http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.05169
We aim at characterizing the hot phase of the Circum-Galactic Medium in a large sample of galaxies. We stack X-ray events from the SRG/eROSITA eFEDS survey around central galaxies in the GAMA 9hr field to construct radially projected soft X-ray luminosity profiles as a function of their stellar mass and specific star formation rate. We consider samples of quiescent (star-forming) galaxies in the stellar mass range $2\times 10^{10}$ — $10^{12}$ M$\odot$ ($3\times 10^9$ — $6\times10^{11}$ M$\odot$). For quiescent galaxies, the X-ray profiles are clearly extended throughout the available mass range; however, the measured profile is likely biased high due to projection effects, as these galaxies tend to live in dense and hot environments. For the most massive star forming samples ($\geq10^{11}$ M$\odot$), there is a hint of detection of extended emission. For star-forming galaxies with $< 10^{11}$ M$\odot$ the X-ray stacked profiles are compatible with unresolved sources and consistent with the expected emission from faint Active Galactic Nuclei and X-ray binaries. We measure for the first time the mean relation between average X-ray luminosity and stellar mass separately for quiescent and star-forming galaxies. High-mass ($\geq 10^{11}$ M$\odot$) star-forming or quiescent galaxies follow the expected scaling of virialized hot haloes, while lower mass star-forming galaxies show a less prominent luminosity and a weaker dependence on stellar mass, consistent with empirical models of the weak AGN population. When comparing our results with state-of-the art numerical simulations, we find an overall consistency on large ($>80$ kpc) scales at masses $\geq 10^{11}$ M$\odot$, but disagreement on the small scales, where brighter than observed compact cores are predicted. Simulations also do not predict the clear differentiation that we observe between quiescent and star-forming galaxies.
J. Comparat, N. Truong, A. Merloni, et. al.
Mon, 17 Jan 22
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Comments: 23 pages, 14 figures, 5 tables, submitted to A&A
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