survey (eRASS1). Our analysis fully accounts for selection effects and the redshift evolution of the observable distributions. We construct a high-purity sample of $3061$ galaxy groups and clusters spanning the redshift range $0.05<z<1.07$ and mass range of $1.1\times10^{13}<M_{500}/$M$_{\odot}<1.6\times10^{15}$. This represents the largest sample to date used for scaling relation analysis. The selection function, derived from state-of-the-art simulations of the eROSITA sky, is rigorously incorporated into our modeling. We report best-fit parameters - normalization, slope, redshift evolution, and intrinsic scatter - for a set of scaling relations: $L_{\mathrm{X}}-T$, $L_{\mathrm{X}}-M_{\rm gas}$, $L_{\mathrm{X}}-Y_{\rm X}$, as well as the $M_{\rm gas}-T$ relation. Our best-fit models indicate that the slopes of the scaling relations deviate significantly from self-similar expectations, while the redshift evolution remains consistent with the self-similar model. The fits exhibit small statistical uncertainties, likely owing to the large sample size. Our results are in good agreement with previous observational studies that account for selection effects, as well as with simulations that incorporate non-gravitational physics.
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spellingShingle The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey: X-ray scaling relations of galaxy groups and clusters in the western Galactic hemisphere
Ramos-Ceja, M. E.
Fiorino, L.
Bulbul, E.
Ghirardini, V.
Clerc, N.
Liu, A.
Sanders, J. S.
Bahar, Y. E.
Dietl, J.
Kluge, M.
Pacaud, F.
Artis, E.
Balzer, F.
Comparat, J.
Ding, Z.
Malavasi, N.
Merloni, A.
Mistele, T.
Nandra, K.
Seppi, R.
Zelmer, S.
Zhang, X.
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
The soft X-ray telescope on board the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission, eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array), has produced the largest sample to date of galaxy groups and clusters detected via their intracluster/intragroup medium (ICM/IGrM) emission. Scaling relations between the intrinsic properties of these systems provide valuable insight into their formation and evolution. In this work, we investigate the scaling relations between key physical properties, such as soft band X-ray luminosity, temperature, gas mass, and the low-scatter mass proxy $Y_{\rm X}$, for the galaxy groups and clusters detected in the first eROSITA All-Sky Survey (eRASS1). Our analysis fully accounts for selection effects and the redshift evolution of the observable distributions. We construct a high-purity sample of $3061$ galaxy groups and clusters spanning the redshift range $0.05<z<1.07$ and mass range of $1.1\times10^{13}<M_{500}/$M$_{\odot}<1.6\times10^{15}$. This represents the largest sample to date used for scaling relation analysis. The selection function, derived from state-of-the-art simulations of the eROSITA sky, is rigorously incorporated into our modeling. We report best-fit parameters - normalization, slope, redshift evolution, and intrinsic scatter - for a set of scaling relations: $L_{\mathrm{X}}-T$, $L_{\mathrm{X}}-M_{\rm gas}$, $L_{\mathrm{X}}-Y_{\rm X}$, as well as the $M_{\rm gas}-T$ relation. Our best-fit models indicate that the slopes of the scaling relations deviate significantly from self-similar expectations, while the redshift evolution remains consistent with the self-similar model. The fits exhibit small statistical uncertainties, likely owing to the large sample size. Our results are in good agreement with previous observational studies that account for selection effects, as well as with simulations that incorporate non-gravitational physics.
title The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey: X-ray scaling relations of galaxy groups and clusters in the western Galactic hemisphere
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.14356